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Dates:	Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Saturday, May 3, 2025
Hours:	9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Ages:	Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$$$ see below
Category:	Virtual Activities

Build community with other new and experienced gardeners, and join the movement to increase the beauty and resiliency of New England and the planet, one native plant at a time.

Do you want to learn more about why native plants matter, and gain practical tips for incorporating them into your life?

Join the Movement is for first- and long-time gardeners, lovers of the natural world, environmental advocates, and curious learners who want to explore both why and how to work with native plants.

Whatever the size of your space or your experience with gardening, our panelists will offer their expert perspectives on how to select plants, work with the space you have, and maintain your plantings across all four seasons.

Sessions*:

70% To Save The World: How and Why to Plant New England Native Plants (Uli Lorimer)

Starting from the Inside: Gardening in Collaboration with Nature (Edwina von Gal)

Rethinking Lawns (Dan Jaffe)

From the Ground Up: Using Water and Soil to Nourish Your Native Plantings (Trevor Smith)
Closing Symposia Panel

*A recording will be made available following the event.

Speakers:

Uli Lorimer is the director of Horticulture at Native Plant Trust and the Boston Globe’s 'Ask the Gardener' columnist.

Uli has worked with native plants in public gardens for over twenty years, with positions at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Wave Hill Garden, and the US National Arboretum.

He is the author of The Northeast Native Plant Primer.

A leading voice in sustainable gardening and landscape design, Edwina von Gal founded the Perfect Earth Project in 2013 to promote nature-based, toxic-free land care for the health of people, their pets, and the planet.

As principal of her eponymous landscape design firm since 1984, Edwina has created landscapes with a focus on simplicity, sustainability, and beauty for private and public clients around the world.

She is a member of Native Plant Trust’s Council.

Trevor Smith is a regenerative landscape designer, Design and Education Manager at Weston Nurseries, and longtime instructor for Native Plant Trust.

A past President of the Ecological Landscape Alliance and current Trustee, he specializes in green stormwater infrastructure, including permeable pavers and rain gardens.

Trevor recently collaborated with the Social Impact Collective to install thirty green roof bus shelters in Boston.

Dan Jaffe Wilder is an ecologist, horticulturist, and botanist with over 15 years’ experience working with native plants and their associated ecology.

Dan is currently the Director of Applied Ecology for the Norcross Wildlife Foundation.

He published Native Plants for New England Gardens in 2018.

Date/time details: Saturday, May 3, 2025, 9 AM - 1 PM

Location: Zoom

Fee: Regular price: $125 (Native Plant Trust members receive 15% off)

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COST

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$125

WEBSITE

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www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/join-the-movement-125th-anniversary-symposium/

LOCATION

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Virtual/Online

VIRTUAL