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

April, 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

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
Groundcovers and Short Native Plants
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Webinar, American Horticultural Society
Site Preparation for Landscape Transformation
Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 11:00am to 1:30pm
Middletown, CT
Foundation Gardens and Native Plants
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Norwalk, CT
3 Ways to Fight Invasive Plants
Monday, May 19, 2025 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Colchester, CT

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