Sustainable Landscaping, SC Native Plant Core

Join ecologist Sharleen Johnson, founder of Native Plants to the People, to explore how to design with nature and how native plants are essential characters in functioning ecological landscapes. The course provides a holistic perspective of land ethic values that will frame how and why native plants work in our landscapes.

The course will connect growing conditions and plant communities to designed landscapes that work together with nature. Participants will learn how designing with nature begins by reviewing applications of native plants in residential landscapes that are beautiful and low maintenance. Discover how to plant for wildlife, particularly pollinators and birds, and how to choose native replacements for exotic and/or invasive species.

Johnson owns  Native Plants to the People LLC, a native plant nursery and habitat garden outreach business. Prior to establishing NPTTP, she worked for nine years as a marine ecologist for the South Carolina Dept of Natural Resources, for five years in non-profit medical research, and for three years as a high school science teacher. She is an active board member for the SC Native Plant Society’s Lowcountry Chapter, a Master Naturalist, and a forever student of the natural world.

The SC Native Plant Studies Certificate Program is offered by the SCBG in partnership with the South Carolina Native Plant Society. Discount available to SCNPS and SCBG members. 

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