Pell to present landscape talk Sept. 24 in Bethany

Donald Pell will present "Embracing the Regional Landscape" from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 24, at South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Ave., Bethany Beach.

Pell is the founder and principal landscape designer for Donald Pell Gardens in southeastern Pennsylvania. With more than 10 years in the industry, he is known for creating immersive gardens that embrace place and evoke the inherent beauty of regional landscapes. He calls his gardens "impressionistic models of regional landscapes." Understanding the biology of specific plants and how they integrate into a landscape is the key to programming these gardens.

Pell will discuss how cool- and warm-season plants are selected to stabilize soils and create desirable compositions, and he will survey the role of ephemeral plants in building desirable seed banks while a garden is evolving. Also covered will be management of aggressive and thuggish plants and the successes and failures of landscaping projects.

The lecture is sponsored by Delaware Botanic Gardens, and admission is free.