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SUMMARY:Gardening Green Expo 2026
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 16 – Friday\, March 20 – Zoom lectures @ 7:00pm\nLive Expo at Kennedy’s Country Gardens on Saturday\, March 21 from 10:00am-2:00pm\nOn Saturday – New This Year – Park at Oro and Take Our Shuttle \nThe theme for this year is: Help Heal the Planet\nMost of us remember a time when windshields needed frequent cleaning from insects and yards were alive with birds and butterflies. Fields once held cocoons\, chrysalises\, and egg cases\, and backyards teemed with insect and bird life. Today\, these are far less common\, raising the question: where have all the birds and bugs gone? \nSince the 1970s\, North America has lost more than three billion birds—nearly one-third of its population. Insects\, the foundation of the food web\, have declined by over 40%\, with some regions experiencing losses of up to 75% of flying insects. A single chickadee requires nearly 9\,000 caterpillars to raise one brood; when insects disappear\, birds cannot survive. Habitat loss\, pesticide use\, and climate change are the primary drivers of these declines. \nWe can do our part to help heal the planet by making thoughtful choices at home. Planting native species that require less water and fertilizer\, avoiding pesticides and herbicides\, and creating backyard habitats for insects can make a meaningful difference. Gardens can become vital links in pollinator corridors\, helping restore ecosystems one plant choice at a time. \nZoom Presentations at 7:00pm\nMonday\, March 16 – Garden for LIFE: Using Native Plants in the Landscape to Support Wildlife – Kristen Nicholson\, Blue Stem Natives – See video below \nTuesday\, March 17 – How Can I Help? – Saving Nature With Your Yard\, Episode 2 – Doug Tallamy\, entomologist\, conservationist\, author\, and professor at the University of Delaware – See video below \nWednesday\, March 18 – Restoring Personal Ecology: How Principles of Nature Heal Our Overwhelm – Todd Breitenstein\, South Shore Permaculture/Our Grateful Garden – See video below \nThursday\, March 19 – When the Lights Go Out: The Secret World of Fireflies – Blake Dinius\, Plymouth County Extension – See video below \nFriday\, March 20 – Habit to Habitat: Transforming Landscapes into Resilient Ecosystems\, from Conception to Maintenance – Evan Abramson\, Founder and Principal of Landscape Interactions \nREGISTER FOR ZOOM PRESENTATIONS \nLive Presentations at Kennedy’s\n10:00am – The Path to the Perfect Plants – Chris Kennedy\, Owner\, Kennedy’s Country Gardens \n11:00am – Less Raking\, More Biodiversity – Lisey Good\, Founder\, Wild Cohasset \n12:00pm – Changing Forests: Beech Leaf Disease\, Emerald Ash Borer and Other Invasive Pests Affecting Our Landscapes – Abraham Monahan\, Bartlett Tree Experts \n1:00pm  – Caring for the Soil\, Making Compost and Leaving the Leaves – Jon Belber\, Holly Hill Farm \nRegister to Win Prizes!\n\nSigned copy of Doug Tallamy’s book Nature’s Best Hope\nA rain barrel from the WaterSmart program\n$50 gift card from Kennedy’s Country Gardens\n1/2 Lb. Package of Organic Plant Magic\nIn-person Ecological Garden Consultation from Blue Stem Natives ($400 Value )\nBokashi Composting System from Sustainability Project – Honduras ($110 Value)\nSaved Salad Greens Seeds – The Friends of Holly Hill Farm\nCustom Spring or Summer Outdoor Container from Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs ($100 Value)\nLifetime Subscription to Edible Southeastern Massachusetts Magazine\nSylish Bucket Hat with Wild Ones logo from Wild Ones South Shore MA\n\nREGISTER TO WIN PRIZES \nGive-aways\, Downloads\, and More\n\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\nFREE Tree Saplings from Bartlett Tree Experts (While supplies last)\nFree native plant seeds\nFREE Edible Southeastern Massachusetts magazines\nGet your FREE Help Save Water lawn sign\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.)\nFREE Help Save Water lawn signs\nWatch past Gardening Green Expo videos below\n\nExhibitors and Vendors at Kennedy’s Country Gardens on Saturday\, March 21 from 10:00am-2:00pm\n\nBobby Mac’s Mobile Knife and Tool Sharpening – Bring your tools!\nBartlett Tree Experts – Free trees!\nWaterSmart South Shore\nKennedy’s Country Gardens\nFree soil testing by the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association\nMass Audubon North River Wildlife Sanctuary\nWaterSmart Rain Barrel and Composter Sale\nBlue Stem Natives\nNSRWA Prize Wheel – Answer trivia questions and win prizes!\nTeak Sherman and Appleton Field Community Gardens\nGrow Native Teacher Resources\nSouth Shore Permaculture\nScoopy Poo and Pet Waste Survey – Take our survey and get a dog bone bag dispenser\nHolly Hill Farm\nWild Ones South Shore MA\nEdible Southeastern Massachusetts\nBokashi Composting\nPlymouth County Extension\nScituate Garden Club\nTown of Scituate Climate Resilience Planning\nBungalow Kitchen + Catering\nMisfit Farm Sourdough\nOrganic Plant Magic\nCardinal Cushing School\nBetty Greene Garden Design\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\nWays to Honor Nature in your Home Landscape\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  \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.  \n2026 Gardening Green Expo Videos\nGarden for LIFE: Using Native Plants in the Landscape to Support Wildlife – Kristen Nicholson\, Blue Stem Natives \n \nHow Can I Help? – Saving Nature With Your Yard\, Episode 2 – Doug Tallamy\, entomologist\, conservationist\, author\, and professor at the University of Delaware \n \nRestoring Personal Ecology: How Principles of Nature Heal Our Overwhelm – Todd Breitenstein\, South Shore Permaculture/Our Grateful Garden \n \nWhen the Lights Go Out: The Secret World of Fireflies – Blake Dinius\, Plymouth County Extension \n \nPlease Enjoy These Videos From Past Expos\nThe Magic of Butterflies – Blake Dinius\, Plymouth County Entomologist Educator \n \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 \nPermaculture: How to Design Resilient Systems for People and Planet – Jessica Fox\, South Shore Permaculture \n \nMyco-Gardening: Companion Planting with Culinary Mushrooms for Soil\, Compost and Human Health – Sally Rossi-Ormon\, Sally RO Outdoors \n \nEcological Justice: Identifying\, Removing and Managing Invasive Species and Restoring Ecological Balance – Samuel Mohnkern \n \nHelp for Hummingbirds – Seven Common Mistakes Gardeners and Bird Lovers Make That Harm These Amazing Birds – Lisey Good\, Founder Wild Cohasset \n \nBokashi: 30 Day Composting – Peter Swanson\, Sustainability Project – Honduras \n \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 \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 \nBuilding Good Healthy Regenerative Soil in a Changing Climate – Jon Belber\, Holly Hill Farm \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
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