
CAROL BORNSTEIN
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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From Arctostaphylos to Verbena – Cultivars for California Gardens, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, April 8, 2023
Recent
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Re-imagining the California Lawn, Poly/Ana, December 1, 2022
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Native Plants of Santa Ynez Canyon, nature hike for California Native Plant Society, Santa Monica Mts. Chapter, June 12, 2022
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Advanced Plant Identification, Theodore Payne Foundation class, April 16 & 30, 2022
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Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses, California Native Plant Society, Santa Monica Mts. Chapter, April 12, 2022
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Designing Gardens in Harmony with Nature, California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter, September 14, 2021
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Welcoming Wildlife into the Designed Landscape, Marin Master Gardeners, March 9, 2021