Eighth Annual Northern Virginia
Native Plants for Landscape Professionals Conference
Questions? plantnovanatives@gmail.com
703.244.9174
Thursday, August 20, 2026 9:00 am to 12:15 pm
Registration starting at 8:30 am
Merrifield Garden Center -
Fair Oaks location
12101 Route 29, Fairfax, VA 22030
This conference is for professionals in the landscaping industry only
(landscape designers, landscape architects, crews, growers, nurseries, landscape maintenance, property managers, builders, etc.)
From Naturalized to Neat: Specimens and Techniques for Every Program
- Jessica Frakes
The Business of Native Plants: Building Trust through Balance and Practicality
- Michael Fahey
Combining Aesthetics and Ecology in Landscape Design with Native Plants
- Keith Tomlinson
Abour our speakers:
Jessica Frakes is a Potomac Valley Watershed and Virginia Native Horticulturist at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.
Michael Fahey has been a plant specialist and operations manager at Merrifield Garden Center for 20 years. He is also an ISA Certified Arborist.
Keith Tomlinson managed Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia for 23 years. Now retired, he has a part time work schedule with the Smithsonian Associates, NOVA Parks and the American Horticultural Society in addition to volunteering.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available for Professionals
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Virginia Society of Landscape Designers (VSLD) (3 hours)
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Virginia Nursery & Landscaping Association (3 hours)
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Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals (CBLP) (3 hours)
To sign up for event notifications for professionals only, email plantnovanatives@gmail.com.
Our co-sponsors
Enjoy the artistic summary of five of our conferences
by Landscape Designer Karin Reber!
