From 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm
At Zoom
The March Friends of Bees meeting will feature a presentation on transforming your bump-out or planting strip (between sidewalk and street) into a pollinator garden! Click here for the Zoom link.
Melinda Dennis, a Watertown resident and member of Friends of Bees and Watertown Community Gardens (WCG), will share her beginner’s experience planting a 200 square foot bump-out with perennial flowers for attracting pollinators.
Ellen Menounos, a Watertown resident and Environmental Planner for the city of Newton, will join us to offer her expertise in native perennials.
The Watertown Department of Public Works encourages these plantings and offers useful guidelines to follow, which will be highlighted during the talk. This webinar is part of WCG's mission to encourage gardening in Watertown with native plants to support our local biodiversity, including bees, birds, and other pollinators. Planting with native plants also improves our soil, air, health, and our area’s natural beauty.
The presentation will be followed on Sunday, April 2 by a volunteer opportunity to convert another planting strip. To sign up, visit the Events page on the WCG website here.