Greenwich Land Trust to Host Acclaimed Landscape Architect + Author Thomas Rainer on September 30

Greenwich Land Trust will host noted landscape architect, professor, and author Thomas Rainer for a lecture on Tuesday, September 30 at 1:00 p.m. at 370 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Tickets are available now.

A leading voice in ecologically functional landscape design, Rainer has worked on projects such as the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and the New York Botanical Garden, as well as more than 100 gardens spanning from Maine to Florida. His work and ideas have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Landscape Architecture Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and Architectural Digest.

Rainer has also taught planting design as an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University. His acclaimed book, Planting in a Post-Wild World, was named one of the American Horticultural Society’s 2016 Books of the Year.

In this visionary talk, Rainer will share compelling alternatives to traditional horticulture and demonstrate how designed plantings can function like natural plant communities. Attendees will learn how to create thriving plant systems that combine the beauty and resilience of nature with the sophistication of designed landscapes.