Kathy Connolly, Speaking of Landscapes, LLC

22/06/2024

I am always pleased to spread the word about careers in land care and horticulture!

An Interior Plant Technician is responsible for brightening up any interior space with the power of plants! If a career bringing your plant-passion indoors interests you, learn more about it by following this link!

https://www.seedyourfuture.org/careers

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18/06/2024

June newsletter from Kathy Connolly, Speaking of Landscapes. - https://mailchi.mp/72ab495c0cc6/kathy-connolly-newsletter-june-2024-16195480

14/05/2024

Connecticut Trails Day is coming up on Saturday, June 1. I'll be leading a walk with Jessica Penfield of Wild Birds Unlimited (Old Saybrook, CT). Please join us at The Preserve State Forest: 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., for a moderate-to-brisk walk over rolling, rocky trails. (Walking sticks are helpful.) We'll mostly walk, but will make a few stops to explore some special features of The Preserve.

Special treat: At the end of the walk, a $25 gift card to Wild Birds Unlimited of Old Saybrook will be drawn for a prize. Other prizes include a hand-carved walking stick and a book provided by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.

Arrive by 8 a.m. We will leave the parking lot promptly at 8:10. The lot is at 1278 Essex Road in Westbrook. Bring water and insect protection, and wear boots. Ages 12 and older. No dogs, please. Heavy rain may cancel. Check the Old Saybrook Parks & Rec website that morning for cancellation/rescheduling.

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01/05/2024

How to protect migrating birds? See a new article at Zip06:

Birds are flying north at night again, as they have for millennia. What’s new in the past decade is that anyone with an Internet browser can watch the avian flyways and even get estimates of how many ...

30/04/2024

My may newsletter features some spring moments in the landscape - and some cool things to do and places to see over the next few months. Also, find lists of places to buy native plants around southern New England. https://mailchi.mp/5ad8820617d2/kathy-connolly-newsletter-may-2024-16186659

16/03/2024

For anyone who likes the idea of recruiting young people into horticulture and plant sciences, the group called Seed Your Future might be of interest. See their infographic below.

Protecting natural landscapes starts with an understanding of invasive species and weeds, ensuring that the plants that belong stay healthy. Learn what it takes to be an Invasive Plant Scientist!
https://www.seedyourfuture.org/careers

15/03/2024

Why spring is the best time to cut, cut, cut invasive plants https://mailchi.mp/aecef0fdc2ed/kathy-connolly-newsletter-march-2024-16185167

14/03/2024

Now's a great time to cut, cut, cut invasive plants. https://www.zip06.com/living/20240314/spring-into-action-against-invasive-plants/.

Every landscape task has its best moment. Many would nominate March and April for seed starting, pruning, and cleanups. I’d like to plant a different idea: These months are a great time to cut invasiv...

01/02/2024

Martha Stewart devoted today's Up Close & Personal blog to "A Presentation by Native Plant Expert Uli Lorimer." In her post, Martha heaps praise on Uli and his book, The Northeast Native Plant Primer, which still rules as #1 on Amazon's New England garden books list. Check out Martha's post here: https://www.themarthablog.com/2024/01/a-presentation-by-native-plant-expert-uli-lorimer.html

Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. We save native plants in the wild, grow them for gardens and restorations, and educate others on their value and use

Photo: Uli Lorimer speaks to the Bedford (NY) Garden Club, courtesy Martha Stewart and Bedford Garden Club

26/01/2024

Winter Notes from Kathy Connolly, Speaking of Landscapes - https://mailchi.mp/9d796aaa408e/kathy-connolly-newsletter-january-2024-16175971

22/01/2024

Apply now for our internships! January is your window to apply for a Native Plant Trust internship in horticulture or conservation. Our Conservation department offers two 25-week internships and one 13-week internship, and three Horticulture internships are available—two 26-week positions at Garden in the Woods and one 28-week propagation internship at Nasami Farm. See all requirements and application instructions on this page. https://buff.ly/3SpqAUA

Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. We save native plants in the wild, grow them for gardens and restorations, and educate others on their value and use

Photo: Horticulture interns in the field, 2023, Erin Hammes © Native Plant Trust

22/01/2024

Native Plant Trust is recruiting interns. Pass it along.

Apply now for our internships! January is your window to apply for a Native Plant Trust internship in horticulture or conservation. Our Conservation department offers two 25-week internships and one 13-week internship, and three Horticulture internships are available—two 26-week positions at Garden in the Woods and one 28-week propagation internship at Nasami Farm. See all requirements and application instructions on this page. https://buff.ly/3SpqAUA

Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. We save native plants in the wild, grow them for gardens and restorations, and educate others on their value and use

Photo: Horticulture interns in the field, 2023, Erin Hammes © Native Plant Trust

22/01/2024

A big 'thank you' to Catherine Greenleaf of Bird Hugger Podcast for inviting me to talk about site preparation, especially as it pertains to making a site ready for native plantings. Site preparation is "secret sauce" in planting success, in my opinion.

Love gardening and birds and want to help Mother Nature? Join host Catherine Greenleaf, former gardening columnist for the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine and a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for discussions about organic gard...

28/11/2023

Late Autumn Notes from Kathy Connolly, Speaking of Landscapes - https://mailchi.mp/cd8c662ed5df/kathy-connolly-newsletter-december-2023-15636263

10/11/2023

Thanks to Tom Christopher for inviting me to share what I've gained by several years of experimentation with "leave the leaves" and "save the stems." Both of these autumn practices are so valuable for wildlife, but a bit tricky to do. Listen to Tom's podcast:

Ecological landscape designer and educator Kathleen Connolly takes a deep dive into her new approach to putting the garden to bed in fall. Leave the leaves but keep the beauty.