The annual native gardening conference teaches and promotes the use of native plants in home landscapes for biodiversity, habitat, beauty, and sustainability. Expert-led workshops inspire and inform gardeners and landowners to create and maintain native gardens or small-scale restorations. Keynote: “Creating and Managing Landscapes for Native Bees,” Heather Holm, pollinator conservationist garden designer. Fee: $65 before July 23; $70 after. Students: $30 with ID. Register by August 31.

University of WI Arboretum

1207 Seminole Hwy.

Madison, WI 53711

608/263-7888 or arboretum.wisc.edu