Wild Ones HGCNY Presents: How to Weed Out Plastics from Your Garden
Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St, Salina, NY, 13088 Map
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Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Description: Are you overwhelmed by piles of plastic pots, cell packs, and trays in your garden shed? Concerned that the wave of plastics in your garden, soil, plants and water seems endless? Wondering how you can grow a garden for family and wildlife without hazardous plastics?
Melanie Cutillo of Lazy Dirt Wildflower Farm will present how she ditched plastics at her wildflower farm and native plant nursery in Mexico, New York.
Her presentation will share how she grows her farm’s plants plastic-free including
Winter Sowing (Stratification)Propagation from seeds & cuttingsSeason extension without plasticsSharing the abundance of native plants and flowers without plastic pots, trays etc.
About Our Speaker: Melanie began her native flower farm in 2021 with a dream to transform her 220-year-old farm into a habitat for wildlife featuring native plants. She is a Master Gardener and member of the Flower Collective of Central New York. Melanie creates eco-friendly flower arrangements without metal, plastic or foam. May thru December, bouquets of native flowers and foliage are ‘conservation starters’ to raise awareness about ecological gardening and wildlife conservation here in Central New York.
Schedule
• 1:00 p.m. — Refreshments and conversation with fellow native plant enthusiasts
• 1:30 p.m. — Presentation begins
Location
This meeting is both in-person at the Liverpool Public Library and online via Zoom. Zoom attendees will be able to hear the speaker, view their slide presentation, and ask questions during the Q&A at the end.
Registration is required for Zoom attendance only.
Recording
Meetings are typically recorded and posted on our YouTube channel.