Events

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Are you thinking about making a new garden, expanding or reworking an existing garden, or starting on a full landscape plan? Join us, whatever your experience level and whatever stage your plan is in. We will have a short presentation that includes lots of resources and some basic design principles to use when creating a garden. The rest of the time will be spent at tables in groups working on your plan. Experienced gardeners will be there to help answer questions you might have. If you can, bring a photo (printed out is great) of the garden area and any other supplies you use for planning a garden. We will also bring supplies to share. 

We recommend that before you come you watch the Wild Ones design workshop webinar, “Turn That Patch Into a Plan,”  where experts Zoe Evans (Plan it Wild) and Heather Evans (Design Your Wild) show you how to reimagine your entire yard as a place that truly works for both people and wildlife. As you watch the video, you are invited to sketch along and come away with a draft plan they can refine over time. Have blank paper, highlighter, and if possible, an overhead view of your property. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHv2Yea57SY

 Please RSVP to [email protected]

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!