Karen Bussolini in Kent, CT
Overview
Speaker: Karen Bussolini
Date: 04/16/2012
Time: 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
Location: St. Andrew's Church Parish House
Intersection of Rt. 7 and Rt. 341 Kent, Connecticut 06757Contact Information
E-mail: mettad@gmail.com
Contact Name: Metta Delmore
Phone: (860)248-4046 - must register in advance
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.
