Conference Program

8.30 — 9.00 REGISTRATION
Tea and coffee

9.00 — 9.05
Welcome and Opening
Warwick Forge Conference Director

9.05 — 10.00
Garden Design Today: leading designers, current trends and creating my gardens
Rosemary Alexander

10.00 — 10.50
Sustainable Cities Combining Green Roofs and Other Systems
Edmund Snodgrass

10.50 — 11.20 MORNING TEA

11.20 – 12.10
Mud Houses and Dry Gardens in South Morocco: a modern vision of paradise
Eric Ossart

12.10 – 1.00
Narratives of Ecology in
Contemporary Design – major projects
Thomas Woltz

1.00 — 2.00 LUNCH

2.00 — 2.50
Gardens of California: The search for style in a Mediterranean climate
Nancy Power

2.50 — 3.40
Plant selections and garden styles for liveable landscapes
Barbara Garrett

3.40 — 4.10 AFTERNOON TEA

4.10 – 5.10
Roberto Burle Marx: Paisajes Líricos
(The Lyrical Landscape)
Marta Montero

6.30 Pre-dinner drinks for
7.00 Speakers' Dinner

8.30 — 9.00
Tea and coffee

9.00 — 9.55
Gardens are for People
Nancy Power

9.55 — 10.50
Integrated Water Systems for Sustainable Urban Landscapes
Josh Byrne

10.50 — 11.20 MORNING TEA

11.20 — 12.10
Landscapes of Delight: creating poetic moments with essential elements
Renee Davies

12.10 — 1.00
Narratives of Ecology in
Contemporary Design – private gardens
Thomas Woltz

1.00 — 2.00 LUNCH

2.00— 2.50
History, Design and Planting for Green Roofs
Edmund Snodgrass

2.50 — 3.40
The Gardens of Ossart and Maurières in France: the art of outdoor living
Arnaud Maurières

3.40 — 4.10 AFTERNOON TEA

4.20 — 5.10
Planting Design Today: contemporary planting themes and inspirational colour associations.
Rosemary Alexander

5.10 — 5.20
Conference Summary