DESCRIPTION: This workshop is geared for the landscape professional as well as the home gardener. LFG’s horticulturist will guide guests through the garden and surrounding natural areas identifying invasive vining plant species and discussing their management options, organic and non-organic. Primary weeds of interest include Mile-a-minute vine, Kudzu, Honeysuckle, Oriental bittersweet, Porcelain berry, English ivy, Wintercreeper and Multiflora rose. Please note that Landcraft’s natural areas have ample poison ivy and though technically NOT an invasive plant because it is native, it is very aggressive. Dress appropriately.
Kerry Ann McLean is a horticulturist and garden educator. Trained as a Professional Gardener at Longwood Gardens and then a Senior Horticulturist there overseeing their Rose and Topiary Gardens, Kerry Ann brings to the North Fork years of experience as a grounds and estate manager, public gardener, Horticulture Specialist for W. Atlee Burpee Seed Company and plant buyer for terrain, the garden-lifestyle brand of Urban Outfitters.
This free program is made possible by support from the LONG ISLAND LANDSCAPE AND NURSERY ASSOCIATION (LINLA). LINLA represents over one-hundred-member companies and many more professionals currently working in the horticultural industry including growers, nurseries (both wholesale and retail), landscape design-build firms, designers, and other industry suppliers representing the full breadth of the horticultural supply chain. Since its creation in 1931, the Long Island Nursery & Landscape Association has worked hard to promote the interests of its members and the professionalism and growth of the green industry through advocacy, education, and scholarship.
AGE: For Adult Audiences
WEATHER: Fair weather only. If raining, workshop will be cancelled with no rain date to follow. To confirm possible cancellation due to weather please call (631) 298-7216.
SPECIAL NOTES: This event will be outdoors. Please dress appropriately for events and workshops held outdoors: comfortable shoes and socks, wide brimmed hats, sunscreen, insect repellant and water are recommended. To be a healthy source of insects for our birds and other insect-feeding wildlife, we do not spray the gardens or natural areas to manage ticks. Please take appropriate caution.
REGISTRATION: Required. To sign up, please contact us at info@landcraftgardenfoundation.org with the names of all attendees. Limited seating