Eco-forum on landscaping with native plants March 13

Eco-forum on landscaping with native plants March 13

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ALBANY — Join the March 13 Tin Mountain eco-forum at noon as local landscaper and artist Carol Jowdy and NRCS’s Nels Liljedahl go over the basics of landscaping with native plants at the Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center in Albany.

Driving through town on a summer day, you are likely to see flower gardens and landscapes filled with leaves, berries and blooms of exotic plants from all over the world. Although aesthetically pleasing, many of these plants become invasive, taking over the natural plant habitats for surrounding wildlife. Imagine instead your own yard as a lush green landscape speckled with brilliant native wildflowers, shrubs and trees.

What wildflowers attract monarchs and other colorful butterflies? What trees entice cedar waxwings to rest and feed during the winter months? Which fruiting plants will provide delicious treats during the heat of the summer? The reality of creating such a landscape is much easier than you would think and extremely beneficial. Landscaping with native plants allows you to beautify your yard, helps to fight invasive plants, and creates vital habitat for New Hampshire’s native wildlife including birds and butterflies.

The Tin Mountain EcoForum lunchtime lecture series is sponsored by The Flatbread Company of North Conway, and Frontside Grind Coffee. EcoForums are free and open to the public and are presented each month at the Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center in Albany.

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