Selecting and arranging plants is central to – if not the heart of – fine garden design. Plant community-based design is no different; it simply uses natural vegetative models as its primary template. In this online New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) presentation, Larry Weaner will illustrate how to associate plants with their preferred environment, create plant compositions that function as integrated communities, and accommodate compositional change over time. But the word garden is not lost in this “wild” shuffle. He will conclude by revisiting fine garden design to show how an ecology-based plant palette can express, and even enhance, many different landscape styles. The October 20 session begins at 3 pm but will be recorded and viewable to registrants for 3 months following the live presentation date. $42. Register at https://learning.ndal.org/courses/artful-design-2023
