Now firmly established in the landscape industry’s events calendar, SoilsCon 2017 will be held on Wednesday, October 18 at last year’s beautiful venue – the elegant Phyllis Court in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
This year’s event will be the third soils conference to be organised by soil scientist and landscape consultant Tim O’Hare, and it promises landscape architects, contractors, garden designers, developers, topsoil manufacturers and other industry professionals a day of invaluable professional development, discussion and debate, with presentations by some of the country’s leading experts in their respective fields.
Speakers confirmed so far include: Tim O’Hare, Principal, Tim O’Hare Associates; Tim White, Senior Associate, Tim O’Hare Associates; Carol Devos, CEO, TerraCottem; Martin Gammie, Managing Director, Consulting with Trees Limited; and Dr Louisa Robinson-Boyer, Head of Research and Development, PlantWorks Ltd
Subjects will include:
- Soil management practice on greenfield sites - North West Cambridge case study
- The beneficial use of new generation soil conditioning technology to improve soil performance
- Thinking outside the tree pit – what sustainable urban tree planting really looks like
- The role of mycorrhizal fungi in facilitating water and nutrient uptake.
The complete line up of speakers, subject matter and conference details will be issued shortly but to express your interest in attending, please email info@toha.co.uk or call 01491 822653.
