Organic Land Care Field Training: Planting and Plant CareOctober 2, 2013 noon- 4:30pm

Learn about alternative plant selections to turf and proper planting techniques from experiencedorganic land care professionals. Visit 2 private Princeton residential gardens and learn how to matchplants to existing site conditions. Properties include a once wooded lot overrun with noxious weeds,now a reclaimed woodland garden rich in plant diversity. Topics covered will include:

Incorporating native plants into the landscapeAlternative plant selections to turf in problem areasExplore the root ball/ collarProper planting techniquesHow to select healthy quality plants in a nursery selection Examples of organic turf managementList of native plants utilized on visited sites Organic /natural - minimum risk, 25b exempt, insect and disease control methods

This is a unique opportunity to see organic land care in practice and ask questions in the field.Hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension Organic Land Care Working Group and Richard A. McCoyHorticultural Services, Inc. in cooperation with the NJ Nursery and Landscape Association and the NJLandscape Contractors Association.

Details

Click here to register. See payment detailsbelow. Space is limited.Meeting location: Mountain Lakes NaturePreserve/ Community Park North, OffMountain Ave adjacent Bayard Lane / RT206, Princeton, NJ 08540. Click here fordirections.

Transportation will be provided to fieldsites. Lunch will be providedFor more information call (732) 398-5275NJDEP pesticide applicator re-certification units: 6 units in 3A (Turf), 6 units in 3B (Ornamentals). Rutgersorganic land care recertification credits offered.

Payment

Program Fee: $35.00Deadline for payment is September 27, 2013. Payment must be received to beregistered for the program. Check, cash, or purchase orders accepted only. Credit cards not accepted. Checks maybe made out to "Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey". Please write organic in thememo line. Send checks and purchase orders to Rutgers Cooperative Extension ofMiddlesex County, 42 Riva Ave., North Brunswick, NJ 08902.

Agenda

noon Registration

12- 12:15pm Shuttle to property 1

12:15- 12:45pm Presentation on background of property and proper planting techniques

12:45- 1:15pm Lunch

1:15- 1:30pm Walkthrough

1:30- 1:45pm Shuttle to property 2

1:45- 2:15pm Presentation on background of property, incorporating native plants, and troubleshooting problem areas.

2:45- 3:30pm Walkthrough

3:30- 3:45pm Overview/ Q&A

3:45- 4:00pm Return to meeting place

Speaker Biography

Richard A. McCoy: With over 25 years of experience, education, and training in the field oflandscape design, maintenance and installation, Richard is the president of Richard McCoyHorticultural Services, Inc, Fine Gardening and Organic Lawn Care. Richard works side-by-sidewith his clients and employees to design and construct distinctive and environmentally-friendlylandscapes. Richard has worked with clients to show their gardens on The Garden Club ofAmerica Tour 2010 and has been a featured speaker at the Morris County Park Commission'sOrganic Lawn Care Seminars, Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown, Stony Brook-MillstoneWatershed Association, and many other Garden Clubs and associations throughout New Jersey.He has hosted homes shown with the Princeton Environmental Commission's Green Home andGarden Tours and has contributed to the Sustainable Lawrence Green Everything yearly event.During the Fall of 2013, McCoy Horticultural Services welcomes The Pennsylvania HorticulturalSociety for a garden tour. Currently Richard is a member of the Rutgers Cooperative ExtensionOrganic Land Care Working Group helping to form New Jersey's state standards for organic landcare and the coordination of the five-day Organic Land Care Certification Course. Bill Hlubik is a professor and County Agricultural and Resource Management Agent for RutgersCooperative Extension of Middlesex County, NJAES. Bill grew up on a farm in Chesterfield, NJand went on to complete his undergraduate and graduate studies at Rutgers University, where hehas served as a faculty member for 24 years. Bill has expertise in plant pathology, ornamentals,lawn and vegetable plant production and management, as well as organic and traditional farmingand landscape care. Michele Bakacs is a County Environmental Agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension ofMiddlesex/Union Counties. Michele completed her graduate studies in Ecology and Evolution atRutgers University and has 17 years of experience in water resource management andenvironmental conservation. Michele is the chair of the Rutgers Organic Land Care working groupand helps to run the Rutgers Organic Land Care Certification Program, a new certification forprofessional land care providers focused on organic practices that promote healthy soil, enhancebiodiversity, and reduce polluted runoff from managed landscapes.

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