Evelyn J. Hadden


BOOKS TALKS MEDIA LESSLAWN

National speaker and award-winning author Evelyn J. Hadden shares inspiring examples of lawn alternatives and lawnless garden designs, along with cutting edge information about nature-friendly landscaping techniques.

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SPEAKING TOPICS

Beautiful No-Mow Yards

Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn

Eco-Friendly Gardens



"Excellent variety of ideas for ways to replace grass --- neat focus on moods created."

"So inspiring! Got great ideas for addressing several problem areas."

"Evelyn spoke at our annual Friends of the Library meeting to a full house. Her presentation was informal and encouraging, allowing for audience questions and included projected screen shots that illuminated the ideas in her book. Patrons offered positive feedback the following day and our Friends group was very happy with the program and audience turn out. "

"Evelyn gave an inspiring talk on to our local garden club. Her presentation featured lots of fantastic gardens. Her manner was energetic and friendly and the group enjoyed her presentation. Thank you Evelyn! "

EVENT CALENDAR

Now booking talks for Oct/Nov 2013 in or near northern California, May/Jun 2014 in Massachusetts and surrounding states.

2013

  • October 25 Beautiful No-Mow Yards for the West, Gardens at Heather Farm, Walnut Creek, California - full day event (details to follow)

  • April 24 Beautiful No-Mow Yards Featuring Eastern Native Plants, Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware - 7pm (booksigning to follow)

  • April 21 Beautiful No-Mow Yards Featuring Eastern Native Plants, Friends of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster, Massachusetts - 2pm (booksigning to follow)

  • April 20 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, E.C. Brown's Nursery, Thetford Center, Vermont - 10AM (booksigning to follow)

  • April 15 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, Colonial Williamsburg's 67th Annual Garden Symposium, Williamsburg, Virginia - 10:45am

  • April 15 Beautiful No-Mow Yards Featuring Eastern Native Plants (90 minutes), Colonial Williamsburg's 67th Annual Garden Symposium, Williamsburg, Virginia - 3:30pm

  • April 13 Beautiful No-Mow Yards, Second Annual Garden and Landscape Symposium, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York - 1:15pm (open to the public, register to ensure your spot, $75 for full day including lunch, books for sale at event)

  • April 10 Beautiful No-Mow Yards, Distinguished Speaker Series, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, Maine - time TBA

  • April 3 Beautiful No-Mow Yards, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, Fairlington Community Center, Arlington, Virginia - 7pm

  • April 2 Beautiful No-Mow Yards, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 101 North Cross Street, Chestertown, Maryland - 11AM (sponsored by Chestertown Garden Club, open to the public, booksigning to follow)

  • March 18 Beautiful No-Mow Yards, University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners, Kingston, Rhode Island - 6:30pm (booksigning to follow)

  • March 16 No Mow Lawns - Alternatives to Grass in Your Yard, Garden in the Valley Symposium sponsored by Master Gardeners of Northern Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah University (Hester Auditorium), Winchester, Virginia - 10:30 AM (open to the public, booksigning to follow, $45 for full day including lunch)

  • January 9 Beautiful No-Mow Yards, Eagan Garden Club, Eagan, Minnesota - 7pm (booksigning to follow)

2012

2011

  • November 14 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, Burnsville, MN - 7pm (sponsored by Daffodil Garden Club)
  • November 9 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, Stillwater, MN - 10AM (sponsored by Perennial Club of Stillwater)
  • September 18 Keynote: Eco-Friendly Gardens, Native Gardening Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, Madison, WI - 3pm (registration required)
  • June 16 Eco-Friendly Gardens, Traverse City, Michigan Ð 7PM (sponsored by Botanical Garden Society of NW Michigan)
  • June 14 Eco-Friendly Gardens, Trinity Lutheran Church, 955 James Street, Frankfort, Michigan Ð 7PM (sponsored by Plant It Wild)
  • June 11 Eco-Friendly Gardens, First Church of the Nazarene, Jackson, Michigan Ð 10AM (sponsored by Jackson County Master Gardener Association)
  • April 5 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, Rice Lake public library, Rice Lake, Wisconsin - 7PM (sponsored by Rice Lake Area Garden Club)
  • March 19 Breakout session: Eco-friendly Landscaping, The Art of Gardening Symposium, Muscatine Community College, Muscatine, Iowa - 3PM (sponsored by Muscatine County Master Gardeners)
  • March 19 Keynote: Shrink Your Lawn, The Art of Gardening Symposium, Muscatine Community College, Muscatine, Iowa - 9AM (sponsored by Muscatine County Master Gardeners)
  • March 15 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, Brookview Community Center, Golden Valley, MN - 6:30 PM (sponsored by Golden Valley Garden Club)
  • February 18 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, Saint Paul Home & Patio Show, Saint Paul, MN Ð 3:30PM

2010

  • September 16 "Design Ideas for Eco-Friendly Gardens" - Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI Ð 7pm
  • September 14 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI Ð 7pm
  • June 26 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI - 10am
  • June 23 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Emmet County Fairgrounds Community Center, Petoskey, MI - 7pm (sponsored by Emmet County MSU Extension Master Gardener Program)
  • June 22 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Suttons Bay, MI - 6pm (sponsored by Leelanau MSU Extension Master Gardener Program)
  • June 20 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Sarett Nature Center, Benton Harbor, MI - 3pm
  • June 19 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - DeGraaf Nature Center, Holland, MI - 2pm
  • June 15 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Woodland Dunes Nature Center, Two Rivers, WI - 6:30pm
  • May 19 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Northern Horticulture Club, Roseville City Hall Complex, old Fire Station building, Roseville, MN - 7pm
  • May 10 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Minnetonka Garden Club, Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka, MN - 1pm
  • April 28 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Morris Public Library, Morris, MN - 6:30pm (sponsored by Friends of the Morris Public Library and Pomme de Terre Garden Club)
  • April 15 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Rochester Garden and Flower Club, Rochester Community Technical College, Rochester, MN - 7pm
  • April 12 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Dakota County Heritage Library, Lakeville, MN - 7pm
  • March 30 "Design a Lawnless Garden" - MN State Horticultural Society NEW building, 2705 Lincoln Drive, St Paul, MN - 6:30-8pm. Call 800-676-6747 x 211 to register.
  • March 23 "Design Ideas for Eco-friendly Gardens" - MN State Horticultural Society NEW building, 2705 Lincoln Drive, St Paul, MN - 6:30-8pm. Call 800-676-6747 x 211 to register.
  • February 27 "Creating Habitat for Humans and Other Species" - Design With Nature Conference, Roseville, MN - 3:15pm
  • February 17 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Mahtomedi Garden Club, District Education Building, Mahtomedi, MN - 6:30pm
  • January 21 "Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn" - Big Woods Garden Club, Watertown, MN - 6:30pm

2009


"Very passionate! Great inspiration."

"All the feedback that I have gotten has been positive. Everyone enjoyed your presentation!"

"Your presentation was top notch."

"The evaluations were uniformly positive, commenting on your depth of knowledge and appreciative of your willingness to respond to questions."

"Your talk was so much fun... we all left on a higher note because of it."

"Your presentation was excellent. Best we have ever had."

" Everyone LOVED your presentation - I think we'll have some lawns shrinking all over T.C. this summer thanks to you. Looking forward to your return visit."

"Our club members really enjoyed your talk, and I think they came away with lots of good ideas."



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