Looking to bring greater intention, beauty, and functionality to your garden design? Join acclaimed garden designer and author Daryl Beyers for a special author event celebrating the release of his latest book, The New Garden Designer’s Handbook. Daryl will begin with an engaging lecture that reveals how professional designers approach the creative process – analyzing your site, shaping space, selecting plants, integrating built elements, and uniting every component into a beautiful, useful space. Whether you are new to garden design, an experienced gardener hoping to refine your eye, or simply eager to pick up fresh strategies you can apply right away, you’ll gain practical insights that translate across garden styles and scales. Continue your experience with a guided walk through the Mt. Cuba gardens, where we’ll connect core design principles to the naturalistic beauty of native plant gardens. Along the way, Daryl will demonstrate how professional design principles, visual cues, and conceptual frameworks can be translated into practical ideas for your own space. Finally, you will have an opportunity to meet Daryl and have your copy of The New Garden Designer’s Handbook signed. Whether you’re designing from the ground up or fine-tuning an established garden, this experience will help you see your landscape with a fresh perspective and renewed creativity. Pre-order your copy today for $18.50, a special 40% savings off retail, before the book is released to the public on June 2, 2026. A limited number of copies will be available for purchase at the signing for $21.00 while supplies last. About the Instructor: Daryl Beyers has more than 25 years of professional horticultural experience and is the Coordinator of the Certificate Program in Gardening at the New York Botanical Garden. He has been a staff writer, photographer, and editor for Fine Gardening magazine and has published articles on gardening in Horticulture and HGTV Magazine. REGISTER NOW: General Public Individual+ & Dual+ Members Supporter, Advocate & Conservator Members
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