Explore how to maintain an ecological balance while creating beautiful landscapes with this food web approach to gardening. The emphasis is on the interdependence of all life in the garden and how the lives of insects, birds, other animals, and soil organisms are inextricably interwoven. The presentation begins with a brief introduction to conservation biological control in gardens and discusses why this approach is ideally suited to landscape settings.

Speaker Bio:

Frédérique Lavoipierre is the author of Garden Allies: The Insects, Birds & Other Animals That Keep Your Garden Beautiful and Thriving. Her column, Voices of the West: New Science on Life in the Garden, is featured in Pacific Horticulture; she also serves on the board of that organization. Frédérique was the director of education at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, prior to which she was the founding director of the Sustainable Landscape Professional Certificate Program at Sonoma State University. She holds a masters degree in biology, with an emphasis on ecological principles of sustainable landscapes; her research focused on plant/insect interactions. She teaches, writes, and works as a consultant. Frédérique serves on the board of Pacific Horticulture.

Recording will be available for 3 weeks.