Daily Archives: January 13, 2023

Wednesday, January 25, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – 100 Plants to Feed the Monarch Butterflies, Online

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A book about planting for monarchs (and for motivated readers and gardeners) is not quite as wondrous as monarchs and their individual life cycles, their host relationship with milkweeds, or their annual migrations in North America, but it is something of a miracle. Only a few decades ago, the concept of creating native-plant gardens was just beginning to gain traction. Fortunately, with wider awareness, the movement has grown. In addition to monarch and milkweed life history, the threats to monarchs and the best practices for supporting this North American royalty, we’ll cover selecting plants, designing habitat, site preparation, planting, follow up management and monitoring – including how to contribute to monarch conservation through community science projects. This webinar on January 25 beginning at noon is sponsored by the Ecological Landscape Alliance, and registration can be accomplished at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/monarch-butterfly/

Presenter Stephanie Frischie provides pollinator and beneficial insect habitat expertise in Canada, the U.S. and Latin America for a range of land use types – farms, the energy infrastructure, natural areas, and urban green spaces. She also works with the native seed industry and researchers to plan and develop seed supply of important plant species for creating and restoring habitat. Ms. Frischie volunteers as a rare plant monitor with Plants of Concern and is the secretary of the International Network for Seed-based Restoration.

Monday, January 16, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern – Gardens of Peace: Brookwood and the Railway Cemeteries, Online

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In this second in the Gardens Trust series of talks by Sheldon K. Goodman of the Cemetery Club, we will learn about Brookwood and the Railway Cemeteries.

Brookwood Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the western hemisphere. From the walled-off mini-cemeteries of City Churches to leaf-littered prairies containing the anonymous dead: Brookwood is the closest thing we have today to a Victorian cemetery as it was meant to be.

Landscaped by pedigree men, including a gardener who would go on to implement designs in Sandringham and of whom Edward VII would describe as “a gentleman not to be described as inexpensive”, Brookwood’s beauty achieved what many of the suburban cemeteries could not – it could maintain its park like elegance against the threat of urban sprawl but still be close enough to London via its deathly railway service from London Waterloo.

In this talk Sheldon will explore the founding men and the garden designs that influenced the aesthetic of the cemetery and how these influence the ongoing restoration of the cemetery today, from the creation of a wetland area and returning long forgotten parts of the cemetery back into public use, as well as other cemeteries with railway links and their own landscaping

Sheldon K Goodman is a public historian, tour guide, heritage professional and founder of Cemetery Club, which seeks to show cemeteries as ‘Museums of People’ that are full of social history rather than as morbid, mournful spaces to be avoided. As a heritage communicator, he has worked with museums and other heritage spaces, including co-developing the first event to celebrate queer history in a historic cemetery (the first in the U.K) entitled ‘Queerly Departed’ for the Royal Parks, with successful sequels for Arnos Vale and Birmingham Jewellery Quarters Cemeteries Trust. He has also worked with the Brunel Museum, created visual content for Schools Out UK and has given talks at the National Archives and at the BBC. Sheldon is also a qualified City of Westminster guide and regularly leads walks around the British Museum and London’s pubs. £5, through Eventbrite. Register HERE. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and a link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards.