Sense of No-Place: Intentional Naturalistic Garden Making
Sustainable Landscaping
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59m
Over the past few decades thought-leaders and visionaries from around the world have brought us squarely into the golden age of naturalistic garden design. Our libraries are brimming with tomes that allow us to dissect, comprehend and translate designer gardens and natural beauty to our own spaces. But what’s next? Do we have a path forward? Is it possible to transcend the current zeitgeist of beauty and function? Is it even necessary? Kevin will explore concepts and strategies to elevate the conversation of naturalistic garden design to intentional world-building through and offer ways that we can shatter and reinvent naturalistic planting design.
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