Landscapes as Essential Groundwork for our Future
As we move into a new age of ecological landscaping, how do we rethink our residential and civic landscapes so that they actively support biodiversity, climate resilience, and community wellbeing? As horticulture professionals, we have an essential role in the future of our world. Drawing from real-world projects and community-based design work, this workshop will explore practical approaches to creating beautiful, functional gardens that wildly expand biodiversity while connecting the human spirit back to the natural world.
Participants will gain inspiration and actionable strategies for transforming landscapes from resource consumers to ecosystem contributors, strengthening connections between people and the natural realm while centering a changing world, biodiversity, and community action. We will explore real-life challenges and strategies for maintaining these ecological gardens and how to better connect design and care professionals for long-term success. We will learn how to build healthy ecosystems while at the same time connecting people back to the rhythms of the seasons, healing spirit, and building community and equity along the way.
Walking the property at Stone Barns mid workshop, participants will enjoy a guided landscape tour of the property with real-life success and challenges on plant choices and 10+ years of garden trails from in-house staff.
When: Wednesday June 24 2026, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Where: Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
630 Bedford Road
Pocantico Hills, New York
Who: Landscape industry professionals
Link to Register HERE
Learning objectives:
Incorporate native plants into tough and unlikely spaces, bringing them into residential, suburban, containerized, and urban landscapes.
Building new and improved management skills on how to tend and care for these changing spaces as designers and gardeners, while educating clients along the way
Building joy and fun, seasonal celebration, and a memory of our natural rhythms into our work for long-term success & well-being
Building skills and systems for working with the community
CEUs are being sought from:
Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD)
Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional (CNLP)
Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA/CES)
More coming soon
Back in 2020 Design Wild installed a gallery show at Stone Barns and had a blast!