Registration Eligibility
Landscape professionals including contractors, designers, architects, arborists, and growers.
Start Date
02/28/2025
End Date
02/28/2025
Description
Native plants often get top billing for supporting pollinators. However, native plants also offer solutions for areas that can be difficult to manage, like underneath trees, on slopes, and in drainage fields. Installing the right plant in the right place for the right purpose is critical for success. By selecting native plants that function together as a community, you can create plantings that not only survive in these situations but will also provide key benefits. This session will cover helpful strategies for choosing native plants for the variable shade underneath trees, erosion control on slopes, and managing stormwater in drainage areas. We’ll examine a handful of specific native perennials for each situation, focusing on characteristics and adaptations that make them particularly helpful. Join us for solutions that bring beauty, functionality, and resilience to your clients’ landscapes.
Location
Schaumburg, IL
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Horticulture / Plants
Sustainable Development & Design
Water / Stormwater Management
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.25
Learning Outcomes
1. Be able to describe the importance that plantings play in providing ecological benefits underneath trees, on slopes, and in stormwater or drainage areas.
2. Know some of the key attributes that make plants well adapted to plantings in these situations.
3. Be able to incorporate helpful tools—like wetland indicator status—in choosing appropriate plants for these situations.
4. Be able to list 2-3 native plants per situation that will thrive in these situations and describe their benefits.
Instructors
Shannon Currey
Course Codes
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association
Provider
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association