PROGRAMS
I welcome invitations to share my horticultural knowledge. Each presentation is designed to meet the needs of the audience, whether landscape professionals or garden enthusiasts. Selected topics include:
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Designing California Native Gardens
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Creating Wildlife Habitat Gardens
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Re-imagining the California Lawn
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An Embarrassment of Riches: Choice CA Natives
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Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses
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Indulging Our Senses in the Native Garden
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Out of the Wild & Into the Kitchen: Edible Native Plants
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Sustainable Garden Design
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Enhancing Aesthetic Appeal: Design & Maintenance Tips
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Gardening in Dry Shade: From Trade-offs to Payoffs
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Pruning Demystified: Techniques for CA Native Plants
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Moonlit Gardens
EVENTS
Upcoming
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Beyond California Native Plants for the Garden, California Horticultural Society, February 15, 7:00 pm
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Designing Gardens in Harmony with Nature, California Native Plant Society, Orange County Chapter, February 18, 7:00 pm
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Welcoming Wildlife into the Designed Landscape, Marin Master Gardeners, March 9, 2021
Recent
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Welcoming Wildlife into the Designed Landscape, California Native Plant Society, Channel Islands Chapter, Bringing Habitat Home, December 9, 2020
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Designing Gardens in Harmony with Nature, Los Angeles Biodiversity Symposium, cosponsored by Association for Professional Landscape Designers, Greater Los Angeles Chapter and Los Angeles Sanitation, November 18, 2020
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Welcoming Wildlife into the Designed Landscape, Santa Monica Mountains chapter of California Native Plant Society, Nov. 10, 2020
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Tried, True, & Tempting, Too: California Native Plants for Los Angeles Gardens, Theodore Payne Foundation, October 23 and 30, 2020