Desert Horticulture Conference

Conference Topics (2012)

Arboriculture

• Strategic Marketing of Green Industry Products
• Response of Landscape Trees under Different Irrigation Regimes
• Propagating Desert Plants: Legumes, Succulents, et.al.
• Tree Appraisal
• Diseases and Parasites of Trees

Design

• Green Roofs
• Container Gardening
• Three Must  See Theme Gardens
• The Art & Soul of Color
• Inspired Design
• Arizona's Centennial Celebration - Statehood Plants & Other Notable Natives

Maintenance

• Effective Buffelgrass Control
• The Birds & the Trees
• Landscape Problems & Diagnostics
• Identifying and Managing Diseases in the Landscape
• Sustainable Landscape Management
• Desert Holes

Hands-on Workshops

• Calibrating Equipment for Pesticide Application
• Create Your Own Business Plan
• Insect ID and Control
• Rope Tricks