Are you interested in adding native plants to your yard and gardens? Home Earth Alliance is excited to introduce a new education series: Landscapes in Transition Tours! Join native landscape design and plant experts for a series of 6 on-site lectures at native gardens in the Capital Region. Learn why autumn is the best time to start, how to prepare your garden beds, and how to maintain your native gardens in all phases of development and across the seasons.

Speakers: Kate Brittenham, HEA Co-Founder, Landscape Designer, and Co-Author “Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East” and James McCombs, Nursery and Landscape Manager 

Come see what you can do on a small suburban lot. This little gem in Loudonville features a number of new native plant gardens creating habitat in suburbia. Examining multiple garden installations and site conditions, Kate Brittenham and James McCombs will discuss different methods for converting lawns to garden, considering soil conditions, choosing plants for full sun and shade conditions, ecological installation do’s and don’ts, mulching and watering, weed control, and what to expect in the first weeks and months post installation.

Tickets are $25 per event. Registration is limited to 20. Home Earth Alliance Members will receive a 10% discount! Details & locations will be provided to registrants. Lectures & tours run Sundays from 12 - 2 PM.

Our Landscapes in Transition Tours will take place August 2024 through June 2025 to highlight native plant gardens in various stages of growth.

Tickets available at here.