You planted native. Your neighbor has opinions. Maybe your HOA does too. If you've ever felt like the hardest part of native plant gardening isn't the gardening -- it's the conversations -- you're not alone.
In this webinar, author and activist Lorraine Johnson gets into the how: how to talk to neighbors who don't get it yet, how to respond to HOA complaints or bylaw challenges, and how to build support in your community for the kind of garden that actually does something for the ecosystem. With three decades of writing and advocacy behind her, Lorraine has seen these conversations play out in every direction, and she's full of practical, grounded advice for navigating them well.
Whether you're preparing for a formal HOA review or just want to know what to say when someone asks why your yard looks like that, this session is for you.
Lorraine Johnson
Author, Grow Wild! · Former Honorary Director, Wild Ones
About Lorraine Johnson - Lorraine Johnson is a Toronto-based author and community activist who has spent three decades writing about environmental issues and native plant gardening. She is the author or editor of 14 books, including A Northern Gardener's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators, Grow Wild!, The Gardener's Manifesto, and A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee. She is a former Honorary Director of Wild Ones and past president of the North American Native Plant Society.
About Wild Ones - Wild Ones is a nonprofit that promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration, and establishment of native plant communities. With chapters across the U.S. and Canada, it connects gardeners, land stewards, and advocates working to bring native plants back into everyday landscapes.