Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) with Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), photo credit Randi Eckel

On August 28, 2024 from 2 – 3 pm join Debbie Brodie, a Master Gardener since 2007 and Master Composter since 2008, to consider gardening for herbs and pollinators, diversifying your garden and providing food for yourself and the pollinators!  She assured us that she is ready for lots of questions!  Debbie has also been an avid beekeeper for over 13 years and raises chickens for their eggs. Debi’s Motto – Eat Green, Save Money by Growing Perennial Herbs, and Have More Garden than Grass!

  Location:  Beechwood Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI 02852

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.

Space is limited & registration is required.

Registration is through the Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment.   
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

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