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

February, 2025
Peter Picone, wildlife biologist
Got Invasive Plants? Who Are You Gonna' Call?

Warm weather and above-average rainfall made 2024 a big year for lush plant life. Unfortunately, too many of those healthy plants were uninvited, unwanted, non-native invasive plants. It’s also been a big year for the Connecticut Invasive Plants Working Group. 

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
Where Shall We Walk Today?

Speaking Events

Foundation Gardens and Native Plants
Friday, February 21, 2025 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
CT Flower & Garden Show, 2 presentations, Hartford, CT
Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems--'Spring Edition'
Friday, February 21, 2025 -
4:30pm to 5:30pm
CT Flower & Garden Show, 2 presentations, Hartford, CT
Foundation Gardens and Native Plants
Friday, March 14, 2025 -
1:30pm to 2:30pm
Webinar, American Horticultural Society
Foundation Gardens and Native Plants
Saturday, March 29, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
East Lyme, CT
What to Plant This Spring for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Sunday, April 6, 2025 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Old Saybrook, CT
Native Tree Guide for Southern New England Communities
Thursday, April 10, 2025 -
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Old Saybrook, CT

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