Name: GardenWise
Start: 2026-03-14T07:30:00-04:00
Location: Central YorkMiddle School

GardenWise is an all day educational event where research-based insights on sustainable gardening and environmental stewardship take center stage.
Continental breakfast, lunch and a variety of presentation topics, allowing you to tailor your experience to your specific interests.
Speaker Line-Up:
Opening Keynote: From Fear to Fascination: Rewilding the Mindscape
Danae Wolf, author of The Grass Isn't Greener: The Everyday Conservationist's Guide to Bringing Nature to Your Yard
Mid-Morning Keynote: What’s Wrong with My Plant?
Jennie Diehl Mazzone, Penn State Extension Educator, Horticulture

Morning Break-Out Sessions:
1. Growing for Tomorrow, and Branching Out Today: The Arboretum at Penn State
Dr. Casey Sclar, H.O. Smith Endowed Director, The Arboretum at Penn State
2. Ecological Practices in Public & Private Spaces
Lydia Martin, Director of Community Engagement Let's Go 1-2-3
3. Beyond Mulch: Groundcovers in Matrix Planting
Kevin Kelly, Penn State Extension Master Gardener
4. Selecting Plants for Your Rain Garden
Jodi Sulpizio, Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewardship
Coordinator & Natural Resource Educator

Afternoon Break-Out Sessions:
1. Watershed-Friendly Certification
Jodi Sulpizio, Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewardship
Coordinator & Natural Resource Educator
2. Mushrooms 101: Friends or Foes of Your Trees
Jennie Diehl Mazzone, Penn State Extension Educator, Horticulture
3. Design Concepts for the Home Gardener
Kevin Kelly, Penn State Extension Master Gardener
4. Growing for Tomorrow, and Branching Out Today: The Arboretum at Penn State
Dr. Casey Sclar, H.O. Smith Endowed Director, The Arboretum at Penn State

Closing Keynote: Rewilding Hidden Valley
Lydia Martin, Director of Community Engagement Let's Go 1-2-3

*Early Bird Registration Closes January 9!*
We look forward to seeing you there!