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SUMMARY:Gardening Green Expo 2025
DESCRIPTION:Gardening Green Expo 2025 will be a hybrid event this year\, and it is scheduled for March 10-15. 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 15 from 10am-2pm. Doug Tallamy will be doing a Zoom presentation on Wednesday\, March 12. \nOur theme this year is: Making a Difference in Your Own Backyard\nYou can make your backyard a haven for wildlife and a comforting oasis for you. A yard with native plants provides a natural habitat for local wildlife\, including birds\, butterflies\, and bees\, by offering food sources like nectar and seeds\, while also requiring less water and maintenance due to their adaptation to local climate and soil conditions. At Gardening Green Expo you will learn about: \n\nPlanting more heat- and drought-tolerant native plants\nHow to convert lawn into gardens\nManaging invasive species\nPollinator friendly plants\nAnd more!\n\nOur 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 a talk from his upcoming book\, How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard. \nTallamy 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.” \nZoom Presentations at 7:00pm\n\nMonday\, March 10 – Planting for the Future: The MA Native Plant Palette – Jason Duff & Anne Carroll\, DCR Office of Water Resources – SEE VIDEO BELOW\nTuesday\, March 11 – Less Lawn\, More Plants! – Rebecca Warner\, Author of The Sustainable-Enough Garden – SEE VIDEO BELOW\nWednesday\, March 12 – How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard – Doug Tallamy\, Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware\, Author\, and Founder of Homegrown National Park – SEE VIDEO BELOW\nThursday\, March 13 – Ways to Honor Nature in your Home Landscape – Susan Leigh Anthony\, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs – SEE VIDEO BELOW\nFriday\, March 14 – Permaculture: How to Design Resilient Systems for People and Planet – Jessica Fox\, South Shore Permaculture\n\nREGISTER FOR ZOOM PRESENTATIONS \nLive Presentations at Kennedy’s\n\n10:00am – Myco-Gardening: Companion Planting with Culinary Mushrooms for Soil\, Compost and Human Health – Sally Rossi-Ormon\, Scituate Community Garden\n11:00am – Ecological Justice: Identifying\, Removing and Managing Invasive Species and Restoring Ecological Balance – Samuel Mohnkern\, Restoration Landcare\n12:00pm – Help for Hummingbirds – Seven Common Mistakes Gardeners and Bird Lovers Make That Harm These Amazing Birds – Lisey Good\, Founder Wild Cohasset\n1:00pm – Bokashi: 30 Day Composting – Peter Swanson\, Sustainability Project – Honduras\n\nPre-Recorded Videos\n\nThe Magic of Butterflies – Blake Dinius\, Plymouth County Entomologist Educator\n\nExhibitors and Vendors at Kennedy’s\n\nBobby Mac’s Mobile Knife and Tool Sharpening\nBungalow Kitchen + Catering\nBlue Stem Natives\nBartlett Tree Experts\nFree soil testing by the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association\nEdible Southeastern Massachusetts\nRestoration Landcare\nNorth River Wildlife Sanctuary\nTeak Sherman and Appleton Field Community Gardens\nSouth Shore Permaculture\nHolly Hill Farm\nWild Ones\nScituate Garden Club\nCardinal Cushing School\nSouth Shore Tech\nToad Stool Gardeners\nBetty Greene\n\nRegister to Win Prizes!\n\nSigned copy of Doug Tallamy’s new book\nA rain barrel from the WaterSmart program\n$50 gift card from Kennedy’s Country Gardens\nSigned copy of The Sustainable-Enough Garden by Rebecca Warner\n1 Year subscription to Edible Southeastern Massachusetts\nComplimentary 45-minute Permaculture Consultation from South Shore Permaculture ($150 value)\nPersonal Ecological Garden Consultation ($400 value) – Blue Stem Natives\nNative Plants for New England Gardens book from Wild Ones\n\nREGISTER TO WIN PRIZES \nGive-aways\, Downloads\, and More\n\nFree Trees from Bartlett Tree Experts\n$35 Special NSRWA NEW Member Deal with $25 Kennedy’s Gift Card and $10 Explore South Shore Guide Map (For NEW NSRWA members only)\nOrder your rain barrels and composters online – Ordering ends Sunday\, April 13\nDownload our 16-page Greenscapes Guide  – With tips on how to create a beautiful healthy yard the natural way. (After filling out the online form you will be redirected to the guide.)