On the campus of Millersville University in scenic Lancaster County, this conference provides essential information and networking for gardeners, teachers, and students, as well as landscape, nursery, botanic garden, and environmental professionals.

NEW for 2009 -  On-line registration is NOW open! Please help us conserve resources and be as sustainable as possible by registering online. Paper brochures were mailed on March 9, 2009, so be sure to have your brochure in hand when you register on line.

On-line registration update 4/22/09:
If you tried to register within the last few days and saw that all of the sessions were listed as FULL - there was a glitch in the system.  PLEASE try to register again.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  The only sessions that are currently full and accepting wait list participants only are: C-9, C-10 and the two early riser tours.

Please let us know if you continue to have problems.


NOTE: We do NOT offer partial registrations. FM Mooberry, the conference founder wanted the conference to be a native plants community for the 2 days during the conference.  We continue to honor her vision by not offering partial registrations.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Highlighted Speakers include:

• Landscape Architect W. Gary Smith
• University of Delaware professors Doug Tallamy and Dr. John Frett
• Rick Lewandowski of The Mt. Cuba Center
• Roger Tia Koide, of Penn State University

Topics include:
Native plant explorers, tiarellas, new and underused natives, native vines, native lilies, native shrub ID native small flowering trees ID, design with natives, home composting, invasive plant ID, make your own bog garden and sustainable hardscaping.

Optional Early Riser field trips will also be offered for the first time.

Native Plant Sale:
An outstanding variety of native plants from well-known vendors, plus books and merchandise, are on sale for attendees during the conference and during selected hours to the general public.

Presenting...the 2009 Native Plants in the Landscape Brochure....for your viewing pleasure.  To download a pdf version of the 2009 brochure, click here!

Register ON-LINE HERE


Our Conference plant for 2009 is Tiarella cordifolia, the heart leaved foam flower. Special thanks to North Creek Nurseries for providing this year's give-away plant. We would also like to thank Joanne Garrett for donating our t-shirt design for 2009!

The Native Plants in the Landscape Conference Mission: To increase the knowledge, propagation, cultivation and use of native plants in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. To promote methods of land management and design that respect "sense of place" by preserving and restoring species and natural processes as well as to engender an appreciation of regionally appropriate, sustainable landscapes that are harmonious for people and nature. While the subject of the conference pertains to native plant communities, the spririt of the conference is to build human communities among a broad range of participants by designing a conference affordable to all, encouraging formal and informal exchanges of information and providing opportunities for social interaction. The conference is held on the campus of Millersville University in picturesque, historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Native Plants in the landscape conference Native Plants in the landscape conference Registration brochures will be mailed in early March.

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 For more on the 2009 Conference please visit our Vendor and Scholarship Page. Native Plants in the Landscape Conference @ Millersville University