Native Landscaping 101: An In- Person Program for Home Gardeners

Blue Bell Branch Wissahickon Valley Public Library

You'll never look at gardening the same way once you've learned about ecology-based landscaping.

Wissahickon Valley Public Library

Less weeding? CheckLess watering? CheckLess ongoing cost? CheckMore personal engagement with the natural world? Triple CheckLearn the basics to this landscaping approach with award-winning Landscape Designer Larry Weaner. Participants will learn how ecology-based landscaping differs from traditional gardening including site-adapted native plant selection, nursery purchasing guidance, and light-touch planting and management techniques.Sara Weaner Cooper will share the latest updates about her front landscape, an experimental yet highly successful organic lawn-to-meadow conversion that was featured in the BBC in 2025 and The New York Times in 2024Part Two: Landscapes Open House. Sign up at the circ desk at Blue Bell Library (call or in-person) Sara will provide more information after the presentataion.