The 2009 conference features over eighteen seminars and workshops. Friday evening keynote speaker is writer, photographer, farmer, conservationist, and Co-founder & Executive Director of the Center for Whole Communities Peter Forbes speaking on Expanding the Story of Ecological, Sustainable and Organic Landscaping.  David Yarrow will speak at the Saturday luncheon on How Carbon and Nitrogen Feed the Soil. MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA. For a complete schedule of sessions and on line registration, link to www.ecolandscaping.org. Co-hosted by the New England Wild Flower Society.