Ben O’Brien – Canada’s up-and-coming planting designer

This week we venture to rural Ontario to meet Ben O’Brien and find out about his garden designs and planting philosophy. Growing up in rural Ontario had a profound effect on Ben as a child, then as an adult he went on to study landscape architecture. He is very influenced by European designers such as Piet Oudolf and Nigel Dunnett and has set up an experimental planting programme to explore different approaches to sustainable, urban planting. Join us at 6pm UK time on Thursday to find out more about Ben’s planting style. www.wildbydesign.ca

This chat was originally broadcast on Sunday 27 July 2025.

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