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SUMMARY:Gardening Green Expo 2024
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur theme this year is: Sustainable Gardening\nA 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: \n\nPlant More Heat and Drought Tolerant Native Plants\nCollect Rain Water and Create Rain Gardens\nReduce Lawn to Create Natural Defenses Against Flooding\nLeave the Leaves and Plants in the Fall for Wildlife\nEliminate the Use of Chemicals\nCompost Food and Garden Waste to Improve Soil Health\nPlant Pollinator Friendly Plants\n\nRegister for the FREE Live Zoom Presentations here \nLive Zoom Presentations – Monday\, March 11 through Friday\, March 15\nLive Event – Saturday\, March 16 from 10am-2pm at Kennedy’s Country Gardens \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 his newest talk\, I Know You’re Very Busy but… I Want to Learn More About Nature Gardening. \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\nMonday\, March 11 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – The Secret Lives of Bugs – Blake Dinius\, Plymouth County Entomologist – SEE VIDEO BELOW \nTuesday\, 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 \nWednesday\, March 13 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – The Nitty-Gritty of Building a Sustainable Garden – Kristen Nicholson\, Blue Stem Natives – SEE VIDEO BELOW \nThursday\, March 14 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – Achieving a Beautiful Garden with Drought Tolerant Plants – Susan Leigh Anthony\, Doveflower Cottage Garden Designs – SEE VIDEO BELOW \nFriday\, March 15 – Zoom @ 7:00pm – The Joy of Composting – Turning Garbage to Gold – Ann McGovern\, Mass DEP (Retired) \nLive Event \nSaturday\, March 16 from 10am-2pm at Kennedy’s Country Gardens \nAt 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. \nWe 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. \nBungalow Kitchen + Catering will be on hand with food for purchase. \nLive Presentations at Kennedy’s\nSaturday\, March 16 @ 10:00am – Rain Gardens: Gardening for a Greener Future! – Brian Taylor\, NSRWA \nSaturday\, 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 \nSaturday\, March 16 @ 12:00pm – Regenerative farming and our practices at Holly Hill – Jon Belber\, Holly Hill Farm \nSaturday\, March 16 @ 1:00pm – Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond – Russ Cohen\, Naturalist and Wild Edibles Instructor \nRegister to Win Prizes \n\nSigned copy of Doug Tallamy’s book “Nature’s Best Hope”\nRain barrel from the WaterSmart program\n10×10 garden plot ($40 value) at Scituate Community Garden for 2024\nGift basket and 1 year subscription from Edible Southeastern Massachusetts\n$50 gift card from Kennedy’s Country Gardens\nSeeds from Holly Hill Farm\n$50 gift card from Blue Stem Natives\n\nClick here to register to win prizes. \nDownloads\, Give-aways\, 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)\nFree tree saplings from Bartlett Tree Experts\nOrder your rain barrels and composters online – Ordering ends Sunday\, April 7\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.  \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 \nPlease Enjoy These Videos From Past Expos\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
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