THE POPULAR SPRING GARDEN WORKSHOPS I teach with my old friend Bob Hyland, former head of horticulture for Brooklyn Botanic Garden, are now listed on my 2011 Events Calendar page, with links to registration and ticket information. A full-day spring garden tuneup workshop April 16, and two half-day container-gardening workshops May 21, are scheduled (along with all my garden lectures–including some new ones just posted). Hope to see you at one of them!
THE LECTURE that he’s been giving for a number of years is not-so-subtly called “Kill Your Lawn.” Ecological horticulturist Dan Jaffe Wilder knows that starting over and creating an entire native habitat instead of a lawn isn’t for everyone. But Dan just wants to grab our attention and get us to start to make some changes at least in the way we care for the turfgrass we do want in our landscapes. And maybe give up a little square footage of it to some other kind of more diverse planting, too, like the wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana, inset). Alternative, more eco-focused styles of lawn care, along with some lawn alternatives is what he and I talked about on the podcast. Dan is Director of Applied Ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts, and its 8,000-acre sanctuary. He’s also co-author with Mark Richardson of the book “Native Plants for New England Gardens.”
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Busy times!
Hope the courses go well.
Lucy
How wonderful it would be to come and visit and learn with you. Living in west Texas, gardening is very challenging………with extreme heat and high winds. I think the most difficult thing for me in gardening is attaining good soil. I do compost, but it seems to take forever to get the amount I need for all of the gardens I am creating. However, your website here, is very informative and helpful! Have a great workshop time when it arrives. I wish you much success! blessings,Kathleen