Living Plants, Liveable Communities: Exploring Sustainable Horticulture for the 21st Century (Feb 16 - 19)    Tue Feb 16 to Fri Feb 19, 2010, Burlington, ON

Living Plants, Liveable Communities:
Exploring Sustainable Horticulture for the 21st Century

February 16 to 19, 2010; RBG Centre
680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario L7T 4H4
Interactive • Panel discussions • Workshops

What is sustainable horticulture? What can it do for Canadians? Join horticulturists, landscape professionals, scholars and the public as they craft answers to these questions.

Meet experts on everything from agriculture in urban settings to water management — and everything in between.

Hands-on workshops one day only, Tuesday, February 16: plant identification, seed saving, cooking with local produce

Multidisciplinary panels, keynotes, presentations and
poster sessions

Sessions: Sustainable Sites Initiative, water features, climate change, urban agriculture, native plants, green roof technologies and more

Keynote presentations: Dr. Jennifer Sumner, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto,
Dr. David Galbraith, Royal Botanical Gardens, and
Dr. Steve Windhager, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Texas

Special keynote lecture Wednesday evening
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Ontario Gardening for Resilience:
Climate Change and Horticulture through Mid-Century

Information / Registration:

Online Registration at www.rbg.ca/cisb

Early-bird discounts available until January 25. RBG and Landscape Ontario members are eligible for special discounts. Special hotel rates offered by the Burlington Hotel Association.

Queenie Yee, Symposium Coordinator, 1-800-694-4769, 905-527-1158 ext. 527

Register by phone: Liz Rabishaw, ext. 270

Register at www.rbg.ca/cisb

network • inspire • collaborate • build community • share knowledge

For more information:

Website: http://www.rbg.ca/cisb

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