**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the ZOOM webinar via email.**

The standard fall garden “clean-up” is a disaster for our ecosystem, in more ways than most of us know. So, leave those leaves! Life abounds in the leaf litter of our gardens, and the seasonal cycles of both growth and decay are critical to building healthy soil. Come learn about a new approach to gardening that embraces and harnesses ecological systems instead of creating dead zones in our landscapes. This will help to sustain biodiversity -- life for birds, butterflies, pollinators, and so much other valuable fauna. It will make your garden more interesting, allowing you to grow beautiful wildflowers and other plants that you might not be able to otherwise. And in addition to being ecologically smart, it will save you money and time, and even promote your own health. Join us to dissect the conventional fall clean-up in detail-- which practices should we keep, and which do we jettison for a better world? Led by Claudia Thompson, founder of Grow Native Massachusetts.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Groton Public Library.

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

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