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Lexington Living Landscapes-sponsored events
Lexington Living Landscapes-sponsored events
Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 – 8:15pm
Working with Your Landscaper to Enhance Sustainability on Your Property with Marie Chieppo
The importance of sustainable landscape practices has never been more critical. This talk focuses on empowering homeowners to practice and obtain eco-friendly services from their landscapers. We will begin with a brief overview of what eco-friendly landscaping entails, including the use of native plants and water conservation techniques. Such foundational knowledge will help homeowners articulate their desires and expectations clearly to their landscapers, and advice on how best to communicate those expectations effectively will be
offered.
As more consumers demand sustainable maintenance practices, landscapers will hopefully be prompted to provide them. Through an audit program Marie devised to help homeowners and landscapers collaborate, she will discuss realistic value-added services that meet customers’ needs. Case studies will provide examples of successful eco-friendly landscaping projects.
Marie Chieppo is a leader in the field of regenerative design and sustainable landscapes. She
serves as an instructor for the Native Plant Trust, The Conway School of Landscape Design, and multiple other organizations both local and national, and sits on the Board of the Ecological Landscape Alliance. She has co-authored a book about creating healthy landscapes and will soon be partnering with Trevor Smith to foster expert-led projects from Greater Boston to Cape Cod.
For more information and to register, click here.
Presented by Lexington Living Landscapes and Cary Memorial Library
March - May 2026
Our 6th Annual Native Plant Sale
Lexington Living Landscapes and the Lexington Conservation Office are once again collaborating to bring you native plants for sale for your garden.
This year, we are again offering a sun kit with plants that do well in sun to partial sun and a shade kit with plants that do well in shade to partial shade. The kits will include three plants each of four different species. In addition, five different species will be offered a la carte, and (new this year!) we are offering plugs of two species often used as lawn replacements. According to Go Botany, all are native to the northeastern U.S., with all but two native to Massachusetts.
The plants are grown at a certified organic native perennial farm in New Hampshire and come in quart-sized biodegradable pots (except for the plugs). Plants must be pre-ordered through the Lexington Recreation Department’s website. The sale will open online on March 10th; plants will be available for pick-up at 201 Bedford Street (the DPW facility) the morning of May 9.
For additional details, including the species offered and how to order, see our Native Plant Sale page.
Above: sun kit plants; Below: shade kit plants.
Thursday, April 9, 7:00 – 8:15pm
Stormwater Management for Homeowners with Trevor Smith
Discover what you can do to manage, capture, and reuse the water on your own property. Hear an overview of multiple water capture mechanisms, including rain gardens and permeable pavements. Get inspired to think about stormwater in new ways, and to take practical steps towards working with it.
Trevor Smith is an award-winning regenerative landscape designer and the founder of ReEarth Solutions. He is passionate about the natural world which inspires his commitment to sustainable landscaping practices in an era of climate change. He specializes in green infrastructure, native plant design, habitat creation, and implementation of ecological design principles. Trevor is also passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience and is the host of the podcast Peace, Love & Pollinators and the live, online, “ask the expert” seasonal programs Tuesdays with Trevor and the Hive-Mind for Business Owners hosted by the Ecological Landscape Alliance.
For more information and to register, click here.
Presented by Lexington Living Landscapes, the Lexington Field and Garden Club, and Cary Memorial Library
Other events of interest - All events are online and free unless otherwise indicated.
Other events of interest - All events are online and free unless otherwise indicated.
January 7 – March 24
Introduction to Native Plants Package. Native Plant Trust. A group of eight 1-hour introductory webinars on native plants, from botanical basics to gardening practices. They are $10 each, or you can purchase the package of all eight for $60 here.
Intro: Stormwater Management - Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 5-6 PM
Intro: Native Plants for Gardeners - Thursday, January 8, 2026, 5-6 PM
Intro: Ecological Gardening for Birds - Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 5-6 PM
Intro: Understanding and Managing Soils - Thursday, January 15, 2026, 5-6 PM
Intro: Native Seed Sowing - Thursday, January 29, 2025, 5-6 PM
Intro: Native Plant Garden Design - Thursday, February 5, 2026, 5-6 PM
Intro: Ecological Garden Care - Thursday, March 12, 2026, 5-6 PM
Intro: Native Northeast Wildflowers - Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 5-7 PM
February 26 and March 5, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Designing a Four-Season Garden with Marie Chieppo. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
March 4, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
MAPN Habitat Chat. Massachusetts Pollinator Network monthly drop in discussion. More info here.
