Even dedicated gardeners wonder how long they can maintain the perennial borders, foundation plots and vegetable gardens they created over the years. We can reshape our garden design, types of plants we use, the process itself and our attitudes too! 

Chris Ferrero is a gardening speaker, writer and consultant. Sheis a Cornell Master Gardener from Dutchess County, NY, where in addition to speaking and teaching classes, she has led demonstration garden renovations, organized regional events, and served on teams as a perennials specialist known for particular expertise in shade gardening, flowering shrubs, pollinator-approved planting designs, and native plants as alternatives to invasives.