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2015 ANNUAL MEETING &
9TH ANNUAL SPRING GARDEN CONFERENCE
Learning from the Past:
Our Horticultural Heritage
Join us in the Garden for
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
5:30 – 8:30 PM
AT THE
ALASKA BOTANICAL GARDEN
$80 in advance
$100 at the door
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Enjoy the Garden Art Show, Live & Silent Auctions,
Beer & Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, & More at the
Annual Fundraiser for the Garden.
Dress to Be Outdoors.
FIND OUT MORE &
PURCHASE TICKETS AT
alaskabg.org/Gala
.......... GALA GUESTS MUST BE 21 OR OLDER ..........
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM AVAILABLE FROM 5:30 – 8 PM
$10/CHILD (AGES 3 – 11)
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Dear Conference Attendee,
On behalf of all our conference organizers, sponsors, donors, board
of directors, staff, and dedicated volunteers – welcome to the 2015
Alaska Botanical Garden Annual Meeting and Spring Conference! In
its ninth year, the conference continues to bring gardeners together
from across Alaska before we all dig into summer.
At this point, I’m well into my sixth month as ABG’s new executive director. I’m excited
about ABG and the conference for many reasons. First, I have the opportunity to meet and
learn from all of you! Please take a moment to introduce yourself and share your thoughts
about the Garden and our programs.
Another reason for my excitement is that this conference kicks off a great summer, filled
with exciting events at the Alaska Botanical Garden. This year’s theme, Learning from the
Past: Our Horticultural Heritage, is a perfect way to celebrate Anchorage’s 2015 Centennial.
In addition to many knowledgeable presenters, our keynote speakers are third generation
Mat-Su colonist and international plant expert, Jim Fox; and local plant designer, artist, and
historian, Ayse Gilbert. Their understanding of Alaska’s garden history is considerable, and
their presentations will be most informative. This year, and in the future, we will recognize
ABG’s long-time volunteer, Jeannine Lyerly, whose bequest to the Garden helps fund our
keynote speakers.
Please plan to visit us often this year with family, friends, and summer visitors. I also hope
you’ll mark your calendar for the opening of ABG’s new Anchorage Heritage Garden. A
formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at noon on Saturday, June 27th, at Garden
Fest. Clearly, the success of the Alaska Botanical Garden is a direct result of the substantial
ongoing support of the gardening community. On behalf of everyone at ABG, thank you for
being part of our own “horticultural heritage!”
Sincerely,
Robin Dublin
Executive Director
Alaska Botanical Garden
2015 Spr i ng Gar de n Co n fe r e nce
Welcome to the 9th Annual Spring Garden Conference,
Learning from the Past: Our Horticultural Heritage.
A few notes:
• Seating is first-come, first-served.
• Please silence cell phones during talks.
• Please help us keep things clean and green – reduce, reuse, recycle!
• You have a chance to win great door prizes! Visit each of our vendors and fill out your
Vendor Passport. Leave your completed Passport in the marked box in the Vendor Room.
Drawing is Saturday at 5:45 pm; you do not have to be present to win.
• Our Silent Auction is open all day, but bidding ends at 5:45 pm Saturday. Bidding the
“Buy Now” price will allow you to leave with your item immediately. All other items will be
available for pick-up by the winning bidder at the ABG office during the week.
• Please fill out a program evaluation before the end of the day. Your feedback will help
us present more successful conferences in the future. Place completed surveys in the
floral box near the coffee service in the Vendor Room, 1st floor Atwood Center, to be
eligible to win a beautiful conference floral arrangement by Uptown Blossoms. Drawing
is Saturday at 5:45 pm, must be present to win.
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Jim Fox
The Jeannine Lyerly
Keynote Presenter
A recognized expert on both the Matanuska New Deal
Colony and horticulture, Jim Fox has appeared on The Today
Show, Martha Stewart’s Gardening Hour with Stephen Orr,
Gardening with Ciscoe, and other radio and TV programs.
