ETHAN DROPKIN -  Urban Landscape Inspirations from Native Plant Communities

MHG Meetings

Sponsored By: Metro Hort Group

Ethan Dropkin
Associate LARRY WEANER LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATES
Ethan will speak about native plant communities as inspirational analogues to create urban landscapes that:

  • are functional and aesthetic without resorting to non-native exotics;
  • survive and thrive in difficult urban growing conditions;
  • give our cities a vegetative and visual grounding in a local aesthetic;
  • intentionally connect our city landscapes to the ecological systems of which they are inherently a part.

Ethan received a BA in Secondary Education from the University of Vermont in 2006. In 2013 he was awarded a Masters in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University followed by a Masters of Professional Studies in Horticulture in 2014, also from Cornell. Ethan worked as a designer at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, as a horticultural designer and technician for Cornell University, and as a horticulturist for the New York City Parks Department. Since joining LWLA in 2016 he has been involved in a variety of private, public, institutional and commercial design projects in 9 states and 2 countries. Notable projects include: masterplan and design of an entry landscape at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve; plant selection and layout for Kingsland Wildflower a green roof meadow in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on-going master plan and design work at Avalon Nature Preserve, and the design of the American Prairie Garden at RBG Kew -Wakehurst in the UK.
Monday, April 17, 2023
The Central Park Arsenal
Fifth Avenue and 64th Street
Third floor: The Arsenal Gallery

Doors open for refreshments at 6:00 pm
Meeting begins promptly at 6:30 pm
General meetings are free to Metro Hort members. No reservations are necessary.
Guests are welcome to attend for a $20 contribution


Ethan Dropkin