Naturalistic Planting Design - Part 2

Service Description

Our guest speaker, landscape design expert Aaron Fox, will review the concepts of naturalistic planting design from his fall Part 1 webinar, and demonstrate how to use them to design a naturalistic plant community that provides an appropriate balance between supporting biodiversity and providing aesthetic value. It will provide a process participants may be able to follow while designing their own plant communities, and outlines the steps involved in that process. Participants should have a clear sense of how naturalistic planting design differs from conventional planting design, as well as what they need to consider to effectively design a naturalistic plant community. Aaron Fox is a horticulturist and landscape architect who has worked on a diverse range of projects in the private and public sectors. A graduate of the Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture, he also has a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Guelph and is a member of the Ontario and Canadian Associations of Landscape Architects. He has taught a variety of courses in the landscape and horticulture programs at several Colleges in Ontario and his education, work and teaching experience have helped him develop an in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of plants and how they can be used. His main interests include designing and creating plant communities that support biodiversity and improve the sustainability of a landscape, as well as encouraging people to think differently about plants and recognize their importance in the landscape.