Planning a Resilient Garden

Join preservation gardener Diana Kimball-Anderson for a talk on designing a resilient garden. This is the third in a series of three gardening talks. This program is hybrid: attend in person in the Mayer Room or register for the Zoom invitation here. A resilient garden is one that can continue to thrive through changing weather, limited time and resources, and the ordinary surprises of a growing season. Drawing on both historic garden practices and contemporary horticulture, this program looks at practical ways to build resilience into a home garden through thoughtful plant choices, soil care, water management, diversity and planning. Diana Kimball-Anderson is a horticulturist and historic landscape professional whose work connects garden history with practical care for gardens and orchards today. Her experience includes Morven for the University of Virginia Foundation, Enfield Shaker Museum, and Billings Farm & Museum. Through Preservation Gardening, she offers illustrated talks, garden consultations, planning and design, and ongoing stewardship. Based in Thetford, Vermont, Diana works with private gardens and historic landscapes in the Upper Valley and Central Virginia. Her programs explore heirloom plants, useful herbs, productive household landscapes, and the knowledge carried by generations of gardeners.