Native Plant Trust

Using the principles and key plants swaps featured in her book Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Beneficial Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden, Elise Howard offers advice on incorporating native plants in classic residential spaces, including the foundation, mixed border, hedges, hellstrips, and more. She’ll present key principles of native-plant gardening, explore key plant swaps for invasive and less beneficial non-natives, discuss sourcing native plants and finding additional resources, and end with possibilities for next steps in your native plant garden journey.

Explore one of the region’s premier herbarium collections led by the experts who manage this collection.

Experience Garden in the Woods after dark! Wander along enchanting trails illuminated by more than 1,000 luminaria, along with beautiful light installations and displays.