Kim Eierman

The Glastonbury Council of Garden Clubs is hosting Kim Eierman, (sounds like Fireman) at the South Glastonbury Congregational Church (949 Main Street, S. Glastonbury) on Monday, October 7 at 6:30 pm. Founder of EcoBeneficial LLC, Kim is an environmental horticulturist and ecological landscape designer specializing in native plants. Based in New York, Kim teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, The Native Plant Center, Rutgers Home Gardeners School and several other institutions.

Kim is an active speaker nationwide on many ecological landscape topics, presenting for industry conferences, sustainability events, corporate events, environmental organizations, and other groups interested in environmental improvements,

ECOBENEFICIAL LANDSCAPE STRATEGIES FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Climate change is here and it is impacting our landscapes – increased flooding, more frequent droughts, more extreme weather events, longer growing seasons and increasing temperatures. Ecological mismatches, record loses of native species and an increase of invasive species are now the norm. Want to help fight climate change in any landscape? Learn how the plants you choose and the landscape practices you use can help reduce the impacts of climate change and improve the environment around you.

Evergreen Country Gardeners enjoyed the CT Flower and Garden Show – Bursting into Spring – which took place February 22-25 but many of us were at the Convention Center from the 20th – 25th! The following eight members members participated in the show as entrants and or volunteers.

• Donna Nowak (President) – Show Schedule Chair, Design Entry
• Kathy Harris – Botanical Arts – Photography Division Chair
• Suzy Fisher – Quality Control Chair
• Trish Manfredi – Table Entry
• Carole Fromer – Design Division – Judges Clerk
• Valerie Escalera – Design Division – Quality Control
• Jim Oliphant – Botanical Arts Division – Photography – Judges Clerk, Photography Entrant
• Shirley Jackson – Hospitality