There are many well known and documented strategies one can apply in designing a garden. For this discussion we will use a thought process familiar to many in planning your next dinner party - who to invite, how to set the table, who sits next to whom -  and apply the process to setting a garden in motion. The discussion will include one of the newer trends in garden design, understanding Plant Sociability, or how an individual plant's behaviors for holding its ground or spreading, will guide you in selecting, placing and maintaining plants in your garden.

Lisa McDonald Hanes is a founding partner of TEND landscape architects and co-owner/operator of Redbud Native Plant Nursery in Media, Pennsylvania. A registered Landscape Architect in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Lisa’s land ethic was formed from her family’s farming heritage and over twenty years of professional work with landscapes. Her focus is fostering connections between people and their environments and improving quality of life by altering how we perceive, use and care for landscapes. Educated at Purdue University, with a Bachelor’s of Science in Landscape Architecture, Lisa has worked directly with community groups, municipal agencies, a wide range of design professionals and private homeowners in cultivating landscapes like our health depends on it.

Payment/Attendance notes:

• This event is free to members, $5 for visitors.

• Those who wish to create or renew membership may do so via PayPal on the Membership page of this website. You may also pay at the event with cash or check payable to Narberth Area Garden Club.

• This event will take place at the Narberth Municipal Building, 100 Conway Ave, Narberth PA (use Haverford Avenue entrance). The event will not be accessible via Zoom.