1. Designed by Nature: Native Plants for Any Garden Style
What if your garden could be both stunning and sustainable? Karen shows
audiences how to design beautiful landscapes that fit any style, from
modern to cottage, while restoring the environment. She reveals how to
match the right plants to your space and guides you through real
examples that make designing with nature simple and inspiring.
This presentation is available in two versions:
•Introductory: Perfect for beginners, covering the fundamentals of native
plant design and easy ways to get started.
•Advanced: A deeper dive into design strategy, featuring broader native
plant variety, detailed pairing techniques, and guidance on creating natural flow and layered aesthetics within complex garden spaces.
Karen Tavakoli
Speaker | Native Plant Expert | Ecological Designer | Founder of Karen for Nature
Helping people change the headlines, one yard at a time.
📍 On the Road, USA – will travel 🌐 www.karenfornature.com 📞 826-200-07878 ✉️ karen@karenfornature.com
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2. Change the Headlines in Your Yard
Native plant expert and ecological designer Karen shows how everyday
yards can become powerful tools for reversing the biodiversity loss and
climate crisis. Drawing from her book, Change the Headlines in Your Yard,
she teaches audiences how to pair plants for maximum carbon
drawdown, biodiversity, and beauty.
This presentation inspires people to take meaningful, measurable
action right outside their doors and truly change the headlines
in their yard.
3. Victory Gardens for Nature: Who’s Hungry Now?
Inspired by the original Victory Gardens movement, this talk reimagines how we can feed not only ourselves but the planet. Karen connects the dots between native plants, pollinators, and food webs, showing how every yard can restore nature’s grocery store.
This heartwarming and hopeful presentation empowers people to grow gardens that nourish life at every level.
Victory Gardens for Nature: Who's Hungry Now?
4. The DIRTY Truth: Natives vs Invasives
Part science, part storytelling, this eye-opening talk uncovers the
hidden costs of invasive plants and the transformative impact of choosing natives instead. Karen helps audiences understand how everyday plant choices affect soil health, water quality, and wildlife survival.
Listeners walk away informed, inspired, and equipped to remove invasives and replace them with native plants to become part of the solution.
5. Guided by Nature: Lessons from the Landscape
What happens when we stop trying to control nature and start learning from it?
Guided by Nature: Lessons from the Landscape follows Karen’s cross-country journey as she writes her upcoming book, uncovering lessons from landscapes, wildlife, and the natural systems that quietly shape our world. Audiences leave with a renewed perspective and a deeper understanding of how to work with nature, not against it.
Booking and Contact
Available for:
Keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, conferences, garden clubs, community events, and educational programs.
📍 On the Road, USA – will travel 🌐 www.karenfornature.com📞 826-200-07878
“Karen’s work is inspiring and deeply impactful. Her presentations make you see your own yard and your role in the environment, in a whole new way. I’m grateful for the chance to hear her speak and learn from her expertise.”
— Jerry Lawson, MPA, Retired National Manager, ENERGY STAR® for Small Business, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
