PRFCT EVENTS
Late Season Lawn Care Workshop
with Paul Wagner
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell Lane
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Free, but registration is required
Perfect Earth has partnered with Peconic Land Trust for Late Season Lawn Care Workshop with Paul Wagner of Greener Pastures Organic at Bridge Gardens. Learn about value of compost and compost tea, over-seeding, fertilization and lawn aeration, and information on the best products available today.
Ecological Landscapes: A Community Conversation
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
6 p.m.
Central Park Arsenal
Free for Metro Hort members
$20 donation for non-members
Join Metro Hort board members Richard Hayden, Senior Director of Horticulture at the High Line; Shanti Nagel, Owner and Principal of Design Wild; Rashid Poulson, Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park; Richard Smith, Director of the School of Professional Horticulture at NYBG; and Toshi Yano, Director of Perfect Earth Project, for a wide-ranging discussion about their different approaches to ecological design, management, and education. Learn about the challenges they face, the successes they’re most proud of, and their vision on the state of the industry. After brief introductions and initial remarks, the group will look forward to fielding questions and comments from the audience, and participating in a lively conversation for the remainder of the evening.
All Together Now: Designing (or not) for Fearless Garden Harmony
Friday, September 20, 2024
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Garden Museum in London
Come see Perfect Earth across the pond in London! Join Edwina von Gal, US landscape designer and founder of Perfect Earth Project, and Fergus Garrett, British plantsman and Chief Executive of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, for All Together Now: Designing (or not) for Fearless Garden Harmony, an upbeat conversation around how landscape professionals are responding to the environmental crisis. Edwina and Fergus, moderated by Joanna McKerr, will ask whether landscape professionals must now accept responsibility for delivering an environmental message that recognizes and respects the relationship humans have with nature.
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Meadows Matter: How to Create a Meaningful Meadow
Sunday, October 6, 2024
8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Boscobel House and Gardens
$50
Learn from experts how to create a meadow in your yard, and visit some successful meadows in the area. During this full day symposium, you will hear from experts Janice Butler, Erin Muir, Bryan Quinn, Perfect Earth’s Toshi Yano, and Scott Stevens on why meadows are important, various types, implementation, maintenance and the cultural importance. After lunch, participants will be able to sign up and visit various types of meadows locally.
Presented by: Boscobel, Philipstown Garden Club, Hudson Highlands Land Trust, Perfect Earth Project, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, The Garden Conservancy, One Nature.
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Interested in having Edwina, Toshi, or another PRFCT team member speak at your event? Fill out our Speaker Request Form HERE.
Testimonials
We are profoundly grateful to Edwina Von Gal for sharing her invaluable insights on nature-based landscaping practices with our community. Her expertise in harmonizing with Mother Nature to create landscapes that are not only visually stunning, but also promote the health of our families, pets, and vital ecosystems is truly inspiring. Thank you, Edwina, for taking the time to guide us toward nurturing more vibrant and sustainable environments.
~ Eileen Mullen, The Lion Head Beach Association
[Edwina’s] presentation was inspirational, entertaining & filled with a joyous sense of freedom – all while imparting such important information & a new way of looking at landscapes & plantings. I am so interested in getting as many of our residents as possible to understand a new perception of beauty.
~ Jean Thatcher, Three Harbors Garden Club
We received wonderful, positive feedback from so many of the attendees who said that they felt informed and empowered to make changes in their home landscape practice towards a more ‘magical’ and sustainable model.
~Lisa de Guzman, Three Harbors Garden Club
My husband and I are totally inspired! And the feedback today says…so are the 175 + guests listening last night.
~ Laura Blumin, Three Harbors Garden Club