Native Plant Gardens lecture with Grow Native Massachusetts
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Location:
Main Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge
Grow Native Massachusetts FREE lecture @ the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway
Native Plant Gardens: Learning By Example
Carolyn Summers, Author of Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East
Landscaping with native plants is becoming the rule rather than the exception, but good examples can be hard to find. Come for a visual tour of some truly instructive native plant gardens, large and small, public and private. A diversity of styles, ranging from formal to naturalistic, will illustrate the usage of native plants in both residential and public landscapes. Our tour will travel from Sara Stein’s Garden in Pound Ridge, NY, to the New World Garden designed by Larry Weaner, to the High Line in NYC, and include many others along the way. Accompanied by design and how-to tips, this talk will be valuable for everyone from novice gardeners to seasoned professionals.
Carolyn Summers is an adjunct professor at Go Native U, a joint project of Westchester Community College and The Native Plant Center. She and her husband recently opened their country home, Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve, for public tours and to showcase the importance of native plants to all landscapes.
Each talk will last about an hour with time for Q&A afterward.
Doors open at 6:30 pm for general seating. Seating is unassigned and will be available on a first-come basis.
Events are free and open to all.
For more information and to see the flyer listing the other public lectures, visit http://www.grownativemass.org/programs/eveningswithexperts!