May Meeting

Gardening on Slopes and Hillsides

Susan JasanHorticulturist and Landscape Architect

Thursday, May 16, at 7 pm

Kingsport Higher Education Center, 300 West Market Street, Kingsport TN

Many gardeners in our region are faced with the conundrum of planting on sloping ground. Jasan will address the joys and chal- lenges of gardening on a slope, outlining some of the pluses as well as the pitfalls and offering some creative landscaping solutions.Susan Jasan began creating distinctive landscapes upon graduating with a MS in Horticulture-Urban & Residential Design. Landscape Creations LLC, the firm she founded in 1998 in Rogers, Arkansas, is known for offering a holistic approach to design going beyond the
site itself and considering the environment within which they are shaping the design. She
has earned a reputation for attention to detail and creative problem solving. In 2011, Susan received a Merit Award in residential design from the Arkansas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture. In 2014, she completed the requirements in the State of Arkansas for licensure as a professional Landscape Architect. Jasan also received Certification from the Chicago Botanical Garden for Healing and Health Care Landscape Design. She is a frequent contributor to gardening magazines as well as a speaker on various landscape topics. She has served as a board member on many local philanthrophic organizations as well as state-wide professional organizations during her 35 years as a resident of Northwest Arkansas. She retired from active landscape architecture practice last year. Seewww.landscapecreationsllc.com for more about Jasan and her work.