Sustainable Garden Design:

Virtual Workshop

Currently Off-Season. Reopens in Winter 2027 for Gardens Program Awardees.

design like a pro and welcome pollinators to your yard!

In the ReWild Garden Design Workshop, you’ll learn to assess your site, identify your aesthetic preferences, choose native plants, and maintain a vibrant, healthy habitat for pollinators and people.

Professional landscape designers and native plant experts will guide you through the process from initial design to your final presentation. The workshop is limited to 10 spots so you’ll receive individualized attention, with practical suggestions that you can readily apply in your garden.

workshop details

This workshop is seasonally offered online via Zoom to Garden Program group awardees. The workshop is hosted twice a week for Lectures and Working Lab sessions. The entirety of the workshop is given over 6 to 7 weeks. Group participants will work towards a final design to be implemented in the upcoming season.

**Group participants through the Gardens Program are responsible for producing their final design to be presented.

Exemplary final designs produced

 

This garden design workshop is based on our pilot Youth Design Workshop for high schoolers for the 2024 Awarded Community Gardens.
We continued to offer this virtual workshop as a learning opportunity for Awarded Gardens as opposed to ReWild team creating a design for them. Take a look at the thoughtful designs created by the community over the years, which were later installed.
The design workshop and plant materials are supported by the ReWild Community Gardens Program.

Winter 2026 Curriculum

Curriculum overview

  1. Ecology and Sustainable Landscapes

    • Learn how your design decisions impact the inhabitants of our ecosystems, from soil-dwelling organisms to plants and trees, insects, birds, and other wildlife as well as humans.

    • Create an ecological foundation for your garden goals and plant selections. 

  2. Garden Design Principles:

    • Explore types and purposes of gardens, develop an aesthetic composition, and create mood boards.

    • Express your interests by planning a garden that is both functionally and visually appealing. 

  3. Practical Implementation:

    • Learn maintenance techniques and seasonal care for years to come. 

    • Connect with your garden through journaling practices and conduct a Community Science experiment for ecological assessment.

Pricing and Availability

  • Home Gardeners: This workshop is not currently available for home gardeners. ReWild is working to develop a new curriculum specifically catered to the needs that a home garden may have.


    Note: You may ask others to join your team to help make your design, please see the Q&A below. Only 1 design per spot.

 
 

Workshop Schedule and Syllabus

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We welcome you to design in a small group up to 5 participants. Before the workshop begins, you will be asked to list the participants in your group. Participants can join the workshops and help make design decisions. Please keep in mind, each Community Gardens spot is specific to only 1 design.

  • All sessions will be recorded, with the exception of Breakout Room time. Recordings will be shared and available for review through early March.

  • You will need internet access and a screen to participate in workshops (computer, laptop, cell phone, etc.). We will use software including Zoom and Google Workspace.

  • We will share various methodologies to designing your garden, including Google Slides, Canva, and hand-drawing methods.

For questions about the ReWild Garden Design workshop, please email Samantha@rewildlongisland.org.