Southern Highlands Reserve founders Betty and Robert Balentine were recently recognized in the “Leading Lives of Consequence” series by Washington and Lee University, Robert’s alma mater, for their dedication and contributions to conservation of biodiversity.
“My hope is that when visitors come to Southern Highlands Reserve, they take away that genius loci, that sense of place, that you can create these magical experiences in the landscape through thoughtful design and plant selection – and you can do it in an ecologically sustainable way that also teaches best practices,” said Robert. “It’s our desire to share best practices about how visitors can take ideas back to their landscapes on how you deal with water mitigation and with climate change and how native plants can enhance a landscape in a design setting but also provide a really important function ecologically.”
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