In our age of environmental anxiety, gardens can be places of respite for us, as well as powerful agents of environmental healing with plant communities that feed and shelter wildlife, and green engineering that prevents erosion, flooding and pollution. Four accomplished landscape designers will share stories about particular gardens they have designed, including their favorite native plants, and lessons learned through success and failure along the way.

Alongside the event, Izel Native Plants will offer an assortment of plants for sale that solve your garden challenges, from groundcovers for dry shade to late bloomers that support fall pollinators. These native species will be available to purchase as plugs without having to commit to a full flat.

(Photos by Regis Lefebure / Courtesy Backyard Bounty)