Video Class: Botanical Opportunities for Unexpected Places: Part 2

Part 2 - Sand & Plants for Wet Areas

Welcome to part two of my class: Botanical Opportunities in Unexpected Places

In part one, I shared how understanding and accepting our diverse locations can help us to make better gardens by using examples of my work for clients in diverse areas across the US. We also heard about how current ecological research has led designers and gardeners to value less-than-perfect growing conditions in order to increase biodiversity and create more sustainable garden plantings. I shared about how creating elevations increases your types of growing conditions.

In part two, I will cover planting in wet soils which generally are found at the bottom of hills and slopes. I will share about treating our undrained, muddy ground as a native prairie to create a Long Border, and give a long list of plants which will grow well in damp ground in sun or shade. Included in the lists are many North American natives.

Part three will be posted at the beginning of February, and will include more details about how we created our Ruin garden and garden pond. We will also cover plants for open water, and plants for challenging dry conditions which you may find under a large shade tree, in a curb strip or at the top of a slope. We will end with a wonderful quote from designer, Dan Pearson.

Without further ado, on to part 2 of Botanical Opportunities for Unexpected Places…