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Here's a course catalog for Ecological Landscaping 101. Topics include:

  • Native Plant Communities
  • The Soil Food Web and Regenerative Practices
  • Ecological Design Principles & Microclimates
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  • Creating Pollinator Habitats and Wildlife-friendly Landscapes
  • Watershed and Stormwater Management
  • Invasive Plants and their Replacements
  • Permaculture and Agroecology
  • Ethnobotany and Cultural Considerations
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Plant Information:
https://www.wildflower.org/plants-main
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx

Places:
Mt. Cuba Center

People:
Doug Tallamy: Conservation Landscaping
Elaine Ingham: Soil Health

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Designing with Nature: Native Plant Communities

Forest plant communities are used to a closed canopy, so they need minimal light and moisture. 

​Ferns, sedges, barrenwort, heuchera,

Grassland plant communities are brightly lit all day, so they have also adapted to minimal water.

​Grasses, perennials and wildflowers with bright floral displays and heavy set fruit/seed.

Woodland plant communities have adapted to a wide variety of sun and moisture conditions found along forest edges or streams. Generally, these plants prefer more moisture and provide dramatic seasonal interest. 

Sedges, annuals, wood oats, blue joint grass, ​

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