Author and photographer Catherine Zimmerman combines her expertise in photography, storytelling, environmental issues, horticulture, and organic practices to offer meadowscaping as a lawn alternative. Zimmerman weaves her personal journey of changing her own landscaping choices into a guide that demonstrates both the need to change current, detrimental landscaping practices and the practical know-how and resources to accomplish that change. Urban and Suburban Meadows demonstrates land stewardship practices that are both ecologically sound and aesthetically appealing.

An award-winning director of photography, Zimmerman has over 30 years of experience in documentary filmmaking with an emphasis on education and environmental issues. Her environmental films include documentaries on global warming for CNN Presents and New York Times Television; Save Rainforest/Save Lives; Fresh Farm Markets; Wildlife Without Borders: Connecting People and Nature in the Americas; and Discovery Creek Children’s Museum. She is also a certified horticulturist and landscape designer based in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. She is accredited in organic land care through the Northeast Organic Farmers Association and has designed and taught a course in organic landscaping for the USDA Graduate School horticulture program.

Urban and Suburban Meadows will be available for purchase; the author will sign copies following the program.

Fee: $15 members, $18 general public

410.634.2847, ext. 0 or info@adkinsarboretum.org