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

January, 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

Designing Meadows and Naturalized Landscapes
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 -
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Webinar, Native Plant Trust
Foundation Gardens and Native Plants
Friday, February 21, 2025 -
11:00am to 4:30pm
CT Flower & Garden Show, 2 presentations, Hartford, CT
Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems--Spring Cleanup Version
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 -
7:30pm to 8:30pm
Webinar, Norwood, MA, Garden Club
What to Plant This Spring for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Sunday, April 6, 2025 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Old Saybrook, CT
Foundation Gardens and Native Plants
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Norwalk, CT
Discover Meadowmaking
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Lyme, CT

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