Sustainable landscaping

Sustainable Landscaping Sunday, April 14 at 11 a.m.

Landscape architect and educator, Owen Dell believes in making landscaping productive and beautiful.

In his presentation, the U.S.-based author of Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies and a pioneer in the sustainable landscaping movement will take a visionary look at the future of gardens — what landscaping could and should be, and its potential to be more than merely decorative.

“Landscape isn’t just a pretty thing to look at,” he explains. “It also has the potential for creating food, for creating climate control around the house, modifying energy use, controlling erosion, providing habitat for native birds, insects and wildlife and many, many other things. We really have only begun to understand what the role of landscaping is in a sane world.”

Landscaping is a major human activity. “Unfortunately, it’s often just seen as a means of improving property values,” Dell notes. “Creating a pleasant living space is fine, but there is a lot more to it than that.”

In his presentation, Dell will explain what people can do to build a more sustainable future, by creating spaces that are beautiful, enjoyable and sustainable.

How to Design a Garden that Works

Sunday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m.

A successful garden is a highly functional, stable ecosystem. In this participatory workshop focused on environmentally friendly landscape design, you’ll learn how to create a garden to suit your lifestyle.

How to Design a Garden that

Works is aimed at both home gardeners and entry-level professionals. It will address the nuts and bolts of getting into your garden and making sustainable changes that will work well not just for today, but also for the long term. In this presentation, international landscape architect, educator and author Owen Dell will “give people the basic tools for rethinking their property, and doing some work on creating a sustainable landscape — whatever that means for them.”