

Fergus Garret is an established mogul at the Great Dixter- it means a lot when a storied and historical garden not only deeply embraces but pushes the forefront of invertebrate-minded gardening. When I was quietly hunting for speakers, most of my prospective folks all showed slides of her garden as the example that inspired them to do what they are doing). (And thus directly inspired dang near everyone gravel gardening in the US. Several more notable public gardeners follow him- Lisa Roper, who has long tended the gravel garden at Chanticleer in PA. The infamous ornamental grass Karl Foerster is named after one of the great trailblazers from that country. We’ll start with Cassian Schmidt, Director of Hermannshof Gardens in Germany, exemplifies the deepest history in Germany if not the first examples of meadow-style garden concepts. In the zeitgeist of the alarmism of climate change shifting to action, gardeners are broadly embracing their opportunity to genuinely mend the world, starting in their front yard. But recently it’s come to mean more grasses and plants grown for wildlife forage or habitat, including bugs. I am stunned by the caliber of speakers, and especially excited to expose listeners to a few certain folks whom I’d call sleeper talent- amazing geniuses perhaps not known in wide circles.Ī meadow is not a new idea- arguably the classic border and cottage garden is a meadow- it’s really any garden dominated by herbaceous plants.

Green edge gardens season creation workshop series#
Yet another in the varied, successful, and wonderful series created in the last year by NARGS, I am hosting the meadow-garden themed webinar.
