Thursday, January 23, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Stop Mulch-scaping and Start Landscaping
At some unknown point in time, mulch – black, orange, brown, etc. – became a part of the landscape, but wouldn’t you rather have plants? Anywhere you can spread mulch, you can dig a hole and put in a groundcover plant. Groundcover plants = living mulches. Think of the money, time and work you’ll save on mulching every spring. Groundcovers will make your gardening life easier and your garden easy on the eyes, but only if you do it right. Take this Massachusetts Horticultural Society class on January 23 from 7 – 8:30 pm to learn what to do before you start to replace your boring old mulch with fabulous new groundcovers. You’ll learn which ones are right for your garden with an inspiring Powerpoint presentation and comprehensive list of plants organized by size and type.
Joanne Neale is a former attorney and the owner of Needham-based Garden MentorSM. (www.gardenmentor.net). Since 2000, she has provided over 600 Metrowest homeowners with garden designs, consulting on plant identification and care, and personal plant shopping services. Her gardening philosophy is based on low maintenance, sustainability and organic methods. Joanne was a speaker at the 2017 Boston Flower and Garden Show and has been featured on WHDH 7 and in the Boston Globe, Needham Times, and Improper Bostonian. Her articles on plants and gardening have been published in PITH + VIGOR, and she has won awards for her garden photography. Her Needham landscape, with woodland and shade gardens, mini-meadow, raised perennial beds and extensive bulb plantings, was included on the first Needham Women’s Club Garden Tour in 2012.
MHS members $15, nonmembers $20. Register at www.masshort.org
