Daily Archives: December 24, 2023


Friday, January 19, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern – New Nature for a Climate Change Future, Online

In a world of dramatically changing climate, garden and landscape design must conserve biodiversity as well as provide habitat for humans. Renowned author and garden designer Noel Kingsbury will guide American Horticultural Society participants in discovering models and approaches to accomplish these gardening goals. We will look at the range of nature-inspired planting created in recent years, captured in powerful images by leading photographer Claire Takacs, while examining how and why these designs and plant choices support nature. $10 for AHS members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at https://ahsgardening.org/lifelong-learning/new-nature-for-a-climate-change-future/

Noel Kingsbury is an internationally known innovator, writer, and teacher in the fields of gardening and planting design. His doctoral scholarship analyzes the long-term performance of perennials, which he continues to research and disseminate in practitioner workshops. Kingsbury has published 25 books, including New Perennial Design that launched a movement in naturalistic planting design, and four publications with Dutch designer Piet Oudolf.


Thursday, January 25, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern – Green in the Winterscape, Online

A surprising number of plants remain green through the winter; lichens, mosses and liverworts, ferns, ericaceous shrubs and evergreen trees, and many more. Which plants stay green, how, and why? In this Native Plants Trust online class on January 25, you will learn how to recognize and identify the groups of evergreen plants and explore evolutionary and strategies for year-round foliage. Neela de Zoysa is the instructor. $45 for NPT members, $54 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/green-winterscape/

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