34 Years of Educational Programming

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    Spring Virtual Education Series | Ecology-based Landscape Design & Gardening | REGISTRATION OPEN!

    Our accomplished group of presenters will include Landscape Designer and Regional Planner Evan Abramson, Cornell Botanic Gardens Gardener Krissy Boys, Garden Designer and Wood Thrush Native Nursery Owner Ian Caton, Landscape Designer and Principal of Gardens by Mardi, LLC Mardi Dover, and NDAL Founder and Landscape Designer Larry Weaner.

  • Butterflies on flowers

    Ecology-based Landscape Practice: 7-Part Intensive Virtual Course (Recordings) | Registration Open!

    Join influential Landscape Designer Larry Weaner and native plant expert Ian Caton as they explore the integration of restoration ecology and fine garden design.

  • NDAL Receives AHS Award for Horticultural Innovation!

    Part of American Horticultural Society’s Great American Gardeners Awards, the Horticultural Innovation Award is “given to an individual or company whose innovations have made the field of horticulture more sustainable and accessible to all.”

  • Individual Lecture Topics

    Is your organization holding a conference, workshop, or other type of event? Ecology-based landscape designer Larry Weaner and NDAL Executive Director Sara Weaner Cooper speak on a variety of topics.

About NDAL

New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) is an educational organization dedicated to the art, culture, and science of ecology-based landscape design.

 

NDAL receives the 2024 AHS award in Horticultural Innovation!

We are thrilled and honored to announce that NDAL has received the 2024 Horticultural Innovation Award by American Horticultural Society (AHS). This award is part of AHS’s annual Great American Gardeners Awards, in which six individuals/organizations are recognized. The Horticultural Innovation Award is presented to an individual/organization “whose innovations have made the field of horticulture more sustainable and accessible to all.”

 

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