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Landscape Ideas, Designs, Plans with Kathy Connolly

Covering Ground

August, 2017
Rose de Berne tomato, photo: Fruition Seeds
Why we should care about local seed production

The mainstream seed industry today emphasizes plants and seeds that can deliver a one-size-fits-all performance across a broad geography. As a result, hundreds, if not thousands, of seed varieties have left commercial production. Should we care? 

Earth Day for one day, but land care information is needed all year. Check out these sources.
Just in time for April showers: Rainbarrels
Do this, not that, in the March landscape
Start seeds in milk jugs--outdoors, in late winter
Beware the first leaves of spring
You Bring the Popcorn, I'll Bring the Native Plants
2 Good Books Take Us to the Inner Lives of Plants
Grow a Gift List for the Gardeners in Your Life
Look around for clues to beautiful winter landscapes
Cover ground with shrubs--why not?

Speaking Events

Meadows and Fields of Southern New England: A Tour
Saturday, August 19, 2017 -
9:45am to 4:00pm
Connecticut College Arboretum (gathering spot)
Meadows 1-2-3
Saturday, December 9, 2017 -
10:00am to 4:00pm
Framingham, MA
Grow Your Own Meadow, Large or Small
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 -
12:45pm to 2:00pm
Madison, CT
5 Ways to Cover Ground and Give the Lawnmower a Rest
Thursday, March 15, 2018 -
10:30am to 11:30am
Dartmouth, MA
10 Land Care Trends and Insights
Monday, April 9, 2018 -
11:00am to 12:15pm
Old Saybrook, CT, location TBA

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