Join us from 5-6 p.m. ET for the APLD Virtual Chapter Webinar.

Plant-Based Solutions for Managing Water in Your Landscape Designs

Overview

Learn the goals of managing water on the landscape and how to choose plants adapted to support them with Shannon Currey, Izel Native Plants.

Plant-Based Solutions for Managing Water in Your Landscape Designs

Traditionally, built structures and hardscape did the heavy lifting when it came to managing water and runoff in our landscapes. While that’s often still the case, we now recognize that plants, soils, and natural systems have a greater role to play. They offer dynamic solutions that add ecological benefits and build resilience. This presentation will address general goals for treating water that falls on the landscape, then explore strategies for choosing plants that are adapted to address them. We'll take a deep dive into a handful of specific native plants that are well adapted for drainage areas—at the base of downspouts, in rain gardens, in ditches, near air conditioning outlets, or anywhere that water collects—focusing on characteristics and adaptations that make these plants particularly helpful. You’ll leave the presentation with a better understanding of how plants can improve drainage and help your designs become more resilient in the face of increasingly severe storms.

WEBINAR FORMAT

We will use Zoom and send out a link to all registered attendees before the event. The webinar will be recorded and available for two weeks for all registered attendees after the event.

Meet Shannon

Shannon Currey is a horticultural educator with Izel Native Plants. She’s worked in the nursery trade since 2006, initially developing expertise in grasses and sedges and then expanding to native perennials. Shannon has written for national publications and traveled the country speaking to professional organizations, community groups, and at public gardens. She currently serves on the North Carolina Plant Conservation Program Scientific Committee, holds advisory roles with several organizations, and has served on the Boards of the Perennial Plant Association and the Perennial Plant Foundation. Shannon lives in Durham, North Carolina and loves exploring gardens and native flora everywhere she goes.