EDWARD C. MARTIN JR. 62ND LANDSCAPE SYMPOSIUM “SMART LANDSCAPES”

WHEN

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

9 am - 12 noon

WHERE Bost Auditorium, Mississippi State 190 Bost Dr., Mississippi State, MS

FEATURING •

JOHN MANION, BEYOND BEAUTY: NATIVE PLANTS!

CORY GALLO, WATER IN LANDSCAPES BOB BRZUSZEK, MISSISSIPPI SMART LANDSCAPES

TICKETS $25 by Oct. 1/$30 at door

SPEAKERS JOHN MANION JOHN’S TRUE PASSION IS WORKING WITH PLANTS. AFTER EARNING DE-GREES IN PLANT SCIENCE AT SUNY AND CORNELL UNIVERSITIES, HE WORKED AT SEVERAL BOTANICAL GARDENS AND ARBORETA INCLUD-ING THE ROYAL BOTANICAL GAR-DEN IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. HE SERVED AS HISTORIC GARDENS CURATOR AT THE ATLANTA HISTO-RY CENTER, AND THEN ASSUMED HIS PRESENT POSITION AS KAUL WILDFLOWER GARDEN CURATOR AT BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GAR-DENS IN ALABAMA, WHERE HE HAS BEEN FOR SEVEN YEARS. SIX YEARS AGO JOHN BEGAN A CERTIF-ICATE IN NATIVE PLANT STUDIES PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN IM-MENSELY SUCCESSFUL.

W. CORY GALLO CORY GALLO IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LANDSCAPE AR-CHITECTURE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. AN AWARD-WINNING DESIGNER, GALLO SPECIALIZES IN CREATIVE APPROACHES TO WORK-ING WITH WATER.

BOB BRZUSZEK BOB IS AN EXTENSION PROFESSOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, AND CO-DIRECTS THE MISSISSIPPI SMART LANDSCAPES PROGRAM FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNI-VERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE.

MANY OF OUR NATIVE PLANTS ARE BEAUTIFUL IN APPEAR-ANCE AND ARE ESSENTIAL FOOD SOURCES FOR MANY OF OUR POLLINATORS, THEIR LARVAE, AND MYRIAD OTHER LIVING THINGS. COVERING MANY COMMON FAVORITES SUCH AS POKE SALLET, BLOODROOT, YELLOWROOT, MAY-APPLE AND JACK IN THE PULPIT, THIS TALK WILL LOOK BE-YOND BEAUTY, AND INSTEAD FOCUS ON THE INTRIGUING STORIES (BOTH FACT AND FOLKLORE) THAT ACCOMPANY SOME OF OUR NATIVE SPECIES AND THEIR NAMES.

MISSISSIPPI SMART LANDSCAPES IS A NEW SUSTAINA-BLE LANDSCAPE TRAINING PROGRAM BEING OFFERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE. BOB WILL SHARE WITH YOU TIPS AND TECH-NIQUES THAT YOU CAN USE TO HAVE THE SMARTEST YARD ON YOUR BLOCK.

CORY GALLO, ASLA, WILL EXPLORE THE AESTHETIC OF SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN LANDSCAPES. FROM CAPTURING AND REUSE TO ORGANIZING A GARDEN AROUND THE MOVEMENT OF WATER, THE PRESENTATION WILL EXPLORE BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SOLUTIONS TO INTEGRATING WATER INTO LANDSCAPE DE-SIGN.

REGISTRATION FORM

The 62nd Edward C. Martin Landscape Design Symposium * OCTOBER 18, 2017

Clip and mail in this section to the address below, or you can register online at the Mississippi State University Landscape Architecture website

at http://www.lalc.msstate.edu/

$25 if postmarked by October 1. $30 at Bost Center Auditorium Registration Desk on October 18th

Make checks payable to MS State University, and mail with Registration Form to Dept of Landscape Architecture, Mississippi State University,

Box 9725, Mississippi State, MS 39762. For more information, contact Doris Smith at 662-325-3012 or email to dms241@msstate.edu

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HTTP://WWW.LALC.MSSTATE.EDU/ SPONSORED BY THE GARDEN CLUBS OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. AND THE DE-PARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

WHAT IS A SMART LANDSCAPE?

Healthy water practices Places for wildlife

Plant diversity Integrated pest management

Energy savings Healthy soils For more information on the Mississippi State Smart Landscape training programs and information, be sure to visit

http://extension.msstate.edu/lawn-and-garden/landscape-architecture/