Planting for a beautiful, healthy neighborhood.  Learn the importance of planting perennials that are suited to our environment.  Lovely planted tree pits not only serve as pollinator/butterfly waystations, but they help with rain runoff and the health of the Chesapeake Bay.  Perennials will be given away to attendees as supply lasts..

 Presenter: Leanna Wetmore is the Director of Events and Programs at the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and is a Maryland Master Gardener. She works on the Healthy Harbor Initiative’s goal of a swimmable fishable harbor, and has facilitated hundreds of neighborhood greening projects to reduce polluted storm water runoff and increase the use of native plants. Whether a small tree pit or a big yard, Leanna can help you make a difference by planting the right plants in the right place to contribute to a healthy community, watershed, and ecosystem

Good soil is the key to successful gardening. Learn how to make, amend, and care for the soil in an eco-friendly way. Healthy soil will best support growing plants.

Presenter:

Debbie Swartz grew up in New England where she spent a lot of her time in the natural world.  She has been a Baltimore City Master Gardener for 21 years and chair of the BayWise committee. Debbie is certified to teach environmentally sustainable practices and writes educational material for UME.  Her garden is a demonstration garden for BayWise and for Audubon.  If she is going to plant something, it has to feed someone, either wildlife or people!

Seeds 101 - Selection, Sowing, Harvesting, Saving, and Sharing.  Learn the basics of growing plants from seed. Tips and tricks to make this a success in your garden. The neighborhood seed saving and sharing collection program will be introduced. Seedlings will be given away.

Presenters:  

Amanda Colianni is an avid gardener and a member of the Canton Community Association Sustainability Committee. Amanda created the neighborhood the seed saving and sharing collection hosted at the Canton Library. 

Join us in celebrating the Canton Branch LIbrary’s 140th year. Songs and cake. as part of the children’s story hour being held at Church on the Square.