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! "
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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
- December 8 Radio Interview: Less Lawn, More Food,
Food Freedom Radio, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN - 9AM
- November 13 Beautiful No-Mow Yards Featuring Eastern Native Plants, Garden Club of Princeton, Princeton, NJ - 10AM
- November 3 Beautiful No-Mow Yards for the West, Rethinking Idaho Landscapes Symposium, Boise, ID (sponsored by Idaho Botanical Garden)
- September 20 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, Lake Minnetonka Garden Club, Wayzata City Hall, Wayzata, MN - 1:00pm
- September 18 Beautiful No-Mow Yards, Minnesota State Horticultural Society, 2705 Lincoln Drive, Roseville, MN - 6:30pm (Free and open to the public)
- September 11 Beautiful Waterwise Yards,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI - 6:30pm ($15 for non-members, advance registration required)
- September 2 Radio Interview,
The Weekend Gardener with Niki Jabbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia - 11am
- August 14 Story Gardens,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI - 6:30pm ($15 for non-members, advance registration required)
- August 9 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn,
Government Building, 555 18th Avenue Southwest, Cambridge, MN 55008 - 7pm (sponsored by Isanti County Master Gardeners, free and open to the public)
- June 9 booksigning and publication party, Plymouth, MN (by invitation only)
- May 26 Radio Interview: Master Gardener Hour,
America's Web Radio, Atlanta, Georgia - 11am
- May 18-20 attending
Garden Bloggers Fling, Asheville, NC
- May 6 Beautiful No-Mow Yards,
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA - 2:30pm (Open to the public, $25/person, register online.)
- May 4 Beautiful No-Mow Yards Featuring Eastern Native Plants,
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, PA - 1pm
- April 29 Beautiful No-Mow Yards,
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont, NC - 2-4PM (lecture and refreshments followed by a booksigning, $25 for non-members)
- April 27 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn,
Meadow Brook Hall and Gardens, Rochester, MI - 10am
- April 19 Beautiful No-Mow Yards,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI - 6:30pm ($15 for non-members, advance registration required)
- April 14 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn,
Minnesota Hosta Society, St Louis Park, MN - 2:30pm
- April 12 booksigning in conjunction with a talk on "Gardening for Biodiversity" by Michelle Kalantari, whose garden is featured in the book
Beautiful No-Mow Yards, Wild Ones -
St. Croix Oak Savanna Chapter, Stillwater, MN - 6:30pm (Free and open to the public)
- April 3 Beautiful No-Mow Yards,
Friends of the Northfield Library Annual Meeting, Northfield, MN - 7pm (lecture at 7:30, free and open to the public)
- March 31 Radio Interview: Moving Past the Lawn,
An Organic Conversation (click link for showtimes and stations)
- March 24 Story Gardens, 2012 Spring Garden Symposium, Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville, WI - 10:30 AM (Public event, registration required)
- March 17 Seedhead Bingo, 2012 Siouxland Garden Show,
Marina Conference Center, South Sioux City, Nebraska - 1:30PM (Public event, $5/day, registration required)
- March 17 Beautiful Waterwise Yards, 2012 Siouxland Garden Show,
Marina Conference Center, South Sioux City, Nebraska - 11AM (Public event, $5/day, registration required)
- March 16 Seedhead Bingo, 2012 Siouxland Garden Show,
Marina Conference Center, South Sioux City, Nebraska - 5:30PM (Public event, $5/day, registration required)
- March 16 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn, 2012 Siouxland Garden Show,
Marina Conference Center, South Sioux City, Nebraska - 3:30PM (Public event, $5/day, registration required)
- March 14 Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn,
U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C. - 6:30-8:00pm (Free, pre-registration required.)
- March 11 Beautiful No-Mow Yards,
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA - 1:30-3:00pm (Public event, $10/person. Reservations: 703-642-5173)
- March 4 East Side Book Bash,
The Covington Inn, St. Paul, MN - 2:00 - 6:00pm (Drop in anytime! Books will be available for purchase as long as they last, or bring your copy to be signed.)
- March 3 West Side Book Bash,
Three Crows Coffeehouse & Cafe, Delano, MN - 3:00 - 6:00pm (Drop in anytime! Books will be available for purchase as long as they last, or bring your copy to be signed.)
- February 23 attending Wild Ones 2012 Design with Nature Conference, Plymouth, MN - 8am-4pm
- February 9 Live Interview,
WTIP North Shore Radio, Grand Marais, MN - 4:00 - 5:00pm
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
- December 16 Delano Writers Group, Delano, MN - 6pm
- November 19
St Croix Wild Ones, FamilyMeans Building, 1875 Northwestern Ave., Stillwater, MN - 6:30pm
- November 18 Shoreview Garden Club, Shoreview Community Center, Shoreview, MN - 7pm
- November 7
ReThinking Idaho Landscapes Symposium - 9AM - 3:30PM (sponsored by
Idaho Botanical Garden)
- September 27
Botanica, Wichita, Kansas - 3pm
- September 26
Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 1pm
- September 24
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI - 7pm (sponsored by
Greater Madison Healthy Lawn Team)
- September 17 Anoka County Master Gardeners, Bunker Hills Activity Center, Andover, MN - 7pm
- August 27 Washington County Master Gardeners, Bayport Library, Stillwater, MN - 7pm
- August 22
Habitat Here!, Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, MN - 9am-3pm
- August 15
Rush Lake Improvement Association, Nessel Town Hall, Stanchfield, MN - 9:30 AM
- April 25 Boardman River Nature Center, Traverse City, Michigan - 9:30 AM (sponsored by
Botanic Garden Society of NW Michigan)
- April 22
Carol Stream Public Library, Illinois - 6:30 PM (sponsored by DuPage Organic Garden Club)
- April 19
Fernwood Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, Niles, Michigan - 2 PM
- March 21 Environmental Landscape Workshop, Woodbury, Minnesota - 8:30 AM
- March 14 Rice County Master Gardeners Hort Day, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN - 9 AM
- February 25 Prospect Park Garden Club, Minneapolis, MN - 6:30 PM
- February 21
Wild Ones Spring Expo, Radisson Hotel, Roseville, MN - 8:45 AM
- February 5
Three Crows Coffee House, Delano, MN - 7-9PM
- January 31
Three Crows Coffee House, Delano, MN - 10:30AM - 12:30PM
- January 16
Terrace Horticultural Books, St Paul, MN - 6-8PM
- January 15
St. Croix Wild Ones meeting, Stillwater, MN - 6:30-8:30PM
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"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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