Ed Snodgrass REGISTRATION FORM Please register at www.landscapeconference.com GENERAL INFORMATION or forward this application to: ALC, 2 Kilsyth Ave., GARDENS AND CULTURAL TOURS Toorak, Vic., 3142. ALC WORKSHOP Registration Conference Venue 2018–2019 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition One delegate (plus partner) per form. For each PROGRAM Registration covers the two day additional delegate, copy form and complete. MONDAY 26TH MARCH & conference 24–25 March 2018 and Centre (MCEC), 1 Convention Centre A REVAMPED CONFERENCE! WORKSHOPS TUESDAY 27TH MARCH 2018 includes lunch, morning and afternoon Place, South Wharf, Vic., 3006 Please use CAPITAL letters. While our 2015 Conference was largely This year the conference again offers Please note that workshops may be teas each day. t: 03 9235 8000 one of ideas, our 2018 Conference is invaluable practical workshops including First name ............................................................................. added or deleted dependent on bookings. • Early Bird booked prior to 1 December MCEC is the centerpiece for Melbourne’s rather more about nature—including ten classes by leading international plants, living creatures and all those experts plus twelve by popular Austra- Surname ................................................................................ 2017 $645.00 per person South Wharf Development and is Noel Kingsbury (UK) Half Day $195 adjacent to and west of the Exhibition inter relation ships that comprise the lians. In an exciting highlight, much • Booked after 30th November 2017 Email ....................................................................................... ‘The Rabbit’s Eye View’: Understanding Centre (Jeff’s Shed). living garden or landscape. loved previous ALC speaker and world Long-term Plant Performance $695.00 per person Our recent conferences have sought authority Ed Snodgrass provides two Address ................................................................................. It is the only Green 6-Star Environment 9–12.30PM MON / 1.30PM–5PM MON Register at: www landscapeconference. new design templates from around roof garden workshops, which include rated convention centre in the world ................................................................................................. Bettina Jaugstetter (Germany) $125 com or forward your completed the world and steered away from access to the marvellous Burnley Roof and provides best practice in innovation Planning Strategies and Planting registration form to: Sue Forge, ALC, ALC Garden Tours provide special access to Tour 4: 10 Nov–1 Dec 2018 the herbaceous borders of northern Garden. A man of great charm, Ed’s Phone ..................................................................................... and sustainability with high standards Europe, which reached such heady nursery was the first in the USA to focus Types for Perennial Plantings 2 Kilsyth Avenue Toorak Vic., 3142 or many private homes, gardens and locations Cuba, Costa Rica and Galapagos for catering and service options. For through personal associations, such as our Tour 5: 1 Dec–6 Dec 2018 heights in the 1990’s. Some designers on green roof plants and he brings huge Name on badge ....................................................................... 9–10.30AM MON / 11–12.30PM MON scan and email to [email protected] information visit www.mcec.com.au. special overseas speakers. Colombia looked ahead to new trends involving experience of roofing systems, soil t: Sue Forge 0438 181 578 or ....................................................................................................... Claire Takacs (Australia) $95 great drifts of repeated grasses and mixes, designs, climates, etc. Parking is available and the Centre is They are cultural tours involving local experts Tour Leader: Warwick Forge Light in Gardens and Landscapes: Jenny Wade 0409 000 089 perennials pioneered by nurseryman Claire Takacs is now back from Europe Company name (for name badge) ................................. easily reached by public transport. For with a focus upon the unique features of each These four Latin countries comprise some of Maximising the Impact of Images Student concessions are available on Piet Oudolf (the ‘Dutch Wave’), and having been recently described by Noel information on parking, transport and region. Hotels, restaurants and coaches are the world’s ecological hot spots and provide ................................................................................................. 