Jim is a private consultant, garden editor, writer, and
speaker. He works full time at Wells Medina Nursery in
Washington as the rhododendron and bulb buyer. Jim was
seminar coordinator for Seattle’s Northwest Flower and
Garden Show from 2001 to 2004, and has served on several
local and national historical and horticultural boards. He
currently serves on the board of the Western Chapter of the
North American Rock Garden Society and is its liaison to the
Bellevue Botanic Garden.
A grandson of Palmer colonists, Jim started gardening at
age three under the tutelage of his farming grandmother. In
1980 he wrote his first book, a photo history of the first year
of the Matanuska Colony, titled The First Summer. Jim was
the historian for the award-winning Juster-Hill documentary
Alaska Far Away, which aired nationally on PBS in 2014.
Jim has contributed to several horticultural publications
and historical books, and was recently a contributor to The
View from Great Dixter: Christopher Lloyd’s Garden Legacy. His
latest book, How to Buy the Right Plants, Tools and Garden
Supplies, guides novice and expert gardeners on how to
assess a garden’s potential and plan for the best results.
Ayse Gilbert is an artist and garden designer. She served on
the ABG Board of Directors for nine years, on the Anchorage
Museum Board, and the Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites
in Alaska Board. She currently serves on the Cook Inlet
Historical Society Board. Current projects include the design
of the Heritage Garden for ABG, research on the history of
gardens in Southcentral Alaska, and new fabric designs (yes,
with lots of plants) for Alaskan quilters.
Ayse Gilbert
Keynote Speaker
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Brenda Adams is the author of the acclaimed book, There’s
a Moose in My Garden: Designing Gardens in Alaska and the
Far North, published by the University of Alaska Press. She is
the award-winning designer for Gardens By Design. She has
designed over 200 unique gardens for clients in Alaska, is a
long-time master gardener and was president of the Homer
Garden Club for six years. Brenda’s designs have received
three prestigious awards in the Perennial Plant Association’s
international competition including the PPA’s highest. She
teaches garden design at UAA.
Brenda Adams
In 2007, Jodie Anderson worked at UAF to develop and run
the Alaska Community Horticulture Program through the
School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences. While
there, she researched composting fish waste with cardboard
and began Ph.D. studies in soil biochemistry. Today, Jodie is
a soil scientist with HDR, Inc.
Jodie Anderson
Marilyn Barker
Dr. Marilyn Barker completed her doctorate in botany
from Washington State University, Pullman, with a minor
in plant pathology. Her bachelor’s degree in botany is
from Miami University in Ohio. She taught botany classes
at the University of Alaska Anchorage and at Anchorage
Community College. Marilyn was a founding member of the
Alaska Native Plant Society and continues to lead members
on field trips throughout Alaska. She is a member of the
Alaska Botanical Garden, the Wildflower Garden Club, the
American Bryological and Lichenological Society, and has
a professional affiliation with the Arctic Institute of North
America at the University of Calgary.
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Michael Burke
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A self-described amateur and hobbyist, master gardener
Michael Burke became interested in greenhouse design a
few years ago, born of his own frustration with the limited
growing season in Southcentral Alaska. Investigating
numerous greenhouse designs, he found most of them
more suitable for lower 48 applications than for Alaska.
As a result of his research, he became intrigued with the
possibilities of designing a backyard greenhouse that would
maximize the use of the “shoulder seasons” of September,
October, March, and April. Michael harvested his last crop of
vegetables on Christmas Eve, and put his greenhouse to rest
for less than 60 days before scaling it up again.
Sara Wilson Doyle holds a Master of Arts in Landscape
Design, a Permaculture Design Certificate, is a University of
Alaska Fairbanks Ethnobotany Program participant, and a
wild plant enthusiast.
Sara Wilson Doyle
Debbie Hinchey has been a horticulturist (mostly in
Anchorage) since 1974. In 1985, she started Debbie’s
Horticulture Service, but now is semi-retired, gardening
more at home and as a community service. Debbie has a MS
in Horticulture from UAF and is active in many gardening
clubs in the Anchorage area. She is currently president of
the Alaska Rose Society. Debbie was a founding member
of the Alaska Botanical Garden and has remained involved
since 1985.
