Rick Darke is President of RICK DARKE LLC a Pennsylvania consulting firm focused on landscape ethics, photography, and contextual design. Darke’s work blends art, ecology, and cultural geography in the design and management of livable landscapes. Projects include residential landscapes, parks, scenic byways, transportation corridors, corporate and collegiate campuses, conservation developments, and botanic gardens. Darke’s work has been featured in the New York Times, The Huffington Post, RHS The Garden, Gardens Illustrated, and elsewhere. He is the author and photographer of many books including The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest, The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes, and The Wild Garden: Expanded Edition. For further information visit: www.rickdarke.com