Gardening Green Expo will bring workshops, experts, and demonstrations about green gardening to Kennedy’s Country Gardens, 85 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy., Route 3A, Scituate, on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m..
The event is free, and perfect for the family. The expo is sponsored by Greenscapes, a program at North and South Rivers Watershed Association, and Kennedy’s Country Gardens.
“This weekend will be chock full of information to help folks achieve beautiful, healthy yards that require fewer chemicals, and less water,” said Debbie Cook, Greenscapes manager. “ Everyone I talk to seems to be eager to find out how to make their yards safe for children and pets, and we will have plenty of experts to advise them.”
The expo will feature lectures on xeriscaping (water-saving landscaping), transitioning to organic lawn care, natural lawn care products, how to create healthy soils, native plants and heirloom vegetables and more. Workshops will include: Composting and compost tea, selecting grass seed and seeding techniques, creating bird and butterfly gardens, soil testing and fertilizing techniques, and more. Products, such as rain barrels and water sensors for irrigation systems will be available for purchase from local companies.
“According to the EPA, 80 percent of the synthetic fertilizers and pesticides we put on our yards wash away into our rivers and ponds. I am so encouraged to see people becoming more interested in natural products which not only tend to stay put in our yards, they also contribute to the health of our soils,” said Cook.
Chris Kennedy, owner of Kennedy’s Country Gardens, and former president of the Mass Nursery and Landscape Association, agreed, saying “After years in the nursery business, I have seen over and over how natural products contribute to making healthy soils, which in turn support healthy plants.”
Kennedy recently had Kennedy’s Country Gardens nursery grounds certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a natural wildlife habitat, and tours will be given throughout the weekend, explaining how people can make their own yards a certified wildlife habitat.
For more information about the event, visit www.nsrwa.org or email Cook at Debbie@nsrwa.org.
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