Most planting failures don’t happen because of the plants.
They happen because the site wasn’t read well enough.
Reading the Land for Smarter Planting teaches you how to assess light, water, soil, and existing conditions so your plant choices are informed, intentional, and more likely to succeed.
This session is for hands-on property owners, designers, and landscapers who want to develop the skill of reading land themselves so that every future planting decision gets easier.
You'll learn...
🌱 To systematically read any site using a repeatable six-category framework (human experience, physical, soil, light, flora/fauna, climate) instead of relying on guesswork or a generic checklist.
🌱 The difference between describing a site and understanding it so your observations actually turn into decisions instead of just a list of facts.
🌱 How to use hands-on tests (soil texture, percolation, light tracking) and site clues to know what a site actually supports rather than finding out after a plant dies.
"Dr. Jared's teachings are meaty! Each bootcamp offers a ton of information, but all of it is extremely well structured and actionable. The 10 classes of the bootcamp so far add up to an extremely thorough education." — Simon P. of Ground Design