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Garden Design for Small Spaces

Clever Tricks for Alleys, Nooks, and Pocket-sized Places

Gain new insights into garden design with Permaculture designer Chris Anderson. He'll discuss factors that go into plant choices, and creative solutions for neighborhood nooks and community crannies.

Small space garden design is a combination of observation and inspiration.  We’ll gain new insights on both with the help of Permaculture designer Chris Anderson.  We’ll discuss water flow, slope, shade and sun, time and energy constraints, and how all of these relate to plant choices and stewardship of neighborhood nooks and community crannies.  We’ll discuss great plants and creative solutions for community intersections like alleys.  Please measure any space you want to steward, and bring a picture or two!

This program is in partnership with Green Bexley's Love Your Alley program, and generously funded by the Bexley Community Foundation. 

Speaker Bio

Chris Anderson has been gardening since 1994 and practicing Permaculture since 1996.  Chris celebrates native plants and their interconnections with people and nature, including the Polyphemus moth caterpillars he raises.  While in Northern Arizona, Chris won awards including the Norman B. Herkanham Award for educating citizens about utilizing native plants in landscapes.  Chris’s company, Catch the Water LLC, co-creates rain gardens, native plant gardens, and Permaculture gardens with people who enjoy connection and love to learn.  Chris also offers celebratory tree / garden planting events for special occasions like birthdays and graduation parties.

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