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Renowned Landscape Architect & Author Rick Darke

Presented in partnership with Rooted In Bexley

From 20 years at Longwood Gardens, author Rick Darke has traveled the world as a plant explorer. Discover Rick's passion for plants & his knowledge of creating livable landscapes for any sized space.

Rick Darke is a world-renowned author, landscape designer, lecturer, photographer and owner of Rick Darke, LLC, based in Pennsylvania.

He spent the first 20 years of his career at Longwood Gardens where he worked his way up to Curator of Plants. Using the knowledge he gained there, he has traveled the world as a plant explorer. As a landscape design consultant, he blends art, ecology, and cultural geography in the creation and conservation of livable landscapes. Rick is an award-winning author of nine books, co-authoring two of them with Piet Oudolf (Gardens of the High Line) and Doug Tallamy (The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden). Two of his books, The American Woodland Garden and the Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes won the American Horticultural Society’s Book Award.

Whether Rick is teaching students at the University of Delaware or speaking to a garden club, he challenges and engages his audience. He deeply cares for plants and the gardeners who love them and is committed to sharing his vast knowledge to cultivate livable landscapes both large and small for all.

We are privileged to have Rick speaking to us in person, and we hope you can join us for this exciting program!

This program is being hosted in partnership with Rooted in Bexley, a collaboration with the City of Bexley Tree and Public Garden Commission, the Bexley Bloomers, and Heritage Gardens.

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