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