Grow Native! Webinar: Gardens of Excellence: Urban Native Landscape Design

Urban landscapes offer no shortage of unique opportunities for form and function in native plant garden design. Join Will Gibson and Christopher Carl, two landscape designers and Grow Native! professional members whose projects have been recognized in the Grow Native! Gardens of Excellence program, as they discuss the technical and aesthetic aspects behind these award-winning urban gardens.

Will Gibson, founder of Down to Earth Services/Green Thumb Gardens in Kansas City, will discuss design details of the Bridge Space native gardens in Lee’s Summit and Remodel Moore native gardens in Kansas City, Mo.

Christopher Carl, artist and founder of Studio Land Arts in Belleville, Illinois, will discuss the inception and the growth of the Pilot Plot gardens he designed in Granite City, Illinois.

Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of native plant communities, William Gibson focused his businesses on designing, building and maintaining landscapes with native plants and regenerative solutions. He co-owns Green Thumb Gardens, a retail nursery supplying native plants to the Kansas City region. William’s background and education are in environmental history and political science. After receiving a dual degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, he returned to the Kansas City region and started his path as an entrepreneur. Will is a vocal advocate for changes in the green industry and workforce development.

Christopher Carl is an artist working with landscapes and gardens. After receiving his Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture (MLA) from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Christopher established Studio Land Arts, which focuses on landscaping as a medium for creating art in landscapes and exploring garden form.

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This webinar was recorded live on March 27, 2024.