Chandler Public Library: The Nature of Things – Adding Color to the Desert Garden

If you think the landscape areas around your house are limited shades of brown and rocks, you are in for a surprise. You can have a beautiful outdoor space filled with color all year long. In this class, Noelle Johnson ‘AZ Plant Lady’ will teach you how to incorporate color using long-blooming plants, planning for overlapping bloom seasons, how a coat of paint can transform mundane elements, colorful furniture, containers, and more. Real-life examples will inspire attendees to add vibrancy to their gardens. Noelle Johnson is an author, horticulturist, and landscape consultant. Noelle is the author of the new book The Water-Smart Garden and the award-winning book The Dry Climate Garden. Her work has appeared on CNN, NPR, PBS, and Martha Stewart Living. Popularly known as “AZ Plant Lady,” her passion and goals are to teach and inspire desert-dwellers with the tools to grow and maintain beautiful gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate. Brought to you by Chandler Nature Center and Chandler Library, The Nature of Things is a conversation series featuring contemporary topics in science, conservation and the natural world around us. If you are interested in local ecosystems, as well as Arizona’s cultural and natural heritage, this speaker series is for you!