Natives In The Garden

Indigenous first, exotic with intention. • What "indigenous" means in a garden context • Native vs indigenous vs exotic • How to choose plants for birds, insects and soil • Layering local plants without losing beauty • Mixing indigenous with productive and fragrant exotics • Common mistakes with native gardens • Take home: A seasonal plant list and a plant-with-intention worksheet. WHAT TO EXPECT Small by design Each session is deliberately capped at eight people. The conversation stays close and the learning stays practical. Studio setting Held at our Hawthorn studio, surrounded by the plants, objects and reference material we use in our own design work. Printed take-homes Every workshop includes printed notes, worksheets or plant lists to carry the thinking forward. Led by practitioners Not instructors. The people who lead these sessions design ecological gardens for a living.