John Root, Edible Perennial Gardening and Landscaping

Please join John Root, naturalist and educator, to learn more about gardening. “Edible Perennial Gardening and Landscaping” is a comprehensive introduction to the variety of delicious vegetables, fruits, and nuts that can be grown in the Northeast, including both traditional and novel planting selections. This 90-minute interactive power point presentation includes basic gardening tips for establishing perennial herbs, vines, shrubs, and trees that will yield abundant crops year after year throughout the growing season with minimal maintenance. Participants learn how to integrate the needs of plants, beneficial insects, and soil organisms using organic gardening techniques. Questions and comments are welcome throughout the presentation. Everyone is offered samples of edible perennial fruits and nuts for tasting, and handouts with resources for further study and recommended sources of seeds and plants are distributed at the conclusion of the program. This program is free and open to the public and handicapped accessible. Please call the library at 781-324-0218 if you have any questions.