Sustainable Permaculture Landscape with or without Native Plants

Registration Eligibility

Landscape Professionals

Start Date

11/13/2025

End Date

11/13/2025

Description

This topic delves into the principles of creating resilient, low-maintenance landscapes through permaculture practices, emphasizing a no-till ethos. Attendees will learn how to design and cultivate environments that prioritize ecological health and sustainability, regardless of whether native plants are used.

The speaker will explore the benefits of no-till gardening, such as soil preservation, enhanced biodiversity, and improved water retention, while also discussing how to integrate permaculture techniques to mimic natural ecosystems. By blending innovative gardening practices with a holistic approach to land stewardship, this talk highlights ways to foster sustainability and long-term ecological balance in any landscape, whether native or not. Nonnative plant selection tends to have showier flowers.

Location

Anaheim, CA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Yes

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1.Current practices vs Permaculture Landscape Design and why Permaculture benefits the earth while addressing the fires we have in California.
2. What Permaculture design options we have and plant selection that includes sustainable ground cover shrubs and trees.
3. How Permaculture Landscapes improve plant and human health.

Instructors

Dane Shota, Arborist

Course Codes

Provider

LandscapeWebinars.org

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