Shrouded In Light: Illuminating the Wild Potential of Shrublands (Online)

Shrublands exist all around us, thriving in almost any environmental condition, from the blasted, wind-blown heath, to the private shade of moist forests. These diverse and inspiring ecosystems not only serve as perfect models for our gardens but offer the chance to blow apart conventional garden-making through their intense and challenging beauty. Join the authors of  Shrouded in Light: Naturalistic Planting Inspired by Wild Shrublands as they invite you to work, live and play with shrubs. Explore a glorious spectrum of wild shrublands and discover the philosophies, cultures, radical aesthetics and design strategies behind accepting and understanding these magnificent plant communities.

Join live to participate in our online learning community or watch after as your schedule allows. All registrants will receive a recording of the class with access to view the class for 30 days after the live session.

This program takes place online Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

About the Instructor:
Michael Guidi is an ecologist and horticulture researcher at Denver Botanic Gardens where he manages the Horticulture Research program. Michael is passionate about dynamic, self-sustaining gardens and green infrastructure as alternatives to static high-maintenance landscaping. His research links ecological theory with horticultural techniques and designs to broaden the definition of gardens and gardening. Michael worked as a field biologist before joining the Denver Botanic Gardens horticulture department. He holds a MS degree in Ecology from the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University and a BS degree in Biology.

Kevin Philip Williams is a naturalistic gardener whose unique style combines bioregional plant palettes, a hardcore punk ethos, and post-human aesthetics to craft wild and captivating spaces. Kevin is currently the Manager of Horticulture for Denver Botanic Gardens where he stewards the Steppe Garden, Conservation Garden, Lilac Collection, Dwarf Conifer Collection, Josephine Streetscape, and the Willow Glade in Celebration of Brandon Mandelbaum. He holds a MS degree in Public Horticulture from the Longwood Graduate Program at the University of Delaware and a BA degree in The History and Philosophy of Science from Bard College.

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