March 4, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Citizens for Lexington Conservation Annual Meeting, featuring an historical exploration of Willards Woods with Jeff Howry. In person at Lexington Community Center. More info here.
March 6, 9:30 am
The Dark Side of Light Pollution with Kelly Beatty, part of the First Fridays series of the Lexington League of Women Voters. In person at the Lexington Community Center. More info here.
March 8, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Designing Gardens for Birds with Heather and Zoe Evans. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. More info here.
March 9, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Close to Home: Foundation Gardens For a Changing World with Kathy Connolly. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
March 11, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Bring Back the Pollinator Pledge Q&A: Planting for Pollinators! Xerces Society. More info here.
March 11, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Unlocking the Mysteries of Native Plant Selection with Kim Eierman. Grow Native Massachusetts. In person in Cambridge. More info here.
March 12, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Spring into Pollinator-Safe Gardening: Protecting Habitat From Pesticides with Sharon Selvaggio and Aaron Anderson. Xerces Society. More info here.
March 12, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Which Native Plants Help Wildlife? The Science Behind Informed Plant Selection with Desiree Narango. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners and Wild Seed Project. Fee. More info here.
March 17, 5:00 – 7:30 pm
How to Keep a Wild Garden Tidy with David Falk. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
March 18, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Design-less Gardening: A Naturalistic Approach with Dan Jaffe Wilder. Mt. Cuba Center. Fee. More info here.
March 18, 7:00 pm
Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology with Joey Santore. Wild Ones. More info here.
March 19, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Natural Design for Small Gardens with Benjamin Vogt. Prairie Up. Fee. More info here.
March 21, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Gardeners’ Gathering Conference. The Trustees of Reservations. In person at Northeastern University, Boston. More info here.
March 24, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
What About Cultivars, a panel discussion with Jen Hayes, Sam Hoadley, Daniel Park, and Emily Baisden. Wild Seed Project. Donation requested. More info here.
March 25, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
The Secret Lives of Spring Wildflowers with Ellen Lake. Mt. Cuba Center. Fee. More info here.
March 26, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Urban Gardening with Shoma Haque. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
March 26, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Nurturing Healthy Soils & Soil Food Webs with Bethany Nichols. Grow Native Massachusetts. In person in Lexington, MA. Fee. More info here.
March 31, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Powerful Plants in the Garden with Stephen Kiely. Native Plant Trust. Fee. More info here.
March 31, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Bats in Massachusetts and How You Can Help Them with Elise Stanmyer. Massachusetts Pollinator Network monthly presentation. More info here.
April 3, 10:00 – 11:15 am
Replacing Mulch with Spring Groundcovers with Duncan Himmelman. Mt. Cuba Center. Fee. More info here.
April 3, 1:00 – 2:15 pm
Shade-Loving Spring Perennials with Duncan Himmelman. Mt. Cuba Center. Fee. More info here.
April 11, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Designing a Four-Season Garden with Marie Chieppo. Native Plant Trust. In person at Garden in the Woods, Framingham. Fee. More info here.
April 11, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Spring Residential Landscape with Daphne Minner. Native Plant Trust. In person in West Roxbury, MA. Fee. More info here.
April 13, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Creating a Meadowscape at Home with Kim Eierman. Mass. Horticultural Society. Fee. More info here.
April 15, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Let It Glow: Protecting Fireflies in the Home Garden with Danae Wolfe. Mt. Cuba Center. Fee. More info here.
April 16, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
How to Grow a Better Bird Feeder with Desiree Narango. Grow Native Massachusetts. In person in Lexington and on Zoom. More info here.
April 22, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Botanizing: The Best Hobby You’ve Never Heard Of with Joseph Tychonievich. Mt. Cuba Center. Fee. More info here.
May 20, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Explore the Nighttime World of Caterpillars & Moths with staff from The Caterpillar Lab. Grow Native Massachusetts. In person at the New England Botanic Garden, Boylston. In person and online via Zoom. More info here.
May 31, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Rethinking Garden Maintenance: Native vs. Traditional Approaches with Reed Pugh. Mass. Horticultural Society. In person in Wellesley. Fee. More info here.
For more events further afield, check out Grow Native Massachusetts' Upcoming Partner Events calendar.
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