Debbie Hinchey
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Ginger Hudson
Ginger Hudson holds an Environmental Design degree from
Texas A&M University. She has worked in advertising, art
direction, and landscape design. In central Texas, Ginger was
successful in transforming urban landscapes into backyard
wildlife habitats. While there, she served as president of
the Austin chapter of the Native Plant Society. Landscape
design and maintenance opened the door to teaching The
Art of the Garden at The Art School in Laguna Gloria. She is
author of A Guide to Landscape Maintenance for Central Texas
Gardens, geared to the new homeowner. Ginger has been
in Alaska for six years, and is currently ABG’s Retail, Nursery
and Special Horticultural Projects Manager.
Mike Monterusso grew up in Michigan and received BS and
MS degrees in horticulture from Michigan State University.
He moved to Alaska in 2012 for his current position as
Gardens and Facilities Manager at ABG. Mike previously
worked as a horticulturist at Frederik Meijer Gardens and
Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids, MI), and as horticulture
manager at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden (Charlotte, NC).
Mike Monterusso
Jan Newman is a 24-year resident of Palmer whose love
of growing food for her friends and family has grown to
include growing food for the community. She is the founder
and organizer of Grow Palmer, a volunteer association that
is promoting public food gardens in downtown Palmer.
Jan Newman
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F.X. Nolan is a 49-year resident of Alaska who, along with
his spouse Susan Reilly, has experienced many of the
joys and frustrations of gardening in the Last Frontier
in both “natural” and “artificial” light conditions. Retired
from a career in public safety, F.X. is currently an Alaska
Master Gardener and a student of the many aspects of
permaculture. He is also certified by Phillips Lighting as a
LED Lighting Professional.
F.X. Nolan
Verna Pratt’s childhood experiences in New England
set the stage for a life of wildflowers, exploration, and
self-professed “plant addiction.” Verna is a renowned
naturalist, respected authority on Alaska’s native plants and
wildflowers, and author of a number of books, including
Field Guide to Alaskan Wildflowers, as well as children’s
books. Verna is active in the Alaska Native Plant Society,
Alaskan Rock Garden Society, and Alaska Master Gardeners
– Anchorage Chapter.
Verna Pratt
Julie Riley has been an ABG herb garden volunteer for over
15 years. As horticulture agent for the University of Alaska
Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Anchorage, Julie
teaches gardening and works with Alaska’s horticulture
industry. She has been growing and enjoying herbs since
she was 20 years old but has still not developed a fondness
for cilantro.
Julie Riley
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Patrick Ryan recently retired from 21 years in 1st grade.
He began working at ABG 15 years ago and started the
Junior Master Gardener camp in 2004. Patrick is now ABG’s
Education Specialist, leading most youth programming. Pat
is an avid gardener and musician.
Patrick Ryan
Meda DeWitt Schleifman
Meda DeWitt Schleifman was born in Klawock, Alaska. Her
childhood was based on a traditional lifestyle – drawing
water from a stream, no electricity, and a traditional diet.
Meda currently resides in Southcentral Alaska with her
husband and four children. She is a Tlingit traditional
healer who works to assist individuals and communities
in the process of reclaiming health and wellness. Meda
currently works as an adjunct at the University of Alaska
Anchorage, and as a program associate for the Alaska Native
Tribal Health Consortium Wellness Division in the Health
Promotion Disease Prevention program and in the ANTHC
Behavioral Health Division.
Originally from northern Ontario, Canada, Laura Thomas has
called Barrow home for the last decade. She works on all
aspects of local food production for Ilisagvik College, as well
as community outreach for Samuel Simmonds Memorial
Hospital’s Diabetes Prevention Program. When not tending
to her plants (indoors and out), she enjoys playing on the
tundra and flying kites.
