Best-selling author Brie Arthur has fine-tuned her signature gardening technique of Foodscaping, a sustainable practice that embraces beauty and bounty. Combining expert advice from both of her books, Brie aims to inspire attendees to think creatively about planting food and flowers! Learn gardening basics including site selection, soil prep, how to fertilize and water, and how to keep weeds at bay. Easy planting strategies are explained, including creative ideas for deterring deer, rabbits, groundhogs, and voles. This is a fast paced, informative presentation that leaves attendees inspired and ready to foodscape!
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Douglass Payne
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Foodscaping With Native Plants
Tuesday, March 22 | 6-8 p.m. (EST)
Wherever You Are
Price: $26; Carolina Alumni members $16
Click in via Zoom to learn more about foodscaping with native plants. Thoughtful design and management of landscapes are more important than ever as concerns of climate, water quality and invasive plants increase. Brie Arthur, expert in foodscaping and bestselling author, will discuss how to create a foodscape using native plants mixed with favorite seasonal food crops. She will feature the best organic products and highlight easy, Earth-friendly maintenance strategies. Learn about native edible plants and the pollinators they attract that aid in ecological restoration. Get inspired to see the potential every landscape offers by transforming them into purposeful spaces that embrace solutions to modern day landscape practices.
After signing up, registrants will receive a Zoom link and instructions approximately five days before the event.
Refund policy: Cancellations made in writing by March 15 will be refunded in full.
Brie Arthur
N.C. Botanical Gardens
This program is being offered through a partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden.