Gardening with an Ecological Mindset (2-sessions)

This two-session class introduces concepts from ecology that a gardener can use to create resilient, and beautiful landscapes.
About this Event

Gardening with an Ecological Mindset

with Nina Shippen

Two sessions:

Wednesday, August 12 | 9:30 am – 12 pm and

Wednesday, August 19 | 9:30 am – 12 pm

BREG – Core (Qualifies for EcoGardening core class)

Gardening with an Ecologic Mindset introduces theories, research, and models from ecology that a gardener can use to create robust, resilient, and beautiful landscapes that can support the diverse plant, insect, and animal communities found in a healthy ecosystem. The course is a springboard from which students can later explore gardening topics in more depth, such as gardening on slopes, managing stormwater, creating hedgerows, invasive plants, and grappling with native vs. exotic controversies.

Nina Shippen practices residential landscape and garden design through her company Hidden Road Landscape Design, which focuses on coupling the principles of healing gardens with sound ecologic practices to create satisfying gardens for her clients. A graduate of the landscape design program at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, she has lived and gardened in Transylvania County since 2005.

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