Laura Thomas
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Since 1987, Ellen has been training sustainable and organic
growers through Mat Su College, UAA, and her own Good
Earth Garden School. Ellen has raised organic vegetables
for market, sold Actively Aerated Compost Tea to farmers
and farmers markets, writes a garden column for the
Frontiersman, and consults for eco-agriculture businesses.
Ellen also offers how-to workshops based on her book, Ask
Mother Nature, a Conscious Gardener’s Guide. Check out her
website at www.goodearthgardenschool.com.
Ellen Vande Visse
Michelle is the Organic Gardening Coordinator for
Alaska Community Action on Toxics. She has a degree in
Astronomy from Caltech, but a desire to find solutions to
environmental degradation has led to a career in outreach
on solutions, such as gardening and energy efficiency.
Michelle started a permaculture-style community garden
in her neighborhood, and continues that work through
Yarducopia.
Michelle Wilber
Dohnn Wood
Growing up in Alaska, it was all a party. Then in the summer
of 2000, Dohnn Wood bought a house and discovered fresh
food. Dohnn has been studying and growing gardens and
food on his city-sized lot in Nunaka Valley for years. He and
his family grow a large amount of their food (about 2000
lbs) in a relatively small space. On the way to learning how
to grow intensively and organically, Dohnn learned how to
grow great soil. For the last few years, he has been teaching
gardening at the Anchorage Waldorf School and traveling
around the state sharing his gardening tale, in addition
to his real job – raising a very precocious son and helping
maintain houses for three generations of family.
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Join the Alaska Botanical Garden for classes and events
that will add more than a little color to your summer!
Local Wildflower Class
May 6 – June 3
$110
Every Wednesday in May
and the first Wednesday in June
Morning Session ( 10 am – 1 pm) or
Evening Session (6 pm – 9 pm )
Anchorage Heritage Garden
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
June 27
Garden Fest
June 27 – 28
10 am – 7 pm
Plant Sale
Firefighter Appreciation Day
May 23
9 am – 10 am Members-only preview
10 am – 5 pm Public sale
This is also Alaska Public Gardens Day –
a Free Day at ABG!
July 5
Free entry for firefighters and their families
BeerGarden
July 10
6 pm – 10 pm
Junior Master Gardener
June 2 – July 30
$140 per student
Your choice of Tuesday, Wednesday, or
Thursday Mornings (9 am – 12 pm) or
Afternoons (1 pm – 4 pm)
Rising 2nd graders to Rising 6th graders
Educator Appreciation Day
June 7
Free entry for educators and their families
A Midsummer Gala in the Garden
June 25
$80 per adult, $10 per child
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
For more information and a full
schedule of summer events, please
visit www.alaskabg.org/events or
call 907-770-3692 ext 0.
Scan this mobile code with your
smartphone to visit our events page!
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
6:30 PM
ABG UPDATE
APU’s Atwood Center
The latest Garden news and developments, presented by ABG Board
Member Elaine Junge and Executive Director Robin Dublin. Followed by a
door prize drawing, courtesy of Alaska Mill & Feed.
7:00 –
8:30 PM
Jeannine Lyerly KEYNOTE Speaker
Jim Fox: Beauty out of Chaos: Designing the Collector's Garden
Horticulturist Jim Fox shares ideas to bring order, design, and cohesion to
any garden: particularly to the collector’s garden, whether it consists of only
dahlias or stones, of vegetables, perennials, or one of everything. Topics
and techniques discussed include color, form, structure, punctuation, and
layering – in space and in time.
Satu r day, APRIL 11
8:15 AM
Doors Open
APU’s Atwood Center
Join us for coffee or tea, and meet and mingle with other avid gardeners.
9:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Help us kick off the conference and get an overview of the scheduled events
from ABG Executive Director Robin Dublin.
9:20 –
Morning KEYNOTES
10:50 Am Jim Fox: Forgotten Treasures: Forgotten Historic Plants in Local Gardens and
Finding New Treasures
Jim will discuss plants in Southcentral Alaska that have been grown by
generations of pioneer gardeners that are still not widely known or are
forgotten. He discusses the advantages of experimentation with plants,
locating a garden’s micro-climates, and other techniques these gardeners
used to grow these plants. He will also point us to areas around the world
with plants that have potential to be grown in Southcentral Alaska.
