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Gardening Green Expo 2024

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March 11 @ 8:00 am - March 16 @ 2:00 pm

Gardening Green Expo will be a hybrid event this year, and it is scheduled for March 11-16. We will be doing live Zoom presentations during the week at 7:00pm, and will have a live event at Kennedy’s Country Gardens on Saturday, March 16 from 10am-2pm. Doug Tallamy will be doing a Zoom presentation on Tuesday, March 12.

Our theme this year is: Sustainable Gardening
A sustainable garden is one that gives back to nature instead of taking from it. By gardening sustainably, these practices ensure that your garden will be more self-sustaining, require less water, and be more low maintenance. With eco-friendly practices like these, you can ensure your garden will remain healthy and will be able to adapt to the effects of a changing climate:

  • Plant More Heat and Drought Tolerant Native Plants
  • Collect Rain Water and Create Rain Gardens
  • Reduce Lawn to Create Natural Defenses Against Flooding
  • Leave the Leaves and Plants in the Fall for Wildlife
  • Eliminate the Use of Chemicals
  • Compost Food and Garden Waste to Improve Soil Health
  • Plant Pollinator Friendly Plants

Register for the FREE Live Zoom Presentations here

Live Zoom Presentations – Monday, March 11 through Friday, March 15
Live Event – Saturday, March 16 from 10am-2pm at Kennedy’s Country Gardens

Our featured presenter is renowned author Doug Tallamy. With Bringing Nature Home, Tallamy changed the conversation about gardening in America. His second book, the New York Times bestseller Nature’s Best Hope, urged homeowners to take conservation into their own hands. This year he will be presenting his newest talk, I Know You’re Very Busy but… I Want to Learn More About Nature Gardening.

Tallamy says, “Nearly every day I get emails from people who have read my books and heard my talks and yet still have questions about ecological landscaping. These are good, thoughtful questions about ecology and evolution, biodiversity, invasive species, insect declines, native and non-native plants, conservation and restoration, residential and city landscapes, urban issues, oak biology, keystone plants, Homegrown National Park, monarchs, supporting wildlife at home, and more. In this talk I address as many of these queries as I can with hope that my answers will further motivate people to help restore ecosystem function where they live, work, play, worship, and farm.”

Zoom Presentations

Monday, March 11 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – The Secret Lives of Bugs – Blake Dinius, Plymouth County Entomologist – SEE VIDEO BELOW

Tuesday, March 12 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – I Know You’re Very Busy but… I Want to Learn More About Nature Gardening – Doug Tallamy, Homegrown National Park – SEE VIDEO BELOW

Wednesday, March 13 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – The Nitty-Gritty of Building a Sustainable Garden – Kristen Nicholson, Blue Stem Natives – SEE VIDEO BELOW

Thursday, March 14 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – Achieving a Beautiful Garden with Drought Tolerant Plants – Susan Leigh Anthony, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs – SEE VIDEO BELOW

Friday, March 15 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – The Joy of Composting – Turning Garbage to Gold – Ann McGovern, Mass DEP (Retired)

Live Event

Saturday, March 16 from 10am-2pm at Kennedy’s Country Gardens

At Gardening Green Expo you can stroll through the greenhouses at Kennedy’s Country Gardens and visit with vendors of products and services that will help you get the best out of your garden and lawn. There will also be talks by local experts and environmental organizations. In conjunction with the expo, NSRWA will be taking orders for rain barrels and composters again this year.

We will also have the Bobby Mac’s Mobile Tool Sharpening Truck onsite. Service is first come first serve, and the prices are on their website.

Bungalow Kitchen + Catering will be on hand with food for purchase.

Live Presentations at Kennedy’s

Saturday, March 16 @ 10:00am – Rain Gardens: Gardening for a Greener Future! – Brian Taylor, NSRWA

Saturday, March 16 @ 11:00am – Rewilding 101: Attract More Wildlife While Saving Time and Money: Step-by-step guidelines on how to let nature reclaim a tiny portion of your lawn – Lisey Good, Wild Cohasset

Saturday, March 16 @ 12:00pm – Regenerative farming and our practices at Holly Hill – Jon Belber, Holly Hill Farm

Saturday, March 16 @ 1:00pm – Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond – Russ Cohen, Naturalist and Wild Edibles Instructor

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Downloads, Give-aways, and More

Plant Resources

From Kennedy’s Country Gardens, UMass, and CZM

Plant and Garden Resources

From Blue Stem Natives, Doveflower Cottage, Blake Dinius, Doug Tallamy, and National Wildlife Federation, Wild Ones, Mass DEP, and the Buy Nothing Project

Want to see more programs like this? Please make a gift to the NSRWA to protect local waters.

 

 

 

This FREE expo is sponsored by the WaterSmart program, North and South Rivers Watershed Association, and Kennedy’s Country Gardens. WaterSmart is a nonprofit partnership between the NSRWA and 12 towns on the South Shore: Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Rockland, Scituate and Weymouth. Our programs are based on the belief that education is key. Since its creation, WaterSmart has educated thousands of local school-age children, adults, and businesses on water conservation, stormwater pollution, where their water comes from, and how to care for it. 

The Secret Lives of Bugs – Blake Dinius, Plymouth County Entomologist

I Know You’re Very Busy but… I Want to Learn More About Nature Gardening – Doug Tallamy

The Nitty-Gritty of Building a Sustainable Garden – Kristen Nicholson, Blue Stem Natives

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Achieving a Beautiful Garden with Drought Tolerant Plants – Susan Leigh Anthony, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs

Please Enjoy These Videos From Past Expos

Building Good Healthy Regenerative Soil in a Changing Climate – Jon Belber, Holly Hill Farm

Protecting Our Waters Through Gardening – Brian Taylor, NSRWA

Attract More Butterflies to Your Garden! – Lisey Good, – Founder, Wild Cohasset

Biochar – For Healthy Plants and a Healthy Planet – Debbie Cook, Biochar Afficionado

Climate Conscious Gardening: Building Sustainable Landscapes – Kristen Nicholson, Blue Stem Natives

The Nature of Oaks – Doug Tallamy, Renowned author and Professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware

Composting and Mulching for Climate-Wise Gardening – Ann McGovern,  Compost Specialist, Mass Dept. of Environmental Protection (Retired)

The Ecosystem Native Plants Support – Blake Dinius, Plymouth County Entomologist

The Drought Resistant Yard: Creating Beautiful Spaces Using Native and Non-native Plants with Less Water – Susan Leigh Anthony, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs

Pollinators and Their Host Plants – Blue Stem Natives 

Kid-Friendly Gardens – Susan Leigh Anthony, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs

Garden for Wildlife: Remove Invasives & Plant Natives to Help Birds, Butterflies and Other Wild Creatures
By Lisey Good, Founder, Wild Cohasset – The Lisey Good Zoom presentation video had a conversion error, however, you can download the presentation and listen to the audio with the links below:
Download Lisey Good’s Presentation here.
Listen to Lisey Good’s Presentation here 

The Importance of Insects and Gardening for Native Bees – Blake Dinius, Entomologist Educator at County of Plymouth

Audubon Plants for Birds Presentation by Don Eaton, Bower & Branch

Growing Tasty Edible Greens and Snacks – Jon Belber, Holly Hill Farm

Building a Rain Garden – Samantha Woods, NSRWA

Composting for Zero Waste – Ann McGovern, Retired MassDEP Compost Specialist

Backyard Birding – Doug Lowry, Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries

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March 11 @ 8:00 am
End:
March 16 @ 2:00 pm
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