Adkins Arboretum Offers Landscape Design Workshop April 2

Register for Adkins Arboretum’s Landscape Design Workshop on Sat., April 2, and learn how to transform your property into an attractive landscape with year-round interest and beauty.

Offered again by popular demand, this all-day workshop will address typical challenges of homeowners in the Chesapeake Bay region. Three experienced landscape designers and avid gardeners will lead this intensive planning session. Come with your challenges and dreams, and leave with a landscape plan, ideas and confidence to transform your home landscape for your enjoyment and pride.

Topics include analyzing the challenges and opportunities of your property; developing a plan for circulation and unique features; designing “rooms” for outdoor living; choosing materials for patios and walks; incorporating sustainable practices; and selecting ornamental plants. The designers will offer practical advice on getting started; tackling wet areas; laying out a path; screening an undesirable view; and plants recommended for specific conditions. Step by step, participants will develop their own landscape designs.

Workshop leaders are landscape architect Barbara McClinton, formerly of the Baltimore landscape architecture and land planning firm Daft, McCune, Walker; landscape designer and native plant enthusiast Chris Pax, a graduate of the George Washington University sustainable landscape design master’s program; and Meredith Watters, who holds a master’s in landscape architecture and more than 25 years’ experience as a residential garden and hardscape designer.

The workshop begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. The fee is $95 for Arboretum members, $120 for non-members and $150 for member couples. Advance registration is required. Bring lunch, a property plat, photos and other documentation of your property. Continental breakfast, break refreshments, worksheets and handouts will be provided. Register online at adkinsarboretum.org or call 410-634-2847, ext. 0.