Invasive SpeciesAn invasive plant is a non-native plant that has escaped cultivation and proliferates aggressively in the ecosystem in which it was introduced, overwhelming and out-competing the native plants that should be found there.According to the National Invasive Species Council …
Native Plant Profiles from A to Z Download the 2019 Native Plant Profile PDF
Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) is a spring ephemeral wildflower native to moist deciduous forests of eastern North America — and the namesake of our own Twinleaf Book & Gift Shop. Its most distinctive feature is its deeply divided, two-lobed leaf, which …
Attracting Birds, Bees and Butterflies Perhaps most importantly for the home gardener, native plant communities are rich in biodiversity. They attract many different kinds of butterflies, native bees and other beautiful pollinators to their flowers. In turn, birds, amphibians and …
Tour the Preserve Welcome to the nation’s only accredited botanical museum dedicated to native plants! Whether it’s on your own or with a group, we hope you enjoy discovering the natural treasures that await you. We may be well known …
Right Plant, Right PlaceIt is common in the gardening world to hear that successful planting is all about “right plant, right place.” While this is true, the Preserve also highly recommends focusing on the benefits of using native plants of …
Educational programs at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve cover a wide range of topics that include the identification, ecology, and biodiversity of native plants; basics of botany; and how to use native plants, trees & shrubs in the garden and landscape. …
Years of institutional neglect had left the first nature preserve in Princeton, NJ, unusable—its trails overgrown, historic buildings boarded up and the parking lot a staging ground for crime. Ten years ago, three volunteers formed a nonprofit, Friends of Herrontown Woods, and began clearing trails and cutting invasive species. When storms blew down a pine grove next to the parking lot, the Friends saw an opportunity to create something special. Without a budget, invasive growth was quelled, paths grew and a forest opening took shape, now home to 150 native plant species. Artists helped combine nature and culture to create a place of whimsy, beauty and discovery. This is a story of persistence, serendipity, incrementalism, combining physical work and intellect to build a community through stewardship. The Barden has become a place to learn about and collaborate with nature—the most generous and creative force of all.
Steve Hiltner has degrees in botany and water quality and has founded and led two nonprofits: a watershed association in Durham, NC, and the Friends of Herrontown Woods in Princeton, NJ. He has planted and maintained prairies in Michigan and wetland gardens in North Carolina floodplain parks. In Princeton, he has restored habitat, converted detention basins to native wet meadows, performed ecological assessments in preserves and has written over 1500 posts at PrincetonNatureNotes.org. Hiltner is also a professional jazz musician and composer who has written and performed climate change theater.
Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)
All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time.
Blooming Professionals: Preserve Summer Interns To Present Their Own Class Each summer, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve has the honor of hosting soon-to-be native plant professionals. This year’s interns, Meryl Callaway and Grace Lenart, will be presenting their own topics to …
This program is brought to you, in part, thanks to the generous support of the Bucks County Foundation.
All too often in our gardens and landscapes we think of static compositions of carefully placed and managed plants. But our approach can be more dynamic—and arguably more rewarding—by taking advantage of natural plant abilities to reproduce and proliferate. Learn how designer Larry Weaner, FAPLD, combines design with the reproductive abilities of plants and ecological processes to create compelling, ever-evolving landscapes that bring new meaning to partnering with nature. Using examples from his own property and diverse client projects, Weaner will share how this give-and-take approach can result in compelling, low-maintenance landscapes that free plants to perform according to their natural abilities and liberate people from having to cater to their landscapes’ every need.
Larry Weaner, FAPLD, founded Larry Weaner Landscape Associates in 1982 and established New Directions in the American Landscape in 1990. He is nationally recognized for combining expertise in horticulture, landscape design and ecological restoration. His design and restoration work spans across the U.S. and in the U.K. and has been profiled in numerous national publications. His book Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (Timber Press, 2016) received an American Horticultural Society (AHS) Book Award in 2017. In 2021 he received AHS’s Landscape Design Award and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) Award of Distinction.
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This lecture has been approved for 1.0 hours of CEUs through the LA CES