Marilyn Medina Ribeiro has degrees in Graphic Design and Landscape Management and has worked in nurseries, parks and private gardens. In 2008 after moving to the Algarve, she managed hotel gardens and later founded her own company, Waterwise Gardens, to promote sustainable land management. She will be talking about the native plants of the Algarve - how and where to find them, what their special characteristics and adaptations are, and how they (and their close relatives) can be of use in our gardens. Often, we have the misguided view that wild plants are weeds and unsuitable or not pretty enough for cultivation, but Marilyn hopes to show that there is a diverse and beautiful range of species which are not just appropriate but highly recommendable and useful alternatives for our gardens.