Landscape for Life Brown Bag Lecture: Components of a Sustainable Garden
Event Type: USBG Program or Event
Category: USBG Workshop
When: Oct 21, 2011 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Where: U.S. Botanic Garden
Ray Mims, USBG Conservation and Sustainability Horticulturist – Soil, Water and Materials
Holly Shimizu, USBG Executive Director – Human Health
The Sustainable Sites Initiative recognizes the
importance of human health and wellbeing as a critical factor in
sustainable landscapes. Considerations include creating outdoor spaces
for social interaction, providing views and quiet outdoor spaces for
mental restoration, reducing light pollution and protecting and
maintaining unique cultural and historical places. At this lecture,
learn why human health is integral to a sustainable landscape and how
the appropriate use of water, soil and materials is crucial to your
success.
The USBG, in partnership with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, has developed Landscape for Life, a program for home owners on sustainable gardening and based on the principles behind the Sustainable Sites Initiative. This Landscape for Life series
serves to highlight how home gardeners can incorporate sustainability
into their personal landscapes. These brown bag lectures can be done
individually or as a series.
Code: LH102111
Location: Conservatory Classroom
Regular registration starts on 08/15/2011 and ends on 10/22/2011.
