Water flows downhill and so do stormwater management issues. Water issues seem to flow from a next door neighbor to the client to the landscape professional brought in to clean up the mess. This session will look at surface features that work when designed and installed correctly. This session wi...

In the face of climate change, water is becoming much more of an issue; we either have too much or too little and never when we really need it. Get reacquainted with water and learn simple methods to capture and reuse storm water or slow stormwater runoff, such as Rain harvesting, Permeable pavem...

Neil Diboll, Prairie Nursery at Impact 2024
The interest in using native wildflowers, grasses and low-growing shrubs of the North American Prairie in gardens has been building for the past fifty years. What were once considered to be “weeds” are now recognized as essential members of a healthy la...

Join experts Roy Diblik, Northwinds Farm and Jerry Wilhelm, Conservation Research Institute, to learn about:
Healthy soil with bacteria, microorganisms, and insects
Building your dream prairie garden
Key elements in landscape design and plant combinations

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 space...

Jeff Taphouse at iLandscape 2025
As populations in cities grow, natural ground cover is being replaced with impervious surface cover and this in turn is causing an increase in stormwater runoff. The need to successfully manage and mitigate the harmful effects of stormwater runoff is becoming clea...

Brandon Haley, Vice President of Grounds for SSC Services for Education, shares insights on adopting electric equipment for educational campuses. He discusses the importance of crew preferences, backup power solutions, and the operational changes needed for new tools. With a focus on cost savings...

A regenerative land care professional shares insights on the importance of regenerating natural systems and managing stormwater. Participants visualize rain's effects in various environments and learn about techniques like rain gardens and green roofs. The speaker discusses water's historical sig...

Austin Eischeid of Austin Eischeid Garden Design and Kasey Eaves of Vivant Gardening Services will share their collaboration of the new North Gardens at Millennium Park. Through teamwork and open communication, they keep these naturalistic gardens healthy and evolving for the millions of visitors...

This presentation will explore the key elements of designing a woodland garden by understanding the forest’s three primary layers: the ground plane, middle plane, and overstory/canopy. We will discuss plant selection for each layer, focusing on how to seamlessly incorporate both native and non-na...

Chris Evans and Zach DeVillez - Woody invasive plant control requires knowledge of invasive species and the use of various management techniques. Methods include mechanical control, foliar spray, cut stump, basal bark, and injection treatments, each with specific applications. Monitoring effectiv...

Turfgrass lawns are the number one irrigated crop in North America. While the lawns of our play fields and picnic spaces are valuable, other lawns exist as an unconsidered, socially-default landscape. All these roadsides, corporate campuses, parking lots, and other incidental lawn spaces in our l...

In this talk, Conor O’Shea will present an under-the-hood snapshot of the ever-evolving computational planting design process at Hinterlands, his Chicago-based landscape architecture practice. Drawing on case studies of recent midwestern gardens, he will showcase how his work at Hinterlands sits ...

Luke Dahlberg, conservation seed program manager at Citizens for Conservation, shares his expertise in horticulture and the significance of native plants. He discusses the challenges of propagating underrepresented spring species, the impact of poaching, and economic factors affecting plant avail...

In this session, Luke discusses the challenges of propagating underrepresented spring species, the impact of poaching, and economic factors affecting plant availability. The conversation covers various native plants, their growth habits, and cultivation challenges, while providing recommendations...

A disconnect exists between the popular and traditional ideas of landscape and the ecological forefront our industry has begun to embrace. All of us in the green industry are responsible for accurately representing the importance of our work and the value of doing that work well. Come together fo...