SUNDAY, February 19, 2017 3:00pm-5:00pm Speaker: Barbara Eisenstein
$8 Arboretum members; $10 non-member (includes Arboretum admission) Reservations are preferred: Please call 626.821.4623 or pay at the door
Looking to transform your traditional, high water-use yard into a peaceful habitat garden abounding with biodiversity? Barbara Eisenstein, author of Wild Suburbia: Learning to Garden with Native Plants, will discuss the joys and challenges of tending a native garden and sign copies of her books.
Author Barbara Eisenstein emphasizes that gardening is a rewarding activity rather than a finished product, from removing lawns and getting in touch with a yard’s climate to choosing plants and helping them thrive.
For plant lovers curious about their own ecosystems, Wild Suburbia offers a style of gardening that nurtures biodiversity, deepens connection to place, and encourages new and seasoned gardeners alike to experiment and have fun.
Barbara Eisenstein is a research associate and former horticultural outreach coordinator at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, California. She is the horticultural chair of the San Gabriel Mountains chapter of the California Native Plant Society, and founder and organizer of Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park. www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/