Naturescaping is landscaping with nature – attracting and sustaining wildlife, using native and well-adapted plants, using resources wisely, avoiding environmental pollution. But it also means landscaping like nature. Nobody plants, waters or fertilizes the forest or the prairie, yet they survive – beautifully – on their own.

Naturescaping – also called Ecological landscaping – creates self-sustaining (i.e. low-maintenance) landscapes that function like nature. Naturescape Your Yard is informed both by the work of notable ecologists and ecological designers and Karen's own understanding that everything comes from somewhere, everything goes somewhere and it’s all connected.

Join us for big-picture ecological thinking, nitty-gritty how-to tips and images of sustainable yards and gardens that serve the needs of the people who use them, look attractive and function as small ecosystems.

Karen Bussolini has been a gardener all her life. She trained as a painter and was an architectural photographer before specializing in garden photography, writing, speaking and eco-friendly garden coaching/design. She is a NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Association) Accredited Organic Land Care Professional. Her garden has been featured in many publications, including Anne Raver’s feature, “A Hillside of Feisty Beauties” in The New York Times.

This program is a collaboration between the Groton Public Library, the Peabody Institute Library Danvers, the Newburyport Public Library, the Gleason Public Library in Carlisle, the Medway Public Library, the Medford Public Library,  the Tewksbury Public Library, the Reuben Hoar Public Library in Littleton, and the Bigelow Free Library in Clinton.

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