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Weed Warriors Event – Fun in the Park

Weed Warriors Event - Fun in the Park When? Saturday March 16th from 10 - 11:30 am Where? Malcolm King Park at the end of School Drive. Help us remove invasive plants in Malcolm King Park, and learn about the native plants that are found there. We are pulling out plants like multiflora rose and oriental bittersweet, that crowd out the beautiful native plants and the wildlife they support. Wande...
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Nature Forward Conservation Cafe: Yes, in My HOA Back (and Front) Yard!

Native plant gardens fight climate change, protect pollinators, and are amazingly beautiful. So why do so many Homeowners Associations (HOAs) want to ban them? Join us on Zoom on November 16 @ 7pm! Register for the Nov 16 Conservation Café Believe it or not, far too many HOAs in the DC region refuse to allow residents to maintain earth-friendly native plant gardens on their own property. ...
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Weed Warrior Event in Malcom King Park

Weed Warrior Event - Fun in the Park Help us remove invasive plants in Malcolm King Park, and learn about the native plants that are found there. We are pulling out plants like multiflora rose and oriental bittersweet, that crowd out the beautiful native plants and the wildlife they support. Wander and enjoy the beauty of this gorgeous park after the event. To help, you must be wearing long ...
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Isaak Walton League of America Meadow Tour

Please join us for a Meadow Tour! When: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 at 9:30am Where: Izaak Walton League of America Meadow, 707 Conservation Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Would you like to know how to transition larger areas of turf to a gorgeous low-maintenance meadow? This is a FREE event courtesy of the Muddy Branch Alliance Lands Green Waters Clean program. Join us on Saturda...
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Weed Warrior Event in Malcom King Park

Event - Fun in the Park Help us remove invasive plants in Malcolm King Park, and learn about the native plants that are found there. We are pulling out plants like multiflora rose and oriental bittersweet, that crowd out the beautiful native plants and the wildlife they support. Wander and enjoy the beauty of this gorgeous park after the event. To help, you must be wearing long pants...
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National Arboretum Native Plant Sale

National Arboretum NATIVE PLANT SALE (and LAHR Symposium) at the 2400 R Street NE entrance  Washington, DC 20002 Saturday, March 25, 2023, 8:15 a.m. –2 p.m. Where: Meadow Road, adjacent to the National Herb Garden Vendors from across the mid-Atlantic selling spring ephemerals and many other choice perennials and woody plants. Registration is helpful but not required for the Plant sal...
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Montgomery Parks GreenScapes Symposium

Advancing the Natural Landscape in a Modern World – Solutions for Sites & Situations Friday, February 18, 2022  |  9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET *Live Zoom event Join us for a fascinating day of presentations highlighting design strategies that make it easier and more effective to integrate native plants into a variety of landscapes. Gardening for wildlife and designing landscapes that mimic...
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Introduction to Sustainable Landscaping for Landscape Professionals

Introduction to Sustainable Landscaping for Landscape Professionals Demand for sustainable landscaping is growing. More and more cities, businesses, and homeowners are looking for landscape professionals to create and maintain native plant gardens and rain gardens. Thanks to support from the Montgomery County Watershed Restoration and Outreach Grant Program administered by the Chesapeake Bay Tru...
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Green Cocktails: Greening Up Your Gardens

Green Cocktails: Greening Up Your Gardens Friday, April 9, 2021 at 7 PM EST – 8 PM EST Hosted by Gaithersburg Community Museum and One Montgomery Green Green Cocktails will be joined by Lauren Hubbard, owner of Native by Design, who will talk about ways we can make our yards and gardens more sustainable with simple changes. This month's c...
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Less Lawn, More Life – A Master Gardener Presentation

Less Lawn, More Life - A Master Gardener Presentation Less Lawn, More Life. A Presentation by Master Gardener Merikay Smith. A "MUST ATTEND" before starting your next landscaping project! Thu, February 25, 2021  •  7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST Check out this presentation to discover climate & eco- friendly alternatives to the traditional lawn. Includes tips on ways to redu...
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