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Integrating bulbs into the landscape
Karen spoke to the Milford Garden Club, Connecticut, on spring bulbs: choosing bulbs that will last more than a season or two, color combinations, interesting places to plant them. Using her own photos to demonstrate, Karen educated and motivated us to think creatively when choosing and planting for spring color. I was so inspired that I went home and ordered a large number of bulbs from the sellers she recommended. This was one of the best programs our club has had, and we have invited Karen to return in May with another program.
Jazzing up your Garden
Karen came to our Garden Club meeting to lecture on Jazzing up your garden with color and contrast.
She was an excellent speaker and well received by our members. Her background as a photographer gave a special slant to her program. Her pictures of garden plants around the country were beautiful.
She was an excellent speaker and well received by our members. Her background as a photographer gave a special slant to her program. Her pictures of garden plants around the country were beautiful.
Winter, the White Season
The Eau Claire Garden Club gives high praise to Karen's talk titled "The Unsung Season: Gardens in Winter". Karen was an excellent speaker. Her photo slides were beautiful! Winter is a wonderful season for seeing the dormant plants, flowers, grasses, trees and their branches covered in snow. She captured them so artistically. The textures, colors, shadows, lines and structures. We learned so much from her. We highly recommend Karen if you would like to have someone talk to your club or group.
Garden Photography
The Garden Club of Darien gives high praise for Karen’s talk on photography titled “Bringing It All Home: Garden Photography, Garden Making and The Art of Seeing”. The many slides were spectacular and her talk was engaging and so appealing! She offered a new and refreshing perspective on photography and garden design, enjoyed by all of our membership.
Pollinator and Native Plant Speaker
Karen led a half day workshop for the Northeast Organic Farming Association's Organic Land Care Program on “Native Plants and Pollinator Habitats in Farms and Gardens" about how pollination works, who the pollinators are, how to recognize, protect, create, plant and maintain good pollinator habitat in our yards and communities. The overwhelming feedback from the attendees was that she was an egaging speaker who was knowledgable about native plants and pollinators and that this talk was well worth trip out to Northwest, CT (where we hosted the workshop).
Seeing your garden with new eyes
Karen presented "Bringing it all Home" to the Garden Club of Buzzards Bay on Jan 16 20. Her lively talk, illustrated with her famed photography, was a hit and just what these enthusiastic gardeners wanted to start the new decade. Thanks for helping us to see our own and other people's gardens with a new perspective. I highly recommend this talk to other clubs.
Review of “Bringing It All Home”
Karen Bussolini presented "Bringing it All Home: Garden Photography, Garden Making & The Art of Seeing" to a joint meeting of the Lyme CT Garden Club and the Duck River Garden Club. It was a cold, wet November day, but Karen's lovely photographs and lively discussion brought warmth and excitement to our membership. I would definitely recommend her to other clubs and organizations.
Engaging speaker
Last week Karen spoke to the Manhattan Chapter of NARGS at NYBG Midtown. I noticed several people taking notes as the deeply engaged audience gleaned much valuable information from her talk SURVIVAL IN THE DARWINIAN GARDEN: STRATEGIES FOR PLANTING THE FITTEST. I highly recommend this knowledgeable and delightful speaker.
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Karen was a recent speaker at the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) Season's End Summit. Her presentation was informative, inspirational, humorous, and her photos were spectacular. The conference audience was delighted by her presentation and we are so glad that she was part of this year's speaker lineup.
Penny Lewis, ELA Executive Director
Penny Lewis, ELA Executive Director
The Unsung Season
Karen was a delight both when she visited our garden before her talk and during the presentation. Wonderful photography. Karen encourages appreciation of the little details that make you consider winter to be a part of - not an end - to the gardening season.
WINDSOR GARDEN CLUB
Karen spoke to us on October 21st and was very informative and an engaging speaker. Five stars
windsor Garden club
Karen was a wonderful, fun filled speaker with lots of interesting tips for our club.
We enjoyed her beautiful photography also.
We enjoyed her beautiful photography also.
The unsung season, the garden in winter
Karen is a great engaging speaker, very comfortable in front of a audience. She has an artists eye that is apparent in every exquisite photo put on the screen. Her images make even the long cold winter seem appealing. Along with each image there was an equally appeal comment that resonated with me one after the other. I never stopped smiling in agreement and acknowledgment throughout the entire presentation. I was not alone in expressing that appreciation for Karen’s insight.