Ayse Gilbert: Pastures of Heaven: Alaska’s Early Farms and Gardens
Explore the exciting early days of Alaska agriculture, from Sitka to Rampart,
from Kodiak to Matanuska. Historic photos of plants, farms, gardens, and the
tough yet thoughtful people who created them. Plus a quick walk through
early Anchorage gardens, from 1916 to 1950.
Rickarts Farm,
Fairbanks,
1938; from the
Anchorage
Museum.
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Satu r day, APRIL 11
11:10 – Session One
12:10 PM Atwood Center
Debbie Hinchey: Learning from the Centennial Rose Garden
The Centennial Rose Garden has an interesting history and continues to
provide beauty and information to Southcentral gardeners. This public, yet
seemingly secret garden on the Delany Park Strip has been maintained by
a few volunteers that have tried over a hundred roses in an attempt to find
roses hardy enough for our area. Join Debbie to learn tips for purchasing
roses and cultural techniques.
Carr-Gottstein Boardroom
Ayse Gilbert: Celebrate the Centennial in Your Own Garden
Using historical photos, Ayse will help attendees design their own classic
heritage gardens. Review and select plants from lists collected from early
experiment station reports, as well as from the early gardeners themselves.
Bring paper and a pencil, and prepare to leave with a garden design in hand.
Carr-Gottstein Lecture Hall
Patrick Ryan: Gardening Year ’Round
Gardening in Alaska is challenging. Our summer is generally 60 to 90 days of
outdoor planting weather, so it behooves us to start seeds indoors. Enjoy a
variety of garden-related activities all year long and grow some fresh food.
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Meda DeWitt Schleifman: Alaskan Plants as Food and Medicine – Wellness
through Relationship with Our Plant Relatives
The Alaskan Plants as Food and Medicine (APFM) symposium started with a
gathering of stakeholders in 2012 as a response to the desires of the Alaska
Native people to revitalize the strong traditions of using plants as food and
medicine. Now the movement has grown through four large symposia, three
communities, and nearly 400 participants. This workshop presentation will
share the methods and outcomes used in rekindling indigenous ecological
knowledge of plants as food and medicine. APFM’s mission is to “Come
Together to Promote Traditional Plant Knowledge and Ethical Harvesting.”
Outside the Atwood Center
Marilyn Barker: Native Plant Walk
Join Marilyn for an educational walk through trails at APU. Learn plant
characteristics and ways to identify native plants. Walk limited to 15 people.
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Satu r day, APRIL 11
12:10 –
1:20 PM
1:40 –
2:40 PM
Lunch Break
Atwood Center, Second Floor
Lunch is included in your conference registration. It may be picked up in the
Atwood Center Cafeteria on the second floor.
Session TWO
Atwood Center
Verna Pratt: Bringing Nature Home
Hear Verna’s historical perspective on how gardening with native plants in
Anchorage got its start, and continues to inspire people today.
Carr-Gottstein Boardroom
Ginger Hudson: Make a Plan!
We will look at the basic elements of a landscape plan: focal points; axis and
access; and scale. These principles explain why a landscape looks and works
great. Techniques will be presented to help create your new landscape.
Basic tools such as your property site plan, a ruler or architect scale, pencil,
and even a garden hose will help you get your creation down on paper.
With a thought-out plan, you will put the right plants, lounge chairs, art, or
vegetable beds in the right place the first time! This presentation is for any
homeowner, no drawing skills required!
Carr-Gottstein Lecture Hall
Dohnn Wood: Good Soil, a Macrobe and Microbe’s Tale
We will be discussing how to build and maintain soil that supports healthy
life. A practicum of what we do in our garden, to help us grow lots of luscious
food and a few flowers in Anchorage. We will discuss conventional, organic,
beyond organic, biodynamic, permaculture, and just plain practical ideas
about growing and maintaining soil, and garden health and production.
