YardScaping: From Lawns to Landscapes Workshop
$0.00
Tuesday, May 20th
5:00-7:00 PM
McArthur Library | 270 Main Street, Biddeford
No registration required!!!
Are you enjoying your yard as much as you’d like to?
Learn how to swap your lawn and associated maintenance for pollinator gardens, vegetative buffers, edible landscapes, groundcovers, rain gardens, and other natural landscapes you can choose from to make your yard work for you.
Bring a layout of your yard (drawings, satellite image, pictures) for free technical assistance from the instructor. Free site visits may also be available.
RESCHEDULED: Tuesday, June 17th
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District | 35 Main Street, Windham, Maine
Are you interested in learning about how you can prevent erosion and retain moisture in your own yard while saving time? Join us for a workshop covering the benefits of implementing groundcover plants and bioswales at your home! A groundcover is a low-growing plant with dense foliage, typically spreading wider than they are tall.
The instructor will also review the benefits of implementing a bioswale, which is a shallow channel filled in with tall and dense vegetative cover. They convey stormwater runoff while slowing velocity, filtering pollutants, and encouraging groundwater infiltration.
Additional topics covered will include the best plants for erosion control, how to perform a percolation test, seed sowing, and tips on mowing and maintenance.
This workshop will begin inside learning about how to successfully utilize these conservation techniques with the second half spent outside in our demonstration garden. Gardening tools and materials will be provided.
Bring your favorite pair of gardening gloves and prepare to get your hands dirty!
Thursday, May 22nd
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District | 35 Main Street, Windham, Maine
Are you interested in learning about the creative ways that you can grow taller? Join us for a workshop covering the benefits of implementing a vertical garden at your home! A vertical garden is comprised of plants that naturally grow very tall, or that are supported by a vertical structure, such as a trellis or a lattice.
The instructor will review different types of native tall and creeping plants, the benefits that a vertical garden provides, and how to build supporting infrastructure.
This workshop will begin inside learning about how to successfully utilize these conservation techniques with the second half spent outside in our demonstration garden. Gardening tools and materials will be provided.
Bring your favorite pair of gardening gloves and prepare to get your hands dirty!