The Unsung Season: Gardens in Winter
Karen is a delightful presenter. Her comments and slide presentation make you aware of the subtle changes as the seasons shift. The photos were so beautiful and rich making one aware of the natural world if you take time to look and listen. Winter will take on a whole different appearance and appreciation.
Solving Garden Problems
I've gardened most of my adult life and professionally for 10 yrs. still I always learn new things when I attend a lecture by Karen Bussolini. She's knowledgeable, In tune with the environment and habitat that gardens provide, has an artistic design eye, and is a pleasure to listen to. Her photo experience adds extra "wow" to her presentations.
Great Speaker
Karen spoke to a District X Luncheon(NYSFederated Garden Clubs. Every in attendance loved Karen. She is an exciting speaker with tremendous knowledge of plants. She wowed us with her knowledge.. We are all going to "Jazz Up" our gardens. You won't go wrong with Karen!
Easy to Listen To
Karen's lecture was on herbs and was very clear and interesting - the time went by so quickly. I hope to see her again.
a natural educator
Karen presents images that clearly contrast what works/ what doesn't -- very beautifully and very constructively.
Karen’s 40 Perennials for New England gardens
Karen gave a delightful and informative program about forty great perennials for our New England gardens. The members loved it and I highly recommend Karen if you are looking for an excellent speaker for your club.
Naturescaping Inspiration!
Karen's recent lecture was part of our Andover Seed Library Lecture Series at Memorial Hall Library. Her naturescaping talk was full of digestible information and gorgeous images. Karen's extensive knowledge and willingness to answer questions contributed to a very successful evening for our community of gardeners. We look forward to having her back. She is great speaker.
Herbal Liberation!
Karen's Herbal Presentation was warm and inviting on a cold winter's day. Her photos are inspiring and her insight into new ways of expressing plants around your property is inspiring. Bring on spring!
Great Presentation!
Karen Bussolini recently gave a presentation called Herb Liberation! It was co-sponsored by Kent Memorial Library & Kent Garden Club. Along with this wonderful program, Karen was able to educated the community on the existence of the Kent Seed Library. Attendees of the program were urged to bring a packet of seeds to donate to the Library. Whenever Karen speaks in Kent, a full house is guaranteed.
Garden Design for Pollinators
Karen's lecture on pollinators revealed her long-time experience observing in the garden—her soft enthusiasm relaying practical science wrapped in a love of the natural world.
Her lecture was well-organized and accompanied by illustrative photos. She shared both her work and experiences as well as that of her colleagues in a helpful, non-proprietary way. This paired with her role-up-your-sleeves attitude presented an empowering argument for gardeners as stewards of pollinators.
Her lecture was well-organized and accompanied by illustrative photos. She shared both her work and experiences as well as that of her colleagues in a helpful, non-proprietary way. This paired with her role-up-your-sleeves attitude presented an empowering argument for gardeners as stewards of pollinators.
Landscaping with Native Plants
Karen gave a great lecture at the ELA's December conference in Brooklyn, NY. Her slides are amazing, and she had plenty of interesting observations and tips about everything from attracting specific wildlife to controlling invasive species.
Bringing It All Home: Garden Photography
5586f Karen gave a wonderful presentation in which her images were not only beautiful, but showed the horticulture and gardens to their best advantage. She is a photographer par excellence and her extensive knowledge of horticulture only enhances her ability to photograph gardens and to capture the details as well as the overall landscape and spirit of a site. We give her excellent ratings!
Naturescape Your Yard
Karen's "Naturescape Your Yard" program was a sensational hit with New Canaan Beautification League members and guests. She engages the audience with her excellent photos, thorough knowledge, dedication to her work and humorous anecdotes. Handouts are terrifically helpful and many purchased her books as well.
Excellent program!
Karen's Herb Liberation program was extremely well done. Her photos are beautiful, the presentation flowed beautifully and she is a wealth of knowledge. A true treasure and wonderful to work with!
Great information and photos
Karen gave a comprehensive talk about pollinator plants. The plant list and photos were beautiful and most importantly, attainable for all gardeners. Her personal anecdotes were fun, you know she has experience with creating beauty and the challenges that come with it. I would highly recommend her for any group!!!