Come join me as we get down in the dirt with the dirt, and get jazzed for
another year in the garden!
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F.X. Nolan: Shedding the Light on Artificial Light
Briefly explore some of the fundamental aspects of human-generated
lighting for horticulture use including illuminance, light spectra, and PAR. The
pros and cons of several current lighting types will be discussed: fluorescent,
compact fluorescent, high intensity discharge, and LED.
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Satu r day, APRIL 11
3:00 –
4:00 PM
Session Three
Carr-Gottstein Boardroom
Julie Riley: Cilantro and Other Herbs
Eighteen different cilantros were trialed in ABG’s new research and
demonstration plots last summer. Learn which cultivars grew most
successfully and how they ranked for flavor. Savory – Herb of the Year for 2015
– and other herbs which thrive in ABG’s herb garden will be highlighted.
Carr-Gottstein Lecture Hall
Brenda Adams: Designing for Reduced Maintenance
Explore how you can create a new garden or renovate an existing one to
reduce your maintenance requirements. See how key design concepts and
your plant choices will affect your success; explore building techniques that
make parts of the garden nearly maintenance free; and learn why a little
bit of regular maintenance goes a long way. Soil and site preparation and
understanding the basics of a plant’s horticultural needs are also part of the
low maintenance solution. Finally, increase the pleasure you gain from your
gardens. After all, isn’t that what it’s all about?
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Mike Monterusso: Technology in the Garden; Tracking ABG’s Living Museum
Collections
Botanical gardens maintain catalogued collections. As such, ABG tracks its
plant collections using a variety of hardware and software tools and recently
received a grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust to upgrade our
systems. The new system will allow us to use technology such as QR codes,
ArcGIS, and online interactive maps to engage visitors and other gardens
around the world.
Atwood Center
Ellen Vande Visse: Wisdom from the Underground: Lesser-Known but Brilliant
Alternative Growing Methods
Paramagnetics, field broadcasters, quantum agriculture, French intensive,
biodynamics… whew! There are a lot of odd-sounding agriculture
movements around the world. Each offers us a wealth of effective but nonconventional methods for growing. Probe their secrets for managing pests,
raising germination rates, creating fertile soil, and increasing post-harvest
vitality. We’ll especially focus on the tools of the biodynamic system of
organic agriculture.
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Satu r day, APRIL 11
4:20 –
5:20 PM
Session FOUR
Atwood Center
Jodie Anderson: Building Your Own Soil and Composting Basics
Share a very brief look at basic soil properties and a conversation about the
materials around your community that could be used as components in
manufactured soils, so you don’t have to buy bags of dirt to have a garden.
Composting is 10% science and 90% art – enjoy a basic review of the science
of composting that will give you just enough information to eventually
become a master composter!
Carr-Gottstein Boardroom
Sara Wilson Doyle: Garden’s Edge: Wild and Weedy Plants of Southcentral
Alaska
Learn more about Southcentral Alaska’s wild and weedy plants. This session
will cover basic plant identification; safe gathering and wildcrafting practices;
and potential food, medicine, and landscaping uses. Although we will
emphasize basics for beginners, we welcome all participants with local plant
knowledge to contribute during this informative and interactive session.
Carr-Gottstein Lecture Hall
Michael Burke: Cold Climate Home Greenhouse Design
Join master gardener Michael Burke for an entertaining and informative
look at one Alaskan’s home experiment with designing and building a
greenhouse for our unique climate challenges, attempting to maximize the
use of “shoulder seasons” and create a 240-day growing season. Use of heat
sinks, greenhouse tunnels, siting, and heat loss controls.
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Community Project Showcase
Laura Thomas: Growing Plants at 71˚N
Grow vegetables in the Arctic, with less than $100 and no building skills. A
cooperative project between Ilisagvik College and the Diabetes Prevention
Program in Barrow created the Barrow Test Garden to prove it can be done.
Jan Newman: Local Food for Everyone
From inception to practice – integrating food production into places where
people live, work, and play supports healthy eating, civic participation, and
food literacy. Give it a try!
