Plant Communities of New Jersey with Elaine Silverstein

Plant Communities of New Jersey

From the Highlands to the Pinelands, New Jersey is home to a wide variety of beautiful and distinctive native plant communities. This talk will describe and illustrate a few of these unique ecosystems. Beginning with observation of nature, we’ll cover important New Jersey ecoregions (for example, prairies, red maple swamps, and coastal plan hardwood forests), describing each one in detail and explaining what to plant to recreate it. Our goal will be to understand how gardeners can help restore natural habitats by planting groups of species that grow together in nature. 

Bio

Elaine Silverstein is certified in Sustainable Landscape Management by the New York Botanical Garden, where she has also earned the Urban Naturalist certificate. She maintains a horticulture practice in Bergen County focused on designing gardens, advising clients on sustainability, and installing and caring for native plantings. She is a vice president of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey and a member of the Glen Rock Environmental Commission.

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