Design Spotlight: Native Grasses and Sedges

Would you like to add seasonal interest and beauty to your landscape, while boosting its ecological impact and reducing maintenance? Then join Shannon Currey, of Izel Native Plants, for a dive into native grasses and sedges. Progressive planting design-with its focus on designed plant communities-uses layers in the landscape to fulfill important aesthetic and ecological functions. Learn which native grasses and sedges work best for these layers and explore their distinct beauty. Meet on the patio behind the Doris Duke Center.

Fee: $22; 20% discount for Duke Gardens members with discount code. Registration is at https://rsvp.duke.edu/g1nKqO. Parking fees apply ($2/hr.). Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 27705. gardens.duke.edu. Information: 919-668-1707, gardenseducation@duke.edu.