Rhode Islanders Helping to Restore the American Chestnut Our speaker Yvonne Federowicz is a Master Gardener and the former President of the RI/MA Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation as well as the current Project Leader for the University of Rhode Island (URI) Chestnut Orchard Research Project. She will discuss the latest developments and findings […]
Modern Tree Care and Arboriculture Techniques Nationally-known tree expert, Matthew "Twig" Largess, and "Voice of the Forest", is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist with a qualification in Tree Risk Assessment and a license in Integrated Pest Management. He is the founder and president of Largess Forestry in North Kingstown, RI. Largess […]
Pollinator Friendly Plants in the Residential Nursery World Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe-Pye weed) with monarch, photo DMcGrady This program has been cancelled due to illness and will be rescheduled […]
Community-Based Science and the Biodiversity in Our Backyards Even in Rhode Island, the plainest pieces of land can be home to a thousand species of animals and plants. BioBlitz is an […]
Designing Sustainable Gardens with Shade-Loving Native Plants Anemone quinquefolia (wood amenone) Join us on Wednesday August 16, 2023, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, at the Beechwood Center in North Kingston. […]
photo credit, URI Dept. of Plant Sciences and Entomology On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, join David Weisberger, researcher and extension agent, URI Department of Plant […]
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, join Dana Millar, owner of Dana Designs, at Beechwood Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kingston. Organically grown turf is not […]
Ostrich Fern, photo GGardner Gardening With Native Ferns On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, join Karen Asher, native plant specialist and former president of Rhode Island […]
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 […]