Ecosystem Gardening with RI Native Wildflowers

May 20, 2025 | 5:30 pm

A pollen-dusted Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) on Lilium superbum (Turk’s-cap lily)

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

Join the Rhode Island Historical Society  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. Discover some of the best local places to see native plants and the best books and websites on how to grow them.

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.

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required and through the Rhode Island Historical Society