Native gardens do much more than look beautiful – they are mini ecosystems that support an abundance of vertebrate and invertebrate species, including songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. Learn the principles of native gardening and how to choose the best native plants for your region and landscape conditions. Whether you have a yard, a rooftop, a terrace, or simply participate in a community garden – you can become a skilled native gardener and improve the environment around you. This class is recommended for those who have a base knowledge of native plants in the Northeast.
Class meets for four sessions: Tuesdays, January 16, 23, 30, & Feb 6, 2024. $203 for Massachusetts Horticultural Society members, $239 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org
Instructor Kim Eierman is the Founder of EcoBeneficial LLC. She is an environmental horticulturist and ecological landscape designer specializing in native plants. Based in New York, Kim teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Native Plant Center, Rutgers Home Gardeners School, and several other institutions.
Kim is an active speaker nationwide on many ecological landscape topics, presenting for industry conferences, sustainability events, corporate events, environmental organizations, and other groups interested in environmental improvements. Kim also provides horticultural consulting and native landscape design to homeowners and commercial clients, including landscape architects and engineers.
In addition to being a Certified Horticulturist through the American Society for Horticultural Science, Kim is an Accredited Organic Landcare Professional, a Steering Committee member of The Native Plant Center, and a member of The Ecological Landscape Alliance and Garden Communicators International.
Kim is the author of the book, The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening.
