Ecological Landscape Design
October 24 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday, October 24, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 1 & Sunday, November 2, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
If you want to design landscapes inspired by and inclusive of nature, studying design principles through the lens of natural systems is essential. In this three-day course led by landscape designer and horticulturist Irene Brady Barber, students will learn to identify and incorporate the components of ecological landscape design. Online and onsite, we will examine the systems influencing design decisions, practice environmental site analysis, and design conceptual plot plans for a selected site.
Class Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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Materials needed:
Pencils, 11 “x17″ or 18″ x 24” graph and tracing paper, an eraser block, straight-edge (engineer’s) ruler, circular template, compass, and drafting adhesive dots.
Suggested reference: Integrated Landscaping: Following Nature’s Lead, authors: Chase and Davis
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Instructor Bios:
Irene Brady Barber designs gardens and landscapes with an ecological and holistic approach under her horticulture & landscape design company Greenscapes Design LLC. For 25 years and upon completing degrees in human behavior and plants and sciences, Irene has been deepening people’s connections to plants as a horticulturist, educator, landscape designer, and Registered Horticultural Therapist. Mrs. Barber is an active board member of the Ecological Landscape Alliance, a certified Sustainable Landscape Practitioner of the Maine Landscape and Nursery Association and the Northeast Organic Farmers’ Association and is the VP of the Northeast Horticultural Therapy Network. A collaborator and networker, Irene works with allied professionals to achieve sustainable landscapes and gardens for a wide variety of public and private settings. A lifetime student, Irene strongly believes in the fact that learning from people, nature and research is endless.
