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    Eco Design Sessions

    Eco Design Sessions

    Presented by Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College at Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College

    June 19, 2010


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    Sign up for one, a few, or all sessions All sessions limited to 20. Creating a Backyard Habitat: Using the gardens of the Scott Arboretum as an example, Harriet Wentz, Landscape Designer and Environmental Educator, will show you how layers of mixed shrubs and trees can create habitat for wildlife, while creating an attractive vegetative screen for privacy, noise, and/or wind. The group will go outside rain or shine so dress for the weather! Break for lunch (please bring your own). Ornamental Pond Design: Elegant and Worry Free; Rob Grayston, who has installed and maintained ornamental ponds throughout the Brandywine Valley, will discuss how to create an easy-to-maintain ornamental pond. Vegetable Gardening: High Yield in a Small Space; Shane Morgan, Landscape Designer and vegetable gardener extraordinaire, will discuss how to use small spaces and containers for successful vegetable gardening. Garden Lighting: Low Voltage, Artful Designs; Rob Grayston will demonstrate how Eco Design installs artful landscape lighting using a low voltage system. 


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        Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College

        500 College Avenue
        Swarthmore, PA 19081

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets: Eco Design Registration fee: $45 per session or $99 for all four Members: $35 per session or $89 for all four

        Info Phone: 610-328-8025

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 19, 2010

        Times:
        10 am-5 pm

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