With Claudia West and Susan Barton Increase your landscape’s appeal and make it healthier. Discover gardening and landscaping strategies that reduce water runoff, decrease pollution in waterways, and do not rely upon chemical inputs. Find out how to manage and conserve water in your landscape using rain gardens, bio-swales, and rain barrels. Reduce the demands of lawn care by adding meadow areas and increase your energy savings with strategically placed plantings. Understand your garden as an ecosystem, implementing landscape techniques that are eco-friendly and sustainable. Bring your lunch and be prepared to walk outside.