Ben O’Brien will present a deep dive into a few of his longest term projects, where he has been working intensively with perennials and how to manage naturalistic perennial planting.
Ben O’Brien is a gardener, landscape designer, and the owner of Wild by Design. He creates artfully crafted, richly planted, and lovingly tended naturalistic gardens inspired by the landscape of Prince Edward County in Ontario, where he lives and works.
Ben is a passionate young plantsman and progressive planting designer bringing the best of the new perennial movement to Canada. He has conducted thorough experiments and trials using a variety of growing media including gravel, sand and construction waste to assess perennial behavior and longevity for both public and private projects. He speaks and writes widely on his work and has always been at the forefront of design and ecology.