Trevor Garbow is Deputy Landscape Superintendent of Glenstone Museum. Trevor's transition from golf course management to native meadows exemplifies his commitment to sustainable practices and his aspiration to make a meaningful difference in the environment. With a strong focus on organic landscape management and the integration of native plants, Trevor and his team are not only creating visually stunning spaces but also setting a remarkable precedent for others to embrace environmentally responsible approaches to landscaping. Their dedication contributes to the overall vitality and harmony of the environment, leaving a positive impact on the local ecosystem and the broader community.

Matt Partain oversees an organic planting and management program over nearly 300 acres of native landscape and restoration areas at the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia in Landscape Management. Matt has presented at 2022 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture, 2020 NDAL Symposium, 2020 Mt Cuba Educational Series, and to multiple garden clubs. He has also taught classes for the Federation of Garden Clubs Landscape Design School.

Larry Weaner, FAPLD, founded Larry Weaner Landscape Associates in 1982 and New Directions in the American Landscape in 1990. His nationally recognized work combines horticulture, landscape design, and ecological restoration, and spans more than twenty U.S. states and the U.K. He has been profiled in national publications. His book, Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (Timber Press 2016), coauthored by Tom Christopher, received an American Horticultural Society (AHS) Book Award in 2017. In 2021 he received the AHS “Landscape Design Award” and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) “Award of Distinction.”

Steve Conaway, PhD joined New England Botanic Garden in 2024. Steve developed an early passion for plant science and sustainability working in crop diversity preservation on farms in New England. He studied environmental horticulture at the University of New Hampshire and plant pathology at The Pennsylvania State University where his doctoral dissertation centered on the control of invasive weeds with naturally occurring fungal pathogens. As Conservation and Outreach Director at Greenwich Land Trust, he led educational programming and directed ecological restoration projects on 750 acres of protected open space. Before joining the team at NEBG, Steve worked as the Associate Director of Horticulture at Wave Hill where he focused on the health and beauty of the gardens, greenhouses, and woodlands.

Robert Graham is the Land Steward Supervisor at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. He has been with the organization since 2017 and is responsible for overseeing all formal groundskeeping as well as management of all naturalistic areas including meadows, woodlands, and wetlands. Robert earned his BS in Biology from Worcester State University where he focused on conservation biology and GIS. His professional interests include early successional habitats, native plant ecology, and sustainable land management.

Mark Richardson is Director of Strategic Horticulture Partnerships for New England Botanic Garden. In this new role, Mark serves as executive director for two membership organizations with complimentary missions: Botanic Gardens Conservation International US and the Ecological Landscape Alliance. In his previous role as Director of Horticulture, New England Botanic Garden became the first botanic garden in the nation to earn Green Zone certification from the American Green Zone Alliance. Mark also served as Botanic Garden Director for Native Plant Trust, where he oversaw Garden in the Woods and Nasami Farm native plant nursery. He is co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens (Globe Pequot, 2018).

Larry Weaner, FAPLD, founded Larry Weaner Landscape Associates (LWLA) in 1982 and New Directions in the American Landscape in 1990. His nationally recognized work combines horticulture, landscape design, and ecological restoration, and spans more than twenty U.S. states and the U.K. He has been profiled in national publications. His book, Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (Timber Press, 2016), co-authored with Tom Christopher, received an American Horticultural Society (AHS) Book Award in 2017. In 2021 he received the AHS “Landscape Design Award” and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) “Award of Distinction.”

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