{"id":74556,"date":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/explore-new-paths-to-gardening-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-2\/"},"modified":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","slug":"explore-new-paths-to-gardening-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/explore-new-paths-to-gardening-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Explore New Paths to Gardening\u2019 is theme of  溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener symposium, March 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 5, 2019 \u2013 Those who are already thinking about \u2013 and looking forward to \u2013 the spring gardening season should consider getting a motivational boost by attending the annual gardening symposium presented by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Program.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium, open to gardeners of all levels, will feature keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a variety of educational displays, and a gardening marketplace \u2013 all focused on the theme of \u201cExplore New Paths to Gardening.\u201d The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences, 120 Flagg Rd., Kingston campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you a gardener who\u2019s looking for pointers to start a new gardening adventure at home? Are you looking for inspiration for gardens you already tend?\u201d asked symposium coordinator and 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Gail Skidmore. \u201cIf so, then this event is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Featured speakers at the symposium are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nancy Lawson speaking on \u201cHumane Gardener,\u201d based on her book <em>The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife<\/em>. Her nonprofit, Humane Gardener, is an outreach initiative dedicated to animal-friendly landscaping practices;<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Simeone, director of the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park on Long Island and the author of five books on gardening, whose presentation is entitled \u201cGrow More.\u201d He has worked in the horticulture field for 32 years and is an expert in woody plant identification, culture and use; and<\/li>\n<li>Brie Arthur, a plantswoman and vice president of horticulture at Gardenuity, a gardening e-commerce start-up, discussing \u201cThe Foodscape Revolution.\u201d With a decade of experience as a grower and propagator, she lectures across the country to promote the hobby of gardening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration for the symposium is $75 and includes morning refreshments, lunch and all resources and session materials.<\/p>\n<p>See more information about the symposium at <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mastergardener\/symposium\">web.uri.edu\/mastergardener\/symposium<\/a> or contact 溏心vlog免费B站 Cooperative Extension at 401-874-2900 or coopext@uri.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 5, 2019 \u2013 Those who are already thinking about \u2013 and looking forward to \u2013 the spring gardening season should consider getting a motivational boost by attending the annual gardening symposium presented by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Program. The symposium, open to gardeners of all levels, will feature [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-74556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","tag-college-of-the-environment-and-life-sciences"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}