“Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants,“ by Amy Meltzer

(Half-hour social, then lecture at 6:30 p.m.)

Spring Forum, co-sponsored by the Haverhill and Groveland Garden Club. Besides the lecture, the forum will feature refreshments, raffles, and a discount on Nunan’s prices.

Our speaker, Amy Meltzer, will focus on the current biodiversity crisis; the evolutionary history among native plants, insects, birds, and fungi; and how these interdependent relationships are essential for survival. She will show how growing native plants and using ecological landscape practices can help reverse biodiversity loss, increase resilience in our landscapes, and slow climate change. Amy will also describe the varied characteristics of native plants and how to choose those that behave well while enhancing the beauty of your gardens.

Amy Meltzer is co-chair of the steering committee of the Mass Pollinator Network. She is an active member of Grow Native Massachusetts and serves on the research team of Elders Climate Action. An avid gardener, she has been researching and growing native plants for more than twelve years.

You may also like the following events from Haverhill Garden Club:

• Happening on, 20th January, 11:00 pm, “How to Start a Pollinator Garden,” HGC Member Dustin MacIver, Master Gardener in West Boxford, Massachusetts

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