Thursday June 4, 2009 at 7 pm

Presentation by Greg Corman

"Designing with Cacti and Succulents"

Greg Corman, landscape designer and horticulturist, will discuss ideas for creating beautiful, easy care, and ecologically sound gardens using cacti, succulents, and complementary trees and shrubs. He'll include tips for unifying a chaotic collection of plants, using monsoon plants for seasonal interest, and creating restful, sculptural gardens using only monocots.

Greg Corman is a landscape designer and horticulturist and owner of Gardening Insights, Inc. His landscapes are recognized for their artistry, ecological sensitivity, and unique combinations of native plants. Greg's experience includes thirty years of horticultural and design work, mostly in desert areas of Australia, the Middle East, and the Southwestern US. He is always looking for new species for landscaping and new ways to use native plants.

He is also recognized as a regional expert on native plants and teaches docents, master gardeners and the public on many horticultural and design topics. Greg is also a co-leader on bird and plant tours to Bolivia for WINGS, a local bird tour company.

To promote environmental education and research, Greg sits on the board of the Drylands Institute and is an advisory committee member for the Watershed Management Group and the University of Arizona Arboretum. Greg has BS and MS degrees in Agriculture from the University of Arizona and the University of Maryland, respectively.

Please mark your calendar and be sure to attend this very informative meeting where you will learn some great things about landscape design, selection of plants for your "succulent landscape" and much more. Be sure to join us and also, bring a friend!