Using Native Plants in a Designed Landscape Setting

June 16, 2017, Columbia, MO

Presented at the 2017 Missouri Master Gardener Conference

Presenter: Bill Ruppert, on behalf of Grow Native!, a program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation

Friday, June 16, 2017, 9:00am

Landscapes utilizing native plants don't necessary need to be randomly planted, with an appearance of being "wild and weedy".  Appropriate selection, based on a set of selection criteria, and an understanding of some basic landscape design principals can create a landscape to be envied by your neighbors.  Bill will provide an illustrated presentation highlighting 5 important plant selection criteria and examples associated with 7 landscape design considerations for creating both attractive and nature-beneficial native landscapes to keep nature near!

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Memorial Union
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

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