Highly recommend Karen Bussolini
Karen's excellent presentation on "The Edible/Ornamental Garden" was educational and inspirational, and was much enjoyed our garden club members. Through her engaging talk and beautiful photography she showed us how to combine edible plants and ornamentals to create wonderful gardens and why having edible/ornamental gardens is a good idea.
Excellent
Karen's presentation on "landscaping with native plants – healing our home turf" was well attended and deeply appreciated. The photo presentation coupled with the handout made it easy to choose plants, shrubs, or trees that might be suitable for our own backyards. One of my takeaways was, " don't cut the clover!" We have way too much lawn and not enough food for the pollinators. Karen was delightful!
Green Fingers Garden Club Membership Meeting
We were familiar with Karen because of her speech at the Woodstock Garden Club. She again delivered a wonderful presentation filled with passion and knowledge.
Great Garden Talk
Surrounded by neighbors, fellow gardeners, nature enthusiasts and friends, Karen led her audience through the less familiar territory of just who these pollinators are and their importance to plants. While most garden talks focus on the plant life, the visible expression of the art of landscaping, much of that appeal would be lost without our pollinators. Karen's presentation provided insight into the pollinators themselves as well as plants that aid their survival throughout the year. Coupled with beautiful photographs, was the fund of knowledge Karen possesses on the landscape requirements of plants that attract pollinators and their aesthetic use on the garden canvas.It was an enlightening talk and very inspiring as we plan for the emergence of our landscapes from winter.
The Edible/Ornamental Garden
Karen's program was enthusiastically recieved by members of The Town and Country Garden Club. Her photography is superb and her narrative engaging and informative. I would recommend Karen to any garden club with members who love learning about how to make their own gardens more productive and beautiful.
Great talk!
I saw Karen speak on The Year Round Pollinator Garden at the CT Flower and Garden Show. It was a great talk. I learned so much about not only our native pollinators but also the flowers that attract them and why. Her photography is simply stunning. This is a very important topic and Karen covered it and made it fascinating and beautiful at the same time.
Eco-friendly Garden Coach
Made the audience feel comfortable with the topic. Engaged participation. Karen gave us a chance to "see" what a garden could be just by letting us give our own ideas. Great selection of plant material. Too bad she couldn't have spoken longer. Great lecture.
She’s a hit!
The Connecticut Horticultural Society paired Karen as a speaker with our annual fall bulb fundraiser last October. Her talk, "Where Bulbs Shine...On and On," was such a hit with the audience, our bulb sales were through the roof! Our highest year ever. It's obvious her beautiful photos and enticing descriptions inspired many to plant more bulbs.
The Best
Karen's photography, enthusiasm and expertise complement her wonderful presentations. She is always creatively engaged with her subjects and her audiences are inspired to think in new ways about their gardens. We will be sure to have her again.
Wonderful speaker
Karen's presentation to the Easton Garden Club was titled Garden Photography- Bring it all Home-The Art of Seeing. Using
her beautiful photography of landscapes to illustrate her point of view she inspired us all to go out and really take a close look at
our gardens. Everyone left feeling uplifted. We would definitely consider having her back next year.
her beautiful photography of landscapes to illustrate her point of view she inspired us all to go out and really take a close look at
our gardens. Everyone left feeling uplifted. We would definitely consider having her back next year.
Compelling speaker & presentation
Karen Bussolini presented a thoroughly fascinating talk on "How to Naturescape Your Yard" to a rapt audience of eco-minded gardeners at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center. She matched her wise words with a comprehensive selection of beautiful and instructive photographs. Lots of note-taking, followed by an informative Q&A session. Karen's audience left inspired!
outstanding speaker
Karen was excellent! She was very well organized, engaged, and had excellent photos to support her lecture. Truly enjoyed having her at our garden club meeting,
Excellent Presentation!
Karen gave a great presentation called "Jazzing up Your Garden With Color, Contrast and Movement" to our garden club in Ridgefield. In addition to her beautiful photographs, the information she presented on the plants and gardens was very educational and informative. Karen has visited many gardens around the country and her presentation enabled us to see many different designs and plant combinations from these gardens. Karen is an engaging, fun garden speaker!
Engaging speaker, wonderful program
Recently enjoyed Karen's excellent program on color in the garden at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge Mass. which was illustrated with her own stunning photography. Inspiring!
