Garden Design in a Time of Climate Change. Presented by Christine Darnell. In-Person
Find out how to create gardens that will last and thrive, even in extremes. We need to look at our gardens in a new light; as part of a larger ecosystem, as valued habitats and as tools to promote pro-environmental behavior. Gain new ideas, learn about successful approaches and creative combinations for your garden. Christine Darnell will address the ecological processes that sustain and help to regulate the changing environment. She will discuss making appropriate choices in planting design with regard to water, soil, and migrating pollinators and wildlife. This program is funded by the Friends of the Hamden Library. Seating is limited. Registration is encouraged.
Christine Darnell combines 25 years of artistic training and plant expertise with a deep appreciation for local history, materials, and traditional New England building techniques. She is a garden and landscape designer known for habitat-based, naturalistic plantings and outstanding planting combinations. Ms. Darnell holds a Master Degree in Landscape Design from Columbia University and a Master Degree in Sculpture from Purchase College SUNY, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from the Parsons School of Design. She taught landscape design and herbaceous plants in the Horticulture Program at Naugatuck Valley Community College and continues teaching for the Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association. Prior to Columbia University, she became a Master Gardener in 2003. Her firm Christine Darnell Gardens specializes in mid to large-size residential landscapes, and offers all phases of design, installation and project management. Christine serves on the Inland Wetlands Committee for the town of Lyme, as well as the Maintenance and Grounds Committee for the Florence Griswold Museum. Christine often writes for Connecticut Gardener magazine and the New Haven Register. She is the Vice President for the board of the CT Chapter of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD).
