Creating a 'wild' garden

I present workshops and classes related to 'green', sustainable gardening and design at trade shows, conferences, community events, nurseries and garden clubs in the Portland area. Since 2009 I have been a presenter for the four-hour Rain Gardens 101 class through East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. To view the schedule and/or to sign up for a class, visit their website.

I am available to speak on a variety of topics related to gardening and garden design with an eye to sustainability and caring for our environment, including:

• building and maintaining rain gardens;
• using living fences to create wildlife corridors;
• designing gardens for greener lifestyles;
• low maintenance garden design

Since 2003 I've been Communications Chair for ANLD. In collaboration with Berry Botanic Garden, Audubon Society of Portland and National Wildlife Federation I designed the award winning Go Native: A Bird Friendly Display Garden. I am listed as a Rain Garden Design resource on the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services website. I have also been the Legislative Chair for APLD Oregon since 2005.

To schedule a class or speaking engagement in the greater Portland area, please call 503-239-0105, or email me at plan-it-earth@comcast.net.

Amy in print ...

 
• In this interview in the Homes & Gardens NW section of the Oregonian I discuss methods for dealing with a soggy garden.
• I'm recommended as a designer knowledgeable about native plants in this article in Portland Monthly Magazine.
• In this article at Portland Spaces I describe the planning of a Privacy Garden.
• I discuss the benefits of Rain Gardens in this Sustainable Life article.
• In this business brief, "Regional Water Providers Consortium touts Sellwood couple", I'm named as the landscape designer for the couple's home. Sellwood Bee