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

December, 2025
Heal-all Prunella vulgaris groundcover
Native groundcovers, anyone?

This new list of native groundcovers is just in time for autumn native plant sales. My thanks go to the 25 people who named their favorites in my August newsletter survey. (Join the newsletter here.) Respondents live in states from New Jersey to Maine. 

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
Where Are the Bees & Butterflies in 2023?
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

Design Meadows and Naturalized Landscapes
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Webinar
Close to Home: Design Foundation Gardens for a Changing World
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Webinar, Native Plant Trust
Foundation Gardens that Say 'Welcome Home' to Native Plants
Monday, April 13, 2026 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Manchester, CT
Foundation Gardens that Say 'Welcome Home' to Native Plants
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lyme, CT
Design Meadows and Naturalized Plantings for the Human Landscape
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Middletown, CT

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