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Students in this course will evaluate the diversity of native annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, and woody plants suitable for use in landscapes in North America. Selection and maintenance characteristics will be discussed. The plants covered in this course tend to be less well known but are available in the industry. Students will learn landscape design principles, the process of planting design, and the preparation of planting plans.
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jennifer.bousselot@colostate.edu
Jennifer Bousselot, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University. Jen and her graduate students study green roof plant-pollinator interactions, green roof system stormwater capture, rooftop agriculture, and the integration of solar panels on green roofs, also known as rooftop agrivoltaics. See her TEDx talk on Rooftop Agrivoltaics at https://youtu.be/pobj34HuHO8.
Jen is the Editor of the North American academic green roof and wall journal, the Journal of Living Architecture. She is the former Research Chair on the Board of Directors for the North American green roof trade organization Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Jen is an accredited Green Roof Professional and co-coordinates the Colorado Regional Center for Excellence in Living Architecture, both designated by the Green Infrastructure Foundation. Jen was on the 2018 City of Denver Green Roof Task Force and is on the Technical Advisory Committee for the city’s Green Building Ordinance. Due to her expertise in green roofing, Jen regularly consults on the design, installation, and maintenance of green roofs, primarily in the western US. Jen has co-authored over 20 peer reviewed publications since 2010 with most related to green roofs, local foods, and native plants.
She is co-author of the Colorado Native Plant Society published 3rd edition of Common Southwestern Native Plants, updated the Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico 3rd edition, contributed to two chapters in the book Ecoregional Green Roofs, and is currently working on updating a new edition of Trees and Shrubs of Colorado.
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Deryn Davidson is the Sustainable Landscape State Specialist for Colorado State University (CSU) Extension. In this position she develops and delivers educational programs and provides expert consultation to public and private sectors on creating sustainable, resilient landscapes. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from CSU and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Arizona. A former horticulturist at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX, Deryn is deeply committed to native plant horticulture and pollinator conservation. While in Arizona, Deryn worked designing rainwater harvesting systems, and educating the public on rainwater harvesting strategies. She champions the use of thoughtful design and sustainable horticultural practices to foster biodiversity and implement nature-based solutions that enhance urban resilience and livability.
9704917283 | kelly.curl@colostate.edu
Kelly Curl is an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape at Colorado State University. Her creative scholarship is driven by a desire to record and interpret the essence of nature—its textures, forms, and vibrant ecosystems—while simultaneously exploring the intersection between human intervention and the environment.
She has exhibited at Colorado State University, BHA Design, and Morgan State University and currently donated work to The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s (TCLF) Eighteenth Annual Silent Auction to benefit TCLF’s education and advocacy initiatives. In Nadia Amoroso's book, Representing Landscapes- Hybrid, she published an essay titled Ideation of Landscape Representation. In 2021, Curl received a Special Mention for my design competition submission at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Her submission was exhibited at the Responsive Cities Symposium – Design with Nature in Barcelona, Spain. In 2022, Curl won two design competition submissions with her CSU landscape architecture students for Backyard Casitas, nature play structures designed and built at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens in Santa Barbara, California.