Michelle Wilber: Yarducopia: Community Gardening without Limits
Yarducopia pairs yard-owners in Anchorage with volunteers who share the
work, fun, and veggies and build community in a win for everyone! This
program is in its third year and growing rapidly. It provides a model anyone
can follow to solve barriers to urban gardening.
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Satu r day, APRIL 11
5:30 –
7:00 PM
Reception
Silent Auction
Atwood Center
Bidding closes at 5:45 PM
Bidding the “Buy Now” price will allow you to leave with your item
immediately. All other items will be available for pick-up by the winning
bidder at 5:45 pm at the Atwood Center, or at the ABG office during business
hours. All proceeds benefit the Alaska Botanical Garden.
Atwood Center
Free for registered Conference attendees
Enjoy a light selection of hors d’oeuvres featuring Alaska-grown produce,
while mingling with conference speakers and fellow gardeners. Beer
and wine available for purchase. This event is hosted by ABG’s Education
Committee and board of directors.
Thank you for attending.
We hope you enjoyed the conference!
The Spring Garden Conference would not be possible without the contributions of our
speakers, presenters, vendors, sponsors, donors, and dedicated ABG staff, board, and
volunteers. The Alaska Botanical Garden would like to thank each of you, along with our
passionate and supportive local gardening communities.
Please fill out a program evaluation before the end of the day. Your feedback will help us
present more successful conferences in the future. Place completed surveys in the floral box
near the coffee service in the Vendor Room, 1st floor Atwood Center, to be eligible to win a
beautiful conference floral arrangement by Uptown Blossoms. Drawing is Saturday at 5:45
pm, must be present to win.
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2015 Spo nso r s
The Alaska Botanical Garden greatly appreciates the support of these sponsors, whose
generosity have made this conference possible.
Jeannine Lyerly was a dedicated ABG
volunteer for more than 10 years.
In 2012, Jeannine made a final gift
to the Garden through her will. We
recognize her generosity annually as
sponsor of the conference keynote
speakers. For more information
about sponsorships, donations, and
memorial or honorary donations,
contact Colleen Leibert at
770-3692 x 103.
GARDENING
DAY CAMP!
JOIN THE ALASKA BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR
One day a week for 8 weeks
T/W/Th Morning (9–Noon)
or Afternoon (1–4)
Rising 2nd–6th Graders
June 2–July 30
$140 per child
• Learn about plants and bugs!
• Grow an edible garden!
• Have fun outdoors!
FOR INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER:
907-770-3692
www.alaskabg.org/events
2015 Spo nso r s
Heather Tauschek
& John Evans
Martha Jokela &
J. Brett Jokela
copper whale inn
spring hill suites
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Alask a Botan i cal Gar d e n
A huge thanks to the ABG Education Committee and the many volunteers who helped
organize the 2015 Spring Garden Conference!
ABG EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Board of Directors
Susan Brusehaber
Debbie Hinchey
Kelly Ingram
Martha Jokela
Julie Riley
Carmel Tysver
Charlotte Fox President
Faye Stiehm Vice President
William Schmid, CPA Treasurer
Elaine Junge Secretary
Michael Ardaiz
Susan Brusehaber
Marsha Burns
Silas Tikaan Gailbreath
Alice Galvin
Jana Hayenga
Steve Hennig
Sue Marchant
Clarke Pelz
Paula Williams
ABG Staff
Robin Dublin
Executive Director
Mike Monterusso
Gardens & Facilities Manager
Ginger Hudson
Garden Shop Manager &
Horticultural Special Projects
Colleen Leibert
Development and Special Projects
Alaska Botanical Garden
Brie Xavier
Office & Membership Manager
Patrick Ryan
Education Specialist
Maren Carey
Accountant
Stacey Shriner
Program Director
Will Criner
Assistant Horticulturist
Board of Director Emeritus
Jeff Lowenfels
May 23
9 –10 am
Members-only
preview
10–5
Public sale
Alaska Public Gardens Day
– a Free Day at ABG!