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Garden Spark: Lorie & Michael Kinler presentation
Lorie and Michael Kinler present Reclaim the Front Yard: From Just-For-Show to Private Retreat
Description: Most front yards are strictly visual. The owner never even uses it. Given up to the public street, these expanses of lawn do little but waste resources and energy. Lets reclaim our front yards as a space to actively enjoy! Lorie and Michael Kinler of Kinler Landscape Architecture will show us projects that rethink traditional front yards from the lawn to foundation plantings to the driveway and more. By reducing or removing the lawn and perhaps reconfiguring parking, we can make the approach to our homes more inviting. Using native plants instead of typical foundation shrubs, we create a sense of place and resiliency. Seating areas and plant-filled courtyards give us a reason to hang out and enjoy the front yard.
Speaker Bios: Lorie has always loved art, so after finishing high school in Texas she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Hunter College in Manhattan. Living in New York City helped her understand how people and places shape each other. Art and its relationship with the environment led her to the University of Texas at Arlington, where she earned a masters in landscape architecture and met her future husband Michael, a talented designer in his own right. She continued her studies by interning at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa and worked for the SWA Group. Lorie has worked with many notable architects in Fort Worth/ Dallas and led a redesign of the plantings at the Amon Carter Museum.
Michael was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and has lived in Ogden, Seattle (he still loves the Mariners and Seahawks), Portland, and Fort Worth. After earning a bachelors in business administration at Texas A&M, he moved to London and discovered the pleasures of not needing a car, as well as the world of art and design. He met Lorie at the University of Texas at Arlington, and they have been an unstoppable force since as the owners of Kinler Landscape Architecture (formerly Redentas Landscape Design) in Fort Worth.
COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS:
1. Talks will be held outdoors, weather permitting. In the event of rain, seating will be in the barn at BSN. Pictures of the exterior and interior set-up are attached.
2. If you feel ill on the day of the talk or have recently tested positive for COVID, you're urged to stay home and let Pam know ASAP so that she can try to fill your spot from the waitlist.
GARDEN SPARK is a speaker series on garden design, open by invitation (email gardensparktalks@gmail.com to get on the list) and hosted at Barton Springs Nursery in Austin.
All sales are final.
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LocationBarton Springs Nursery (View)
3601 Bee Cave Road
Austin, TX 78746
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Accessibility
The outdoor venue is mostly level and paved with gravel. There are no steps for the outdoor or indoor speaking venue. The gift shop and restroom are accessible via a short flight of steps.
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