Instructor: 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.

Classes by this instructor


27th Annual Winter Lecture Series: All Three Sessions

From amplifying the transformative power of gardeners, to documenting the enduring lessons of ancient trees, to advocating for the rewilding of everyday landscapes, this year's Winter Lecture Series explores the many ways people can serve as stewards of the natural more...
273LEC809A 01/21 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Jewell
Moon
Vogt
NYBG

Unlawn America

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 more...
273LEC809D 03/11 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Vogt
NYBG