Karen Bussolini in Bethel, CT
Overview
Speaker: Karen Bussolini
Date: 03/06/2012
Time: 06:30 pm - 08:00 pm
Location: Bethel Public Library
189 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, Connecticut 06801Contact Information
Website: http://www.bethellibrary.org
E-mail: sanderson@bethellibrary.org
Contact Name: Susan Anderson - must register in advance
Phone: (203)794-8756
Description
Naturescape Your Yard
Garden photographer, writer and eco-friendly garden coach Karen Bussolini will present an eastern gardener’s take
on gardening with nature. Her photographs of sustainable gardens are featured in
The Naturescape Workbook: How to Create a Garden with Nature as Your Guide, written by Oregon landscape designer
Beth O’Donnell Young, published by Timber Press in November, 2011. Karen will show how gardeners have learned from
the processes of nature to create environment-friendly landscapes that reduce maintenance and costs, while increasing
wildlife, beauty and enjoyment.
Karen Bussolini short bio
Karen Bussolini is a lifelong organic gardener and lover of nature. She has had a long career as a garden photographer,
speaker and writer and is a frequent contributor to The American Gardener, the magazine of The American Horticultural
Society. She has six books to her credit, including The Homeowner’s Complete Tree and Shrub Handbook and
Elegant Silvers, which she also co-authored. She is a NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional with an eco-friendly
garden coaching practice devoted to teaching homeowners to garden more sustainably. She writes the Garden Coach
column for the Lakeville Journal while gardening on a deer-infested mountainside in South Kent, Connecticut.
