The Future of Landscapes: Great Plants and Forward Thinking for Resilient and Beautiful Gardens

Start Date

02/05/2026

End Date

02/05/2026

Description

More than ever, commercial properties and home gardeners are asking for landscapes to be more naturalistic and even totally native. These landscapes require different care and strategies than the lawns and gardens of the past, especially with intensifying weather events and unpredictable rainfall. David shares his experiences and lessons learned from managing large naturalistic landscapes along with how they can be rewarding and save labor over time. Also, gain insight into planting decisions for the next 50 years and explore strategies to make your landscapes successful in a changing world.

Location

Chesterfield, MO

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Residential Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1. Be able to assess existing landscapes to develop management short-term goals for long-term return.

2. Utilize tools for future plant selection of climate resilient plants

3. Employ creative problem solving and strategy seeking to make gardening easier in unpredictable weather

4. Understand what future challenges lay ahead and be ready to garden with them in mind

5. Understand that naturalistic landscaping is all about working with that specific site, every landscape is different.

Instructors

David McKinney

Course Codes

Provider

Proven Winners

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