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Uli Lorimer
Working with the process: Techniques and Strategies to Grow with Mature Landscapes
Setting things in motion is often the easy part of garden-making, and watching your vision unfold can be rewarding and unexpected. Taking cues from how plants behave in nature is a great start, but sometimes their behavior changes in cultivation. Mature landscapes pose a particular challenge as the moving pieces have been in motion for a long time. This talk will explore techniques and strategies for allowing plants to express themselves, mature, and change, all while not sacrificing design intent. The dynamism of plantings and plant communities should remain an enriching part of garden maintenance, not a source of frustration and headache. Understanding the push and pull of landscapes over many seasons helps inform timely interventions while affording space for serendipity and competition.
About Uli Lorimer
Director of Horticulture for Native Plant Trust
UIi Lorimer is the Director of Horticulture for Native Plant Trust. He oversees the facilities and operations at Garden in the Woods and at Nasami Farm. Uli brings over 20 years of experience working with native plants in public gardens with previous positions at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Wave Hill Garden and the US National Arboretum. He is a tireless advocate for the use of native plants in designed spaces through his public speaking, writing, lectures and media appearances. Uli currently writes the Ask the Gardener column for the Boston Globe and feels most grounded with his hands in the soil.
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