Escape the winter blues during The Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference at Triton College, where home landscapers and gardeners will be inspired to turn outdoor spaces into the native plant oasis of their dreams. The conference is Saturday, Feb. 16th, noon to 5 p.m., in the Robert M. Collins Center auditorium (R Building), on the east side of Triton’s campus, 2000 Fifth Ave., River Grove. Visionary landscape architect Claudia West and award-winning garden designer Ben Vogt will lead a half-day conference on how to design stunning home landscapes that promote human happiness, provide critical habitat for wildlife and fight climate change. The Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference explores how to change the way we garden to provide critically needed habitat for insects and other wildlife, enrich the soil and capture carbon dioxide, while enchanting human senses.  The event is free to attend for Triton College students. For more details and registration go to www.westcookwildonesconference.eventbrite.com.