The annual native gardening conference 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: “Butterflies and Botany: Cultivating Connections in Native Gardens,” Skye Bruce, coordinator, Wisconsin Monarch Collaborative. Fee: $65 through July 21; $70 after. Students: $35 with ID. Register by September 5.

University of WI Arboretum

1207 Seminole Hwy.

Madison, WI 53711

608/263-7888 or arboretum.wisc.edu