Great fritillary butterfly in meadow. Flowering meadow Vegetated buffer, erosion control Flowering urban meadow on Boston Post Road. Low-mow lawn Small gardens for small pollinators

Landscape Ideas, Designs, Plans with Kathy Connolly

Covering Ground

May, 2026
Skunk cabbage emerges very early.
Native Plants Blossom March to November: A List

Who'd have thought the growing season, and pollinator season, of southern New England starts in late February? But it does. Here's a  list of native blossoms throughout the year. 

Native groundcovers, anyone?
Got Invasive Plants? Who Are You Gonna' Call?
Book Review: Playing God in the Meadow, How I Learned to Admire My Weeds
Birds, Nights, and Lights
Put Invasive Plants on a Starvation Diet This Year
While Pundits Ponder the Value of Trees, the Trees Quietly Do Their Important Work
What's to Love About Public Gardens? Start With the Colors.
Is Your Yard Part of the Homegrown National Park?
Small Changes Help Small Creatures in a Changing World
Spring: Time to Collect Summer's Extra Water Supply

Speaking Events

Kill Your Weeds . . . With 'Weeds'
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Colchester, CT, Garden Club
Design Meadows and Naturalized Plantings for the Human Landscape
Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Middletown, CT
How to Choose Competitive Native Groundcovers
Saturday, June 6, 2026 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Middletown, CT
Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems
Thursday, October 8, 2026 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Cheshire, CT, Public Library

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