Ecologist, horticulturist and botanist Dan Jaffe Wilder, the director of applied ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Massachusetts and the author of “Native Plants for New England Gardens,” will present “Kill Your Lawn,” a talk on alternatives to turfgrass, on Sunday, March 10, in Bridgehampton, presented by the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons.
Jaffe questions why every American house must be fronted with “a nonnative monoculture with the maintenance requirements of a golf course and the ecological value of a strip mine.”
He will share ideas and methods for whole lawn replacement and strategies for reducing inputs and increasing ecological value, including using well-known plants and new introductions, to fit the needs of a lawn space.
The talk will begin at 2 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Community House, 2357 Montauk Highway,
Bridgehampton. Admission is $10, or free for horticultural alliance members. For more information, visit hahgarden.org.
Staff Writer on Mar 1, 2024