Wonderful Program
The Woodstock, VT Garden Club had Karen as a speaker this year and everyone thought she was terrific - very knowledgeable and great photos! She was definitely one of our best programs this year.
Wonderful job!
I am the chairman of a lecture series offered by the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts called Horticultural Mornings. Karen gave a lecture for the series, "Naturescaping Your Yard". A fascinating and instructive talk illustrated by crystal clear before and after images, Karen's warm personality and deep knowledge had the audience on the edge of their seats, writing notes as fast as they could. The audience was full of questions and didn't want the program to end! I was delighted with the new knowledge and understanding our attendees left with! Thank you Karen!!
Terrific
We had Karen as a keynote speaker for our master gardener spring symposium. She was wonderful to work with and was full of ideas. Her talk was, not unexpectedly full of great photos. She was extremely thorough and knowledgeable. We loved her.
“Darwinian Garden”
The Williamstown Garden Club was pleased recent;y to have
Karen as our speaker on the "Darwinian Garden". Many notes were taken by our members as Karen showed her outstanding photography illustrating her very
informative talk.
Karen as our speaker on the "Darwinian Garden". Many notes were taken by our members as Karen showed her outstanding photography illustrating her very
informative talk.
Karen Promotes the Joy of Garden Creativity.
Karen is one of the finest garden photographers working today. Combine her images with a winning and humorous speaking style and you have a one-two combination which is hard to beat. She leaves audiences feeling cheerful and inspired to get outside and be creative in their own gardens.
Privileged
At the Oakland County Michigan Master Gardeners Conference last month, I had the privilege to enjoy, not just one, but two fascinating lectures presented by Karen Bussolini. Karen skillfully wove personal experiences, anecdotes and copious amounts of cultural information as she clicked though image after image, so sharp, crisp and colorful that they seem to jump off the screen.
Garden Photography
Karen taught a Garden Photography workshop for NOFA OLC Program. The students and myself really enjoyed viewing her photography while she explained the concepts and techniques which she utilized to frame the gorgeous landscapes and leave us wanting more! She is a talented photographer and I really appreciate her desire to teach about organic land care practices and principles through the lens of her camera, within her publications and in the topics of her garden talks.
Great Talk
Karen Bussolini's talk about Color,Contrast and Movement was very well received by the Redding Garden Club. Accompanied by excellent photos, it illustrated good advice about pulling a garden together with color, contrast and repetition and freed the listener to combine colors that please her or him.
Great presentation
Karen was both inspiring and knowledgeable when she presented at the URI Master Gardener symposium. Enjoyed by all in attendance. Can't wait to have her back!
Inspiring
Karen delivered an inspiring talk with personal stories and a presentation full of wonderful photographic examples of landscape design featuring native species.
Wonderful Evening in January
Karen Bussolini presented "Elegant Silvers" to the Harwinton Garden Club on a chilly January evening. She made us all feel warm and kept us captivated with her great pictures while she delivered her eloquent program. We look forward to having her back again in the future.
Outstanding Resource
Karen Bussolini is an outstanding resource. She is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and engaging. Her presentation, "Naturescaping Your Yard", was very well received by our club. She provided detailed examples, excellent photographs, and personal anecdotes. Promoting biodiversity, planting for wildlife, and using ecological landscaping all meet our club's objectives of protecting and improving our natural environment and promoting sustainable landscapes. I highly recommend Karen as a speaker for your group.
Fantastic at NE Grows 2015
I am an ecological horticulturist, and had the pleasure of moderating Karen's lecture "Ecological Thinking for Non-Scientists" at New England Grows in February of 2015. She was an engaging, enthusiastic speaker with excellent knowledge of the subject matter. I hope we have the opportunity to have her return soon.
An Excellent Speaker
Karen presented "Where Bulbs Shine On"
We enjoyed a photographic presentation on gardening with bulbs, encompassing why bulbs do/don't survive, ways to naturalize bulbs. Also included in Karen's presentation was color and contrast, border plantings and companion planting.
Karen shared reputable bulb sources and generously included free bulb catalogs for attendees.
We enjoyed a photographic presentation on gardening with bulbs, encompassing why bulbs do/don't survive, ways to naturalize bulbs. Also included in Karen's presentation was color and contrast, border plantings and companion planting.
