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Growing Native Plants in Small Spaces presented by Elaine Silverstein
January 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

You don’t need a large property to grow a beautiful native plant garden. This talk explains how to grow native plants in very small spaces: in pots, in just 3 square feet of ground, and in typical small suburban spaces, such as tree islands, front borders, or around a lamppost. We’ll cover horticultural techniques such as the special requirements of plants grown in pots as well as design practices such as massing your plants and using nature as a design template.
Free and open to all.
About the speaker: Elaine Silverstein is certified in Sustainable Landscape Management by the New York Botanical Garden; she has also earned the Urban Naturalist certificate and continues to study botany, ecology, and landscape design. She maintains a horticulture practice in Bergen County where she advises clients on sustainability, garden design, and installing and caring for native plantings. She is a vice president of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey and co-leader of the Bergen-Passaic chapter. She lives in Glen Rock, where she is a member of the Environmental Commission.