KEYNOTE
Cultivating Resiliency - Adapting Our Gardens to Changing Times
Like natural ecosystems, our cultivated gardens are continually changing in response to natural and human generated stress factors. With warmer, drier growing seasons, longtime favorite garden plants and native species may struggle, and “tried and true” methods may no longer be effective. This presentation will discuss how to cultivate a resilient and attractive garden ecology while keeping the best of the existing landscape.
Our keynote speaker, Christina Pfeiffer, is a Pacific NW-based educator and author who has enjoyed a long career working in public gardens, teaching horticulture, and consulting. Her work centers on sustainable techniques that tap into the cycle of the seasons, so our efforts become a more enjoyable experience and less of a battle. She brings practical experience and attention to current research into her presentations.
Christina holds horticulture degrees from Michigan State and the University of Washington, is an ISA Certified Arborist, and co-author of Pacific Northwest Month-by-Month Gardening. She has taught arboriculture, pruning, and landscape management at local colleges.