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Tag: The Pollinator Victory Garden

  • Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Unlocking the Mysteries of Native Plant Selection

    Kim Eierman, author of The Pollinator Victory Garden, will speak on March 11 at 7 pm in parson at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway in Cambridge, as part of Grow Native Massachusetts’s free public lecture series. No registration required.

    When choosing native plants, you have to ask the right questions to get the best results. Kim Eierman will help you sort out the mysteries and complexities of native plant selection including:  Am I buying a genetic clone, and does it matter? What are local ecotypes and where can I buy them? Are native cultivars ok? Are dwarf nativars ecologically-useful? What’s the tradeoff with double flowers? Which native plants require pollination partners (i.e. are dioecious) and how do I source them? What are the pros and cons of planting native seeds vs. live plants? Get the answers you need to make your native landscape both beautiful and eco-beneficial.

    Kim Eierman is the Founder of EcoBeneficial LLC and author of The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening. She is an ecological landscape designer and environmental horticulturist specializing in native plants.  Based in New York, Kim teaches at the New York Botanical Garden and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and is a Steering Committee member of The Native Plant Center.

  • Tuesday, March 5, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Eastern – Creating a Succession of Bloom in the Native Garden, Online

    If you want to attract and support pollinators, a succession of blooms is an absolute imperative in any landscape.  From early spring through late fall, different species of pollinators look for different types of plants at different times of year. And, some plants are much more useful to pollinators than others.  Is your garden ready?  Learn what you need to know to make your garden beautiful and ecologically supportive throughout the growing season with great choices of natives.

    This Massachusetts Horticultural Society online class is recommended for those who have a base knowledge of native plants in the Northeast. The fee is $25 for Mass Hort members, $33 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org

    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. 

  • Tuesdays, January 16 – February 6, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Eastern – Principles of Native Gardening, Certificate Course, Online

    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.