New England Zoom Format
As am instructor, I plan to extend the reach for students via Zoom. The class is composed of 6 sessions; one per week;Webinar: HERITAGE GARDENS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN
Reduce, reuse, and recycle in your landscapes—learn why it is important, how it can save you money, and the way it can set your yard apart from others. Reimagine for a healthier planet.
Charlotte NC – Zoom (sponsor: UNC Charlotte Botanical Garden
LFL adapted for the Southeast Piedmont, particularly the “Metrolina” area around Charlotte, NC. Held this year (2021) via Zoom.
Limit Toxins in Your Landscape
Limit Toxins in Your Landscape Use low- or no-VOC materials. Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, refer to a large number of mostly petrochemical-derived substances that readily become a gas at room temperature. VOCs can be bad for the environment and have been...
Design for Well-being
Design for Well-being Your backyard should be a place of pleasure, not anxiety over that big lawn that needs mowing and shrubs that need pruning. Design your yard as a place for recreation and socializing, with a private space for rest and repose. Think...
Reduce Light Pollution
Reduce Light Pollution The night sky in cities and many suburbs is filled not with stars but with the pervasive orange haze of artificial light. Scientists are discovering that this light pollution may have serious effects on human health and can disrupt the normal...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle You can minimize the negative impacts of materials and product manufacturing by strictly adopting this mantra: reduce, reuse and recycle. Reduce: Use less. To reduce simply means to do more with less. It’s a good idea to keep this...
Use Certified Woods
Use Certified Woods While consumers clamor for lists of wood species to choose and endangered wood species to avoid, many experts are hesitant to make recommendations for a number of reasons. Trees become threatened when they are not being harvested sustainably, yet...
