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Lexington Living Landscapes-sponsored events
Lexington Living Landscapes-sponsored events
Lexington Living Landscapes' Open Garden Days
September 13, 2-4pm and 19, 10am-3pm
Come meet and learn from other Lexington gardeners.
More and more homeowners are embracing landscaping that emphasizes native plants and
organic methods to create more wildlife- and people-friendly yards. Are you curious to see what
other gardeners have done? Stop by any of multiple locations to see the many forms a pollinator
garden can take or learn what alternatives to the traditional lawn fellow residents have tried.
The homeowners involved are generously opening their yards to visitors in the hopes that you’ll
see something that will help or inspire you in your own landscaping, and to learn from you as
well. Many are works in progress. The gardens vary in how long they’ve been established, how
much time the homeowner has invested in them, what the homeowner is trying to accomplish,
and whether the garden has been professionally designed and installed or is a do-it-yourself
project.
A total of sixteen different gardeners are participating over the course of the two days, and each
property will be open to visitors during a two- or three-hour window. Visit as many or as few as
you wish. No ticket or registration is needed.
A detailed schedule and map of participating properties for the four gardens on Sunday, September 13th, are available here. The schedule and map for the twelve gardens on the 19th are available here.
The Life-Saving Benefits of Trees with Dr. Geoffrey Donovan
Tuesday, October 27, 7 pm, online
Sponsored by Lexington Living Landscapes and Cary Memorial Library.
Join us as Dr. Donovan discusses three studies linking urban trees with human health. First, he
will show that women who have more trees around their home are less likely to have
underweight or premature babies. Second, the spread of the emerald ash borer does more than
cause environmental harm. In addition, counties infested with emerald ash borer have higher
rates of cardiovascular and lower respiratory mortality. Finally, he will discuss the public-health
impacts of a tree-planting program in Portland, Oregon where neighborhoods that have
more tree planting also have lower rates of cardiovascular mortality. Taken together, these studies show that urban trees can have a profound effect on our health and strongly suggest that trees should be considered an essential part of a city’s public-health infrastructure.
After receiving his PhD in forest economics from Colorado State University in 2001, Geoffrey
Donovan worked for 23 years as an economist for the USDA Forest Service in Alaska and
Oregon. Currently he is the owner of Ash and Elm Consulting, which is focused on making the
business case for urban trees.
Learn more and register here.
Other events of interest - All events are online and free unless otherwise indicated.
Other events of interest - All events are online and free unless otherwise indicated.
September 8, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Managing Invasives for Homeowners with Michael McCarthy. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
September 16, 6:00 – 7:15 pm
Darkness is the New Green with Diane Turnshek. Mt. Cuba Center. Fee. More info here.
September 16, 7:00 pm
From Lawn to Meadow with Sara Weaner Cooper. Wild Ones. More info here.
September 17, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Ask the Experts! How to Provide Nest Sites and Shelter with panel from the Xerces Society. More info here.
September 17, 7:00 pm
Editing the Garden: Advice from the High Line with Yuki Kaneko. Connecticut Horticultural Society. Fee. More info here.
September 18, 7:00 – 11:00 pm
The Moth Ball with Evan Paige and Jace Porter. Citizens for Lexington Conservation and Town of Lexington Conservation Division. In person at Estabrook School, Lexington. Registration required; limit of 20. More info here.
September 22, 12:30 – 1:45 pm
Native Shrubs for Home and Habitat with Julie Snell. Ecological Landscape Alliance. Fee for non-members. More info here.
September 24, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Seed Collecting: A Hands-on Way to Learn and Care for Plants and Insects with Stephanie Frischie and Eric Lee-Mäder. Xerces Society. More info here.
September 26, 10:00 – 11:30 am OR 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Plant Propagation Basics with Reed Pugh. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. In person at Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA. Fee. More info here.
September 29, 7:00 – 8:15 pm
Healthy Soil through Maximum Biodiversity: Replicable Models for Resilience with Evan Abramson. Monthly presentation of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network. More info here.
October 6, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Allies in Conservation: Making Your HOA a Haven for Pollinators with Aaron Anderson and Jacqueline Buenrostro. Xerces Society. More info here.
October 7, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Habitat Chat, a monthly informal, drop-in conversation. Massachusetts Pollinator Network. More info here.
October 14, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Foundations of a Four-Season Garden with Marie Chieppo. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
October 15, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Digging Deeper into Ecological Horticulture with Uli Lorimer. Connecticut Horticultural Society. Fee. More info here.
October 17, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fall Native Plant Market. In person in Lexington. Grow Native Massachusetts. More info here.
October 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Who’s Nibbling in Your Garden? with Nancy Lawson. Wild Seed Project. Fee. More info here.
October 21, 7:00 pm
Bats in the Backyard with Brandi Christiano and Megan White. Wild Ones. More info here.
October 24, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Landscape Study: Fall Residential Landscape with Daphne Minner. Native Plant Trust. In person in West Roxbury, MA. Fee. More info here.
October 27, 7:00 – 8:15 pm
Rights of Nature and Wetlands: Transforming the People-Nature Relationship with Gillian Davies. Monthly presentation of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network. More info here.
November 4, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Habitat Chat, a monthly informal, drop-in conversation. Massachusetts Pollinator Network. More info here.
November 10, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems with Kathy Connolly. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
November 19, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Edible Natives in Your Backyard with Russ Cohen. Wild Seed Project. Fee. More info here.
For more events further afield, check out Grow Native Massachusetts' Upcoming Partner Events calendar.
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