9–10.30AM MON TUE the above terms at a 40% discount others commonly known for their ‘New Kingsbury as, the world’s leading garden access visit www.mcec.com.au/ normally 4 to 5 stars. All our guides are very extraordinarily colourful and varied lifestyles. Andy Sturgeon (UK) $125 (conference registration only) for full Details and travel options for these totally Perennials’ and ‘naturalistic’ plantings. photographer. We all know the value of Are you employed in the Horticulture Industry? .......... your-visit/getting-there/ carefully selected for their expertise. Design Q & A time students or apprentices studying absorbing tours available shortly. They have profoundly influenced Europe, stunning photographs and how critical the USA and we have echoes in Australia. they can be to illuminate, excite and sell If yes, in what capacity? ................................................... 9–10.30AM MON / 11–12.30PM MON garden design/construction, landscape Luggage storage is available at the venue Tour 1: 21–26 May 2018 Have we ever offered such a brilliant a garden and its creator! Cassian Schmidt (Germany) $125 architecture and related disciplines. This on Friday (pre-conference garden tour) London & Environs Tour 6: 10 Feb–3 Mar 2019 How did you hear about the Conference? collection of speakers? We think not, Native gardening expert and media Maintenance Regimes for year, Secondary School students pay a and Sunday. Tour Leader: Susanne Forge Gardens of India: a cultural tour and for the first time, we have 12 personality, Angus Stewart, also fea- ................................................................................................. Perennial Style Planting Tour 7: 3–10 Mar 2019 special registration fee of $200. Student Delegates must wear name badges This provides a natural extension tour prior to presentations by key international tures, along with tropical garden lumi- 1.30–3PM MON / 3.30–5.00PM MON France. Five nights in London include a visit to Sri Lanka Tour REGISTRATION FEES registrations are not transferrable and at all times during the Conference. speakers and two Australians. Since we nary Arno King. Both are accomplished Angus Stewart (Australia) $95 the Chelsea Flower show and Chelsea Fringe Tour Leader: Warwick Forge student ID and proof of course must be Website have more international presentations, horticulturists, educators, and authors TWO DAY CONFERENCE New Australian Cultivars – Sneak Festival plus access to gardens designed by Following the outstanding success of our submitted at the time of registration and Our website provides extensive they will all be a little shorter but, we who will bring a lifetime of knowledge 24–25 March 2018 Preview: Selection and Maintenance past Conference speakers in London and the 2017 India tour, it is offered again with minor carried at the conference. additional information and is regularly feel, they will all be a good deal punchier. and experience to share with students. PM MON PM TUE variations. (See right-hand column) $ ............................ 1.30–3 / 11–12.30 country. Brilliant garden writer, historian and Another major change has been the You may choose from a range of For Group Booking applications for 10 updated. Subscribers receive this These are cultural tours with a gardens focus Anna Turner (LibeRATE) (Australia) $95 founder of the Chelsea Fringe, Tim Richardson, partnering of our Conference with 90 minute design and horticultural GARDEN TOUR (see p.6) or more non-concession registrations, hardcopy brochure on publication where developed with special assistance from Aniket Understanding Construction Costs and is our chief advisor and guide. 23–27 MARCH 2018 the Melbourne International Flower workshops from 14 presenters, with 23 March 2018 ($195.00) $ ............................ contact [email protected] addresses are current. Bhagwat (brilliant Indian designer at our 2013 Designing to a Budget MELBOURNE CONVENTION CENTRE & Garden Show (MIFGS) which has half day workshops by Noel Kingsbury. or 0438 181 578. Tour 2: 26 May–6 June 2018 conference). 3.30–5PM MON Copies may also be downloaded or MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA seen enhancements with their Show Small, informal, interactive groups offer SPEAKERS’ DINNER (Partners welcome) The India tour is complemented by a one Transfer of Registration to another a hardcopy requested. To subscribe, Gardens of Provence, Gardens in recent years. Our visitors to genuine learning experiences and the Sat 24 March 2018 Exhibition Building Carlton Ed Snodgrass (USA) $125 Paris and the Côte d’Azur week tour of Sri Lanka which is increasingly person is permitted provided the unsubscribe or amend your details, Melbourne may now see MIFGS at their chance to personally engage with pre- (see p.6) ($125.00/person): Green Roof Design and Maintenance Tour Leader: Susanne Forge being discovered for its religious, colonial For extensive information concerning registration office is informed in writing please click on the link at the foot of