Rethinking the Lawn: Sustaninable Lawn and Garden Care

This workshop focuses on specific things homeowners can do to make their properties more sustainable, as well as easier and less expensive to maintain. It begins by developing a definition of “sustainability” and then covers sustainable lawn care practices and other steps homeowners can take, such as Leave the Leaves and reducing the size of the lawn.

Elaine Silverstein is certified in Sustainable Landscape Management by the New York Botanical Garden; she has also earned the Urban Naturalist certificate and continues to study botany, ecology, and landscape design. She maintains a horticulture practice in Bergen County where she advises clients on sustainability, garden design, and installing and caring for native plantings. She is a vice president of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey and co-leader of the Bergen-Passaic chapter. She lives in Glen Rock, where she is a member of the Environmental Commission.

Free to the public.