Know To Grow: Biodiverse Yet Appealing Pollinator Gardens with Claudia West

Unveiling the Wonders of Gardening: The Know to Grow Webinar Series 

PHS is delighted to present the Know to Grow Webinar Series, a vibrant and inclusive program designed to nurture your love for gardening. This reimagined lecture series welcomes everyone, from seasoned gardeners to those with a budding curiosity about the plant world. 

Join us as Claudia West, a leading voice in the field of ecological planting design, paints a spectacular picture of the new pollinator garden at the Arboretum at Penn State. Described as a marriage of brilliant space making, expert science, innovative planting, and skillful installation methods; designers created a truly biodiverse garden that makes tiny pollinators visible and opens visitor’s eyes to the fascinating relationships between people, plants, pollinators, and birds. Claudia will provide a window into the garden’s making and distill the methods used into practical tools for your garden or next project. 

Why Attend? 

• Learn from Claudia West, a leading voice in ecological planting design and co-author of Planting in a Post-Wild World. Claudia’s work has shaped innovative planting methods, and she is known for her passionate advocacy of plant-driven design. Prior to co-founding Phyto Studio, Claudia was ecological sales manager at North Creek Nurseries, a wholesale perennial grower in Landenberg, PA. 
• Learn how biodiversity helps pollinator gardens thrive! 
• Discover practical tools and techniques for creating your own biodiverse and appealing pollinator gardens, inspired by Claudia’s expert methods and design principles. 
• Get your questions answered during the live Q&A with Claudia. 

PHS's Vice President of Horticulture, Andrew Bunting, will moderate the discussion.