Karen shared reputable bulb sources and generously included free bulb catalogs for attendees.
Where Bulbs Shine … On and On!
Where Bulbs Shine ... On and On was a new program for Karen. It was an informative, entertaining, wonderful lecture! The photographs were beautiful and Karen is very knowledgeable and personable. Our garden section highly recommends her!
Edible Ornamental Review
Karen is a very engaging speaker. Her discussion on edible ornamentals was very detailed and informative. I would highly recommend her.
Big winter
Karen spoke at our garden club meeting on 2/20/15. Lots of slides of snow and winter in the dead of a big winter, but I came away apperiating the winter landscape that I now stopped to study after Karen's talk. Although we all wanted spring desperately , she helped me make the most of winter.
A wonderful new talk!
I saw Karen give a talk called What Photography Can Teach you About Garden Design on 1/15/15 at the CT Horticultural Society meeting. It was WONDERFUL! Her photographs were outstanding, as usual. She is one of the best garden photographers I know. The talk was well organized and made you see the world of design through a camera lense. Kudo's to Karen, this talk is a keeper.
Great speaker!!
Karen presented "Naturescaping Your Garden" to the Fort Orange Garden Club in Albany, NY. She is very knowledgeable about horticulture, the synergy of natural ecosystems and is an exceptional photographer to boot. Her talk was inspirational and her slides are the best I've ever seen. One of our most knowledgeable gardeners said that Karen's presentation was "the best program we've ever had" and that is very high praise! You can't miss and we hope to have her back in the future.
Inspiration
Karen was the speaker for the Garden Club of Madison's October meeting. Her presentation, "The Edible/ Ornamental Garden" was both entertaining and educational. The accompanying photographic slides added beauty and inspiration. Karen's knowledge and artistic sensibility provide a basis for a program that appeals to gardeners at all levels of expertise.
Wonderful Photos with great ideas!
Karen gave a presentation to the Norwalk Garden Club (Norwalk, CT ) at our first meeting of the year. The subject was "Jazzing up your Garden with color, contrast and movement. Her photos were numerous and amazing. She presented insightful ideas to improve our gardens. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed her presentation. We would invite Karen again in the future.
Wonderful Program!
Karen spoke at the Westport Woman's Club this week at our Club Day luncheon. Everyone enjoyed her presentation and her beautiful photographs. The information she shared on the topic "Naturescape Your Yard" was valuable to all, and we came away with many helpful tips on how to attract birds, butterflies and bees with various plants, as well as ways to deter garden pests. Karen is a relaxed and interesting speaker, very knowledgeable indeed on the subject of gardening.
Great program!
Karen did a phenomenal job with the topic of Strategies for the Darwinian garden. She had information for both the novice and the experienced gardener and combined the information with a fun and lively presentation. Look forward to her other talks.
Very informative and interesting
Karen recently gave a very interesting and informative presentation to our group. She is a delightful person dedicated to gardening and photography.
Very Informative and Enjoyable
As an attendee at many garden symposiums, I have to say that Karen was one of the most interesting. Her presentation on the Darwinian Garden put a new slant on what to plant, what to keep and what to allow to go to seed. Her very professional demeanor was just personal enough to keep the audience engaged for over an hour. Of course, her wonderful photography enhanced the message. My garden club was very pleased with the presentation.
Lecture for Garden Club
Karen Bussolini is a delightful, ehthusiastic gardener that spoke to us about enhancing our gardens with bulbs. Her photos captured beautiful flowering bulbs in very natural picturesque settings.
She brings a personal touch to her presentation which captured our full attention. Karen truly inspired our members to finish our fall gardening with bulb planting. We hope to have her speak again to share her vast knowledge of nature.
The Greens Farms Garden Club
She brings a personal touch to her presentation which captured our full attention. Karen truly inspired our members to finish our fall gardening with bulb planting. We hope to have her speak again to share her vast knowledge of nature.
The Greens Farms Garden Club
Authentic, entertaining and educational!
We so enjoyed Karen's lovely photos, easy going manner and approachability at the 17th Annual Gathering of gardeners in Rochester. It was a garden tour with a dear friend, ready to share a pocketful of seeds!
Denver Botanic Gardens
Karen gave a lecture and workshop at the Denver Botanic Gardens that was informative, engaging, and creative. We <3 her!
