When you hear the term “meadow,” you may think of a of wide, expansive natural space.
But meadows don’t have to be large. Even the smallest garden spaces can be transformed into low-maintenance miniature meadows that could still make a big different to the health of a landscape. Join instructor Graham Laird Gardner online to learn the benefits of small-scale wild planting and how mini meadows can help foster biodiversity, support pollinators, and provide naturalistic beauty.
Certificate Information
Elective course for Certificate of Merit in Landscape Design
Course Schedule
Online Sessions
Thursdays, September 5–26, 2024
6:00–8:30 pm
Location
Online, via Zoom
Instructor
Graham Laird Gardner
Graham Laird Gardner is the author of Tiny and Wild: Build a Small-Scale Meadow Anywhere, a 2024 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner. He has over 25 years of experience in landscape design and project management in public, private, and non-profit sectors. Beyond his residential design projects, he has worked with agencies such as the Denver Parks Department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey, as well as many Cooperative Extension offices, Friends of parks groups, and native plant societies.
During his professional career, Gardner has gained considerable practical experience in strategic and master planning, site analysis, regenerative landscape design, construction oversight, and landscape maintenance. As we move away from the thirsty lawns of the City Beautiful Movement designs of the early twentieth century toward a more ecological approach to green spaces, Gardner is a leader in the new paradigm of high-functioning, water-smart, and low-maintenance landscapes.