Ecosystem Gardening with RI Native Wildflowers from the Karen Asher of the Wild Plant Society

  • May 20, 2025 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

  • Aldrich House

    110 Benevolent Street
    Providence, Rhode Island 02906
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Description

Want to turn your backyard into a bio-diverse refuge for the plants, birds, pollinators and animals that share our planet? Come and learn why native plants matter, and gain practical tips for incorporating them into your garden.
 

Join the RIHS and the Wild Plant Society for a talk on how to use native plants to create beautiful, well-balanced, and thriving landscapes through the seasons with Karen Asher. While New England has a large and diverse group of flowering plants, this presentation will focus on wildflowers through the seasons and for a variety of habitats and conditions, both sunny and shady areas, as well as moist or dry places. It features spring wildflowers such as Bloodroot, Trillium, and Lady's slipper, and summer wildflowers like Butterflyweed, Turk's Cap Lilies, and Cardinal Flowers. It concludes with fall-flowering plants such as Ironweed, Rose Mallow, and New England Aster. Discover some of the best local places to see native plants and the best books and websites on how to grow them.
 

Always wanted to have a highly sustainable and ecologically valuable garden? Don't miss this opportunity to learn how.


 

Date & Time

Tue, May 20, 2025 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Venue Details

Aldrich House

110 Benevolent Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Aldrich House
Rhode Island Historical Society

The Rhode Island Historical Society, the state's oldest and only statewide historical organization, is dedicated to honoring, interpreting and sharing Rhode Island's past to enrich the present and inspire the future. Founded in 1822, the RIHS is an advocate for history as a means to develop empathy and 21st  -century skills, using its historical materials and knowledge to explore topics of timeless relevance and public interest. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, it is dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible public programming and educational opportunities for all Rhode Islanders through its four sites: the John Brown House Museum, the Museum of Work & Culture, the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center and the Aldrich House.


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