What is a meadow? Is it a lawn gone feral? Is it a perennial garden gone wild? Or is it something else altogether?  No one can grow an instant meadow, but you can quickly increase your understanding of what it takes to create and maintain one. In this program, we explore the definition of a meadow, and how it differs from other “no-mow” and “low-mow” approaches to the landscape. An extensive plant and resource list will be included with the presentation. Whether you have a meadow or are thinking about starting your own meadow or just like the beauty of a meadow you are sure to enjoy this presentation.

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SPEAKER: KATHLEEN CONNOLLY

Kathy Connolly is a landscape designer, writer, and speaker who loves to help people create, care for, and enjoy their home and community landscapes. Kathy emphasizes earth-friendly designs, native plants, and low-impact land care techniques.  Kathy comes to this topic with 20 years of personal experience as the caretaker of a meadow on her own property. She also assists customers as they start new meadows or improve existing meadows. 

She writes about landscape design and horticulture with a focus on a healthy relationship between people, plants, and the landscape in her Green & Growing column which appears in the community newspapers in Connecticut and Rhode Island. She has also been published in Lawn & Landscape, Connecticut Woodlands, The Habitat, About.com/The Spruce, and many other websites and publications. She has a master’s degree in Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design, has completed the Master Gardener program at UCONN and is accredited by the NE Organic Farming Assoc as an Organic Land Care Professional.