Education
Bring me to your group.
Twenty years of outreach teaching, turned into sessions people enjoy sitting through. I adapt every one of these to the room. A garden club, a city council, a fourth-grade class, and a roomful of realtors all need a different version of the same good idea.
Check my availability (opens in a new tab)For professionals
Trainings
Practical sessions for people who work on land for a living.
Naturescape Appeal: Marketing Native Landscaped Properties as an Asset
Real estate professionals
Ecological Landscaping Best Practices
Industry professionals
Hands-on
Interactive Workshops
Sessions where people get up, move around, and leave with something they can do on Saturday.
Do More by Doing Less: Reduce Yard Maintenance and Increase Habitat Quality
Homeowners and community groups
Wild Yards: Growing a Home for Wildlife
Kids, adapted by age group
Talks
Presentations
Pick a topic. I have slides, stories, and a strong opinion about turfgrass.
Something for Everyone: Native Plant Food Gardening
General audience
Wet Your Plants On Purpose: Rainscaping with Native Plants
General audience
No Rain, No Pain: Native Landscaping for Drought Tolerance
General audience
Making Space for Nature: Identifying and Clearing Invasive Plants
General audience
Gardening for Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Beyond
General audience
Don’t see the one you want?
Ask anyway. Most of the talks on this page started as somebody calling me with a specific problem and a date on the calendar. If your group has a topic in mind, I can almost certainly build it.
Tell me what you need (opens in a new tab)Let’s go look at your yard.
Show me what you’re working with, imagine the possibilities, and develop a plan to make it happen.