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Have you had questions about working with your native gardens in years two and on? Join Kate Brittenham and Genoveffa Vitale for a discussion focused on managing native gardens in the later years. Kate brings her expertise as a professional native landscaper and Genoveffa as an avid backyard gardener. Together they will explore diverse approaches to consider when working with established native gardens.

Kate Brittenham is the founder and principle designer of Front Stoop Gardens, an ecological landscape design and gardening company, specializing in native plants. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Skidmore College and a Certificate in Landscape Design from the New York Botanical Garden. Cofounder of Home Earth Alliance, a nonprofit established to educate, inspire, and empower people to cultivate outdoor spaces to support biodiversity, mitigate climate change, and promote environmental justice, she is also co-author of the 2024 Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East.