\nWatch past Gardening Green Expo videos below\nGet your FREE Help Save Water lawn sign\n\nPlant Resources\nFrom Kennedy’s Country Gardens\, UMass\, and CZM \n\nNative Perennials for Sun\nNative Perennials for Shade\nPerennials for Pollinators and Birds\nAnnuals for Bees\, Butterflies\, Hummingbirds and Songbirds\nNative Plants for Native Pollinators\nDeer Resistant Natives\nPlants to Support At-risk Insects by Dr. Robert Gegear\nCoastal Landscaping in Massachusetts Plant List\n\nPlant and Garden Resources\nFrom Blue Stem Natives\, Doveflower Cottage\, Blake Dinius\, Doug Tallamy\, and National Wildlife Federation\, Wild Ones\, Mass DEP\, and the Buy Nothing Project \n\nRoadside Plants\nEdible Plants\nShoreline Plants\nThe Battle Between Native and Invasive Plants\nThe Magic of Butterflies Resource List\nNative Plant Finder\nHomegrown National Park\nKid-Friendly Gardens – Books\nKid-Friendly Gardens – Plants\nLittle Bee Big World Resource List\nPlant and Garden Resources from Wild Ones\nThe Buy Nothing Project Can Help You Garden Green\nComposting – The Heart of Climate-Wise and Organic Gardening\nComposting is Easy\nFood Web of the Compost Pile\nHome Composting & Green Landscaping\nThe Climate Conscious Garden\n\nWant to see more programs like this? Please make a gift to the NSRWA to protect local waters. \n \n  \n  \n  \nThis 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.  \n2025 Gardening Green Expo Videos\nPlanting for the Future: The MA Native Plant Palette – Jason Duff & Anne Carroll\, DCR Office of Water Resources \n \nLess Lawn\, More Plants! – Rebecca Warner\, Author of The Sustainable-Enough Garden \n \nHow Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard – Doug Tallamy – Author\, and Founder of Homegrown National Park \n \nWays to Honor Nature in your Home Landscape – Susan Leigh Anthony\, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs \n \nPlease Enjoy These Videos From Past Expos\nThe Secret Lives of Bugs – Blake Dinius\, Plymouth County Entomologist \n \nI Know You’re Very Busy but… I Want to Learn More About Nature Gardening – Doug Tallamy \n \nThe Nitty-Gritty of Building a Sustainable Garden – Kristen Nicholson\, Blue Stem Natives \n\, \nAchieving a Beautiful Garden with Drought Tolerant Plants – Susan Leigh Anthony\, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs \n \nThe Joy of Composting – Turning Garbage to Gold – Ann McGovern\, Mass DEP (Retired) \n \nRain Gardens: Gardening for a Greener Future! – Brian Taylor\, NSRWA \n \nRewilding 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 \n \nNibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond – Russ Cohen\, Naturalist and Wild Edibles Instructor \n \nRegenerative Farming and Our Practices at Holly Hill – Jon Belber\, Holly Hill Farm \n \n\nBuilding Good Healthy Regenerative Soil in a Changing Climate – Jon Belber\, Holly Hill Farm \n \nProtecting Our Waters Through Gardening – Brian Taylor\, NSRWA \n \nAttract More Butterflies to Your Garden! – Lisey Good\, – Founder\, Wild Cohasset \n \nBiochar – For Healthy Plants and a Healthy Planet – Debbie Cook\, Biochar Afficionado \n \nClimate Conscious Gardening: Building Sustainable Landscapes – Kristen Nicholson\, Blue Stem Natives \n \nThe Nature of Oaks – Doug Tallamy\, Renowned author and Professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware \n \nComposting and Mulching for Climate-Wise Gardening – Ann McGovern\,  Compost Specialist\, Mass Dept. of Environmental Protection (Retired) \n \nThe Ecosystem Native Plants Support – Blake Dinius\, Plymouth County Entomologist \n \nThe Drought Resistant Yard: Creating Beautiful Spaces Using Native and Non-native Plants with Less Water – Susan Leigh Anthony\, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs \n \nPollinators and Their Host Plants – Blue Stem Natives  \n \nKid-Friendly Gardens – Susan Leigh Anthony\, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs \n \nGarden for Wildlife: Remove Invasives & Plant Natives to Help Birds\, Butterflies and Other Wild Creatures\nBy 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:\nDownload Lisey Good’s Presentation here.\nListen to Lisey Good’s Presentation here  \nThe Importance of Insects and Gardening for Native Bees – Blake Dinius\, Entomologist Educator at County of Plymouth \n \nAudubon Plants for Birds Presentation by Don Eaton\, Bower & Branch \n \nGrowing Tasty Edible Greens and Snacks – Jon Belber\, Holly Hill Farm \n \nBuilding a Rain Garden – Samantha Woods\, NSRWA \n \nComposting for Zero Waste – Ann McGovern\, Retired MassDEP Compost Specialist \n \nBackyard Birding – Doug Lowry\, Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries
URL:https://www.nsrwa.org/event/gardening-green-expo-2025/
LOCATION:Kennedy’s Country Gardens\, 85 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy\, Scituate\, MA\, 02066\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gardening
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