Your Natural Garden: Design and Stewardship in Living Landscapes
In this engaging lecture for landscape professionals, renowned plantsman and designer Kelly Norris offers a framework for managing living landscapes towards horticultural and ecological goals. As gardens designed to mimic nature grow in popularity, many wonder how to care for these vibrant, biodiverse spaces while also shifting public opinion about their value. How does landscape management change when plants take the lead?
Norris reveals how tending to a natural garden differs from traditional methods by emphasizing a connection to the broader environment and embracing dynamic processes. With real-world examples, stories from the field, and practical advice, this lecture will inspire and equip landscape professionals to embrace natural rhythms and processes while celebrating abundance and complexity in the places we live and work.
Kelly D. Norris
Kelly D. Norris is one of the leading ecological horticulturists of his generation. In his practice, he explores the narrative of place through site-specific plantings and landscape interventions. An award-winning author and plantsman, Kelly’s work in gardens has been featured in The New York Times, Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, Fine Gardening, Garden Design, and numerous television, radio, and digital media appearances. His latest book is Your Natural Garden from Cool Springs Press.