Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe-Pye weed) with monarch, photo DMcGrady

On Wednesday June 26, 2024 from 2 to 3 pm join Barbara Donnelly at the Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment, 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown.

Barbara is the owner of Red Horse Farm, a small farm in Exeter. Barbara raises and sells annuals, perennials and herbs along with Shetland sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and eggs. She was a vendor at local Farmers Markets for many years and for the past five years has been working at The Rose Shack in North Kingstown. Barbara will talk about her life as a small farmer from a vendor’s view and the importance of pollinators. She will also answer our questions about interesting new natives/perennials available at local nurseries. She will bring some samples of these plants.  

• Beechwood Lectures are a joint effort of the URI Master Gardener Program and the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society. Master Gardeners receive credit for attending.

• These lectures are free and open to the public.  Note.  All participants in any Beechwood Center Program must have completed the Beechwood Center’s information form. (See registration procedure below)

• Registration is required and space is limited.  

Registration is through the Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment.   Beechwood Center’s procedure
Sign up by contacting the Volunteer/Program Coordinator at The Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment at 401-268-1594; or via email at:  mdubois@northkingstownri.gov.  PLEASE REQUEST TO REGISTER FOR THIS LECTURE ONLY. These lectures are offered to members and the public, although if you have not attended past lectures and/or registered your contact information with the Beechwood Center in the last three (3) years, you may need to complete the Beechwood Center’s information form.  This form will be provided by Beechwood staff when you arrive to attend the lecture.  (A completed information form is necessary for participation in any and all Beechwood Center Programs.)

Upcoming Lectures

• 8/28/24  Growing & Enjoying Ferns – Debi Brodie, Master Gardener Presenter for the URI Master Gardeners Education Programs co-host URI Cooperative Extension  @ “uricoopext”

• 10/16/24  Q & A Gardening Informational Panel – RI Wild Plant Society Panel including   Kevin Alverson, LA, Sue Theriault RIWPS Plant Sale Committee Chair, Linda Sollitto Beechwood Gardens