Kathleen Connolly, Landscape and Garden Designer, Speaker, Writer
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They look so innocent and inviting, those little seed packets on retail counters this month. Little did I realize what a long and complex history Connecticut seed companies have had.
"Kathy gave an interesting and provocative presentation on native plants for the home and community landscape. She discussed the high ecological value of native plants and their role in supporting birds and pollinators. She also discussed approaches to using them in a managed landscape."
Review of October 6, 2013...
Newsletter, Friends of Valley Falls Vernon, CTKathy Connolly is a terrific asset to the Times newspapers. Her bimonthly column, Green & Growing, is a favorite of readers. A hands-in-the-dirt landscape and garden designer, she happily shares her ideas, tips and expertise. Anyone with an interest in the earth should regularly read Connolly’s columns.
Kathy put in countless hours planning and designing the buffer, selecting and ordering plants—all CT natives—and supervising the site preparation and planting by community volunteers. Kathy turned what project partners imagined would be a functional vegetated buffer into a fabulous work of landscape art.
Jane Brawerman, Executive Director CT River Coastal Conservation District, Middletown, CTWith Kathy's guidance and expertise, the all-native buffer garden at Lake Hayward is an example of how features used for water quality improvements and erosion control can be attractive as well as functional. Kathy's design exceeded the expectations of the Watershed Committee, and more importantly the Lake Residents.
Patricia Young, Eightmile River Watershed Haddam, CT"I am very pleased. Kathy helped me get the landscape I wanted. She introduced me to native plants I wouldn't have known to look for. Best of all, the new gardens already look as though they have always been there."
Elizabeth Karhu Manchester, CT
