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Across the country, we're finding our roots again in natural landscaping that revives local ecology and rebuilds communities. From humans to wildlife, and the diverse cultures of all, the tide is turning for healthy resilience. One of the advocates in this collective rewilding effort is Benjamin Vogt—garden designer, educator, author, activist, and owner of Prairie Up, a hub for sustainable and artful natural garden design, helping gardeners convert lawn to native plant communities.

Join Vogt as he traces the history of lawns in the United States, analyzing their basis in division and compliance—from HOAs and municipal codes to racism and classism in the way neighborhoods are planned. He'll share efforts on how to continue to remake greenspaces by using the growth patterns of plants as the leading guide in designing habitats in the 21st century.

His forthcoming book, Unlawn America: A Grassroots Guide to Rewilding Your Yard, will be released in spring 2027.

We offer Continuing Education credits (CEUs) for LA CES and APLD for successful completion of this lecture.

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Schedule:	Thursday, March 11, 2027
Times:	11:00am-12:00pm EST
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Speaker:	Benjamin Vogt Benjamin Vogt Benjamin Vogt Benjamin Vogt is owner of Prairie Up, offering garden design, online classes, workshops, webinars, and guidebooks. He is the author of A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future, as well as Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design. His forthcoming book, Unlawn America: A Grassroots Guide to Rewilding Your Yard, will be released by Timber Press in 2027. Benjamin's work has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens, Dwell, Fine Gardening, Horticulture, Midwest Living, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He is based in Nebraska and works nationally.
Location:	NYBG, Ross Lecture Hall 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	273LEC809D

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Thursday, March 11, 2027
11:00am-12:00pm EST
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