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Monday, December 14, 2009 : Natives to the Rescue! Establishing Native Plants Following Removal of Invasive Species by native landscape expert Cliff Orsted at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI Cliff will discuss enhancing biodiversity on your property and will share practical, effective strategies and considerations to guide you in successfully re-vegetating sunny, shady and wetland areas of your landscape with many natives following removal of invasive species. His slide show includes fantastic Door County natives that are unknown to many of us or often overlooked. Cliff will also share his gardening history from growing up as a farm boy through the establishment of his landscape & nursery business. Cliff Orsted operates Door Landscape & Nursery, specializing in sustainable landscaping with native plants. He is also Education Chair & Membership Coordinator for the Door County Chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes, a national nonprofit environmental education and advocacy organization. www.for-wild.org.
Thursday, February 11, 2010: Creating a Native Landscape by Cliff Orsted The Clearing Folk School Class #94 (9am—12pm) The Schoolhouse Main Studio at the Clearing in Ellison Bay, WI In this class you will learn how to assess and select what native plants are appropriate for your landscape and personal aesthetic. Included is an overview of the different kinds of native plants available, their uses, ecological benefits, principles of design to assist in creating a harmonious landscape that integrates it with its natural surroundings, practical information from site preparation through establishment considerations; plus how to integrate native plants into an existing traditional ornamental landscape. Cliff owns a landscape company & nursery specializing in the creation of sustainable landscapes using native plants and will share his knowledge with you. Follow this link for registration information: http://theclearing.org/winter_description09.php?id=94
Past Events:
Saturday, March 28, 2009 : Door County Home Builders Association Home & Garden Show Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center, Sturgeon Bay, WI Clifford Orsted of Door Landscape gave a seminar titled “Sustainable Landscapes—Intelligent Design” at 2:30pm. Clifford talked about sustainable landscaping practices and intelligent design choices that are essential to the creation of a vibrant, sustainable landscape. Participants learned valuable information to help in the process of renovating existing landscaping or creating a new landscape on an undeveloped lot.
Saturday, April 18, 2009: Door County Sustainability Fair Gibraltar High School, Fish Creek, WI Clifford Orsted of Door Landscape teaches you how to create a floral, food-filled delight for migrating monarch butterfly adults and their larva. Learn how to have your garden certified and registered as a Monarch Butterfly Way Station.
Saturday, August 29—Thursday, September 10, 2009: Celebrate Peak Monarch Migration in Door County! Stop in at our native nursery to tour our certified Monarch Waystation & get information on how to create your own! Open daily 10am—4pm thru October.
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