SATURDAY 8th September

08.30 – 09.00 REGISTRATION
09.00 Welcome Warwick Forge Conference Director
09.05 – 10.00 Our Changing Climate: implications for the landscape, Rob Gell
10.00 – 10.50 Gardens of Spain: lessons of the past for the future, Eduardo Mencos
10.50 – 11.20 MORNING TEA
11.20 – 12.10 The Great Gardens of Europe: wealth, design and influence, Charles Quest-Ritson
12.12 – 13.10 Grasses and the Liveable Landscape: a sustainable approach, Rick Darke
13.10 – 14.10 LUNCH
14.10 – 15.00 Californian Urban Gardens: designing liveable city landscapes, Bernard Trainor
15.00 – 15.50 Colour in the Mixed Garden: unmixing colour theory for new visions, Tracey DiSabato-Aust
15.50 – 16.20 AFTERNOON TEA
16.20 – 17.10 The Vertical Garden: from the forest to the city, Patrick Blanc

Speakers Dinner
19.00 for 19.15 Dinner Australia Club

SUNDAY 9th September

08.30 – 09.00 TEA & COFFEE
09.00 – 10.00 Gardening with Mother Earth: climate, landscape, gardens, Eduardo Mencos
10.00 – 10.50 Gardening in a mediterranean Climate: the European experience, Charles Quest-Ritson
10.50 – 11.20 MORNING TEA
11.20 – 12.10 Gardens are for people: designing with an Australian sense of place, Brendan Moar
12.10 – 13.00 The Well Designed Mixed Garden: building borders with trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and bulbs, Tracey DiSabato-Aust
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH
14.00 – 14.45 Planting for Shady Environments: planting strategies, Patrick Blanc
14.45 – 15.45 Californian Estate Gardens, Bernard Trainor
15.45 – 16.15 AFTERNOON TEA
16.15 – 17.00 New Design Paramaters for a Changing Climate, Greg Moore
17.00 – 17.10 Conference Summary & Conclusion