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Inclusive Placemaking: Creating Urban Habitats and Sanctuary
Inclusive Placemaking: Creating Urban Habitats and Sanctuary
Randall’s Island, located next to Manhattan, is well known as a home for numerous public institutions, and as a destination for sports and outdoor music events. That said, most New Yorkers are unaware that it is also home to many acres of wetlands, woodlands, meadows, and ornamental gardens that create beauty and sanctuary on a…
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Creating and Maintaining Shade Gardens
Creating and Maintaining Shade Gardens
Design the shaded areas of your garden with beautiful plants. In this virtual workshop, we'll share our favorites for the trickier places that don't get full sun, such as heuchera, ferns, and lobelia. Facilitated by Babbie Dunnington and Lillian Reyes, NYC Parks GreenThumb Location Virtual/Online Events, Manhattan Directions to this location Tuesday, July 26, 6:00…
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SAWS WaterSaver Landscape Program by Eco Centro
SAWS WaterSaver Landscape Program by Eco Centro
Interested in saving money? SAWS has amazing conservation programs available to customers! In this workshop we take a deeper dive into all of the WaterSaver Landscape program requirements, resources, eligible plants, what to do if you have irrigation, and how to plan and install a WaterSaver Landscape from start to finish. Get ready to have…
The Perennial Ground Layer
The Perennial Ground Layer
Herbaceous perennials can do much more than simply add color. Thoughtfully orchestrated herbaceous compositions can define the experiential character of an entire landscape. In this session Larry and Piet will compare and contrast their respective approaches to site analysis, plant selection and arrangement, and management considerations through a commingled series of presentations and informal conversations.…
Eco-tour: Native Plant Center
Eco-tour: Native Plant Center
Lady Bird Johnson had a passion to preserve and protect the country’s native plants and natural landscapes. The Native Plant Center was founded more than 20 years ago as the first affiliate of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Texas. Originally a project of the Westchester Community College Foundation, The Native Plant Center today…
Cultivating Community Through the Creation of Nourishing Gardens
Cultivating Community Through the Creation of Nourishing Gardens
The mission of the Community Ecology Institute is to cultivate communities where people and nature thrive together. Based on a six and a half-acre urban farm in Maryland, the organization’s newest program is called Nourishing Gardens, which transforms lawns into ecologically beneficial food growing gardens that support the multi-faceted health of our community members. The…
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Electric Mowers with Dan Delventhal
Electric Mowers with Dan Delventhal
Join Dan Delventhal, owner of Mow Green, as he talks about the many advantages of switching to all electric mowers and blowers for your clients’ lawns. Dan will talk about the trend for towns to declare ‘anti-leaf blower ordinances’, and what that could mean for your business. Step ahead of the movement towards quiet, clean…