Jazzing up your garden with color and movement
Karen was such a delight to have at Denver Botanic Gardens for our Bonfils Stanton speaker series. She truly inspired the audience to get out in the garden and try something new! Her energy was infectious and her beautiful photography really enhanced an already amazing presentation. We cant wait to have her back again!
Survival in the Darwinian Garden
This was a fascinating and informative lecture that provided an enormous background of information about plant survival strategies and real project examples. The slides accompanying it were excellent and to the point. Karen is an engaging speaker who had all of us hanging on for more!
‘Insightful and Informative’
Karen Bussolini was our guest speaker for our Rowayton Gardeners' April 2013 meeting. Her topic, 'Landscaping with Native Plants' was timely and helpful (after our community was ravaged by Super Storm Sandy). She provided great handouts and answered questions after the presentation concluded. We all enjoyed her talk and admired the beautiful photographs in her slide show. Would definitely recommend Karen as a speaker for your upcoming meetings.
Elegant Silvers
Karen spoke to our club in February. She was highly knowledgeable and enthusiatic about her work. Her photographs were simply beautiful, and Karen provided handouts specifying every flower she discussed - a great reference source.
“Garden Design and Practices for the Eco-Conscious
Karen spoke to my garden club in November 2012. She is an engaging speaker and talented photographer. Her discussion on techniques for creating beautiful, environmentally friendly gardens that conserve natural resources while decreasing costs and maintenance is timely, and something we should all try to achieve. Sasqua Garden Club and I highly recommend Karen as a speaker.
Once again….
Karen returned to The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, this time to speak on Edible Ornamentals. She put this talk together for us on request, which is unique - the vast majority of speakers have canned talks and will not entertain such an idea. Karen does not write a talk in a vacumn. Her images are taken from many gardens, highlighting her good relationships with other gardeners and the camerderie of gardening. She takes the viewer into the greater gardening world. Guests are invariably encouraged and not overwhelmed by Karen's images. This is key to developing members, as images of gardens that are unobtainable does little to increase botanic garden membership. These are important adjunct attributes to being a superior garden speaker.
Highly recommended
Karen’s “Naturescaping” program was a wonderful part of the Bethel Garden Club’s annual gardening series at the Bethel Public Library. The audience appreciated her extensive knowledge, passion for the subject, and willingness to answer questions, as reflected in the very positive feedback we received from them. We recommend Karen highly.
Naturescape Your Yard
Karen came to our library in Feb. 2012 to speak about creating a natural backyard retreat. She is an outstanding photographer and a "comfortable" speaker, who will answer your questions and address gardening concerns. She has gorgeous gardening books to her credit, and we thoroughly enjoyed her talk. We plan to ask her back again soon!
Excellent
Karen was an excellent speaker and her beautiful photographs were a real treat.
Our loyal group of organic gardeners were very impressed with her knowledge and enthusiasm.
Our loyal group of organic gardeners were very impressed with her knowledge and enthusiasm.
horticulturist
Karen's photographs are beautiful celebrations of plant species and gardens. The insights she expresses in her images have taught me new ways to look at plants. They are an essential gardening tool!
Naturescape Your Yard
Karen's presentation at our library drew a large audience with rapt attention. She is an expert on organic landscaping and her photographs are outstanding. I hope to have her back again soon for another program.
The Darwinian Garden
Karen;s lecture was the opener for the Elizabeth Park Garden Lecture Series. Her words and photos helped bring the green of spring and summer into a dark lecture hall in the middle of winter.
The content of her lecture was excellent - lots of interesting things to learn. I would have her come back and lecture for our series again.
The content of her lecture was excellent - lots of interesting things to learn. I would have her come back and lecture for our series again.
Elegant Silvers
Karen is a wonderful presenter and speaks with a knowlege that comes from hands on experience. Her photography is beautiful and her approachability is greatly appreciated. Our garden club members are still talking about her presentation. She is a true professional and a great inspiration.
A true artist!
Karen is an amazing photographer and a true artist in every sense of the word. When she teaches, she makes her subject so approachable. She is down to earth, funny, and so tuned in to the natural world. She has spoken at my garden center (Natureworks) and packed our tent to rave reviews. I have attended many of her lectures and have always come away with fresh ideas and inspiration. And her photographs! Truly breathtaking.