Gardening Green Expo 2017 in Scituate MA
The Gardening Green Expo will be held on Saturday April 1st 10-4pm at Kennedy Country gardens in Scituate! It will be a day of great new, and traditional gardening ideas.
The theme for this year is Beautiful Landscapes Less Water, and the event will feature talks and demonstrations on how to make your yard beautiful and bountiful and save water at the same time! The expo is Saturday, April 1 from 10:00am-4:00pm at Kennedy’s Country Gardens, 85 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy (Rt. 3A), Scituate. This is a FREE event and is family friendly, so bring the kids!
Drought tolerant plants, composting and amending your soil, organic lawn care practices, the importance of healthy soil, low-water grass seed cultivars, managing your water resources, soil testing, incorporating edibles into your landscape and animals that help the garden – these are just a few of the speakers, workshops and exhibits coming to the Gardening Green Expo.
You can stroll through Greenhouse 4 and visit with vendors of products and services that will help you get the best out of your garden and lawn. The Massachusetts Master Gardener Association will once again be providing soil testing (Click here for instructions on preparing your soil sample), as well as focusing on drought tolerant plants. There will also be talks by local experts and environmental organizations:
10:00am – Benefits of a Healthy Soil – Kerry Richardson, Bower & Branch/Organic Plant Magic
11:00am – Biochar – A Miracle for Your Yard and the Planet – Debbie Cook, Biochar Enthusiast
12:00noon – Organic Lawns in Drought Conditions – Mike Donoghue, Living Niche Organic Land Care
1:00pm – Edible Landscaping – Jon Belber, Friends of Holly Hill Farm
2:00pm – Caterpillar Tunnels – Inexpensive Sustainability Solutions – Doug Lowry, Mass Audubon
3:00pm – Managing our Water Resources for the Future – Innovative Tools and Tactics for Water
Conservation – Samantha Woods, North and South Rivers Watershed Association
Kennedy’s Country Gardens
85 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy – Scituate
