Library EventVIRTUAL 2nd Sunday Garden Forum: Fundamentals of Garden Layers

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Sunday, February 13, 2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

02/13/2022 2:00pm 02/13/2022 4:00pm VIRTUAL 2nd Sunday Garden Forum: Fundamentals of Garden Layers Guest speaker Benjamin Vogt, gardener, author, and manager of the prairie inspired design firm “Monarch Gardens LLC” in Lincoln, Nebraska which focuses on urban and suburban lawn to meadow conversions. He will be here to discuss learning from natural plant communities to increase ecosystem function and climate resilience at home in our own gardens. From the fundamentals of plant succession over the years to using plant reproduction and habit to fill ecological niches, the right native plant communities make all the difference for beautiful gardens that both wildlife and people crave. Benjamin is the author of “A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future” and the forthcoming “Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design” (Fall 2022). This event will be live on YouTube and Zoom. To join the Zoom event and ask questions, registration is required. Follow this link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LBGa63rRR_Or5ksbDKKG8w To watch on YouTube, go to https://www.youtube.com/user/thelibrarychannel. Second Sunday Garden Forums are cosponsored by Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library. The events are free and open to the public. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

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Guest speaker Benjamin Vogt, gardener, author, and manager of the prairie inspired design firm “Monarch Gardens LLC” in Lincoln, Nebraska which focuses on urban and suburban lawn to meadow conversions. He will be here to discuss learning from natural plant communities to increase ecosystem function and climate resilience at home in our own gardens. From the fundamentals of plant succession over the years to using plant reproduction and habit to fill ecological niches, the right native plant communities make all the difference for beautiful gardens that both wildlife and people crave.
Benjamin is the author of “A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future” and the forthcoming “Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design” (Fall 2022).

This event will be live on YouTube and Zoom.

To join the Zoom event and ask questions, registration is required. Follow this link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LBGa63rRR_Or5ksbDKKG8w

To watch on YouTube, go to https://www.youtube.com/user/thelibrarychannel.

Second Sunday Garden Forums are cosponsored by Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library. The events are free and open to the public.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

Cosponsor

Cosponsor Organization: Project GREEN

Cosponsor Name: Connie Goeb

Cosponsor Phone: 310-938-0395