New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) is holding an edcuational virtual series for professionals and home gardeners, from September through Decvember. Registration will be open and recordings will be viewable for 3 months after each live session date. Register for individual sessions or as a discounted bundle!*
The group of presenters will include University of Delaware Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Doug Tallamy, PhD; Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer Lyla June Johnston, PhD; gardening communicator and founder of Agrochic.com Perla Sofía Curbelo-Santiago; Senior Director of Research and Agroecology at Greenacres Foundation Chad Bitler; Landscape Designer at Larry Weaner Landscape Associates Ethan Dropkin, MLA; and NDAL Founder and Landscape Designer Larry Weaner, FAPLD. Topics will include how to make a meadow seed mix, indigenous edible landscapes, a season-by-season guide to gardening for pollinators, “garden break rooms” for mental wellness, an organic lawn-to-meadow transition, introduction to ecology-based home gardening, and more.
In September:
At Home With Nature: Beauty, Ecology, and Experience
Lawn to Meadow: A Light and Gradual Transition
In October:
Indigenous Edible Landscape Design: Lessons from the Past and Present
What Makes a Garden Break “Room” Truly Restorative?
Seed Mix Formulation for Native Meadows
In November:
Utilizing Natural Disturbances in the Establishment and Maintenance of Prairie Vegetation
In December:
Tallamy and Weaner: A Season by Season Guide to Plant-Wildlife Connections
Register at https://www.ndal.org/2025-fall-virtual.