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Coastal WildScapes is available to speak to professional organizations, civic groups, garden clubs, schools, non-profit organizations and commercial entities on a variety of topics pertaining to the highly significant biodiversity of Southeastern coastal ecosystems, sustainable conservation landscaping, native coastal fauna and flora, and threats to coastal environments. Programs may be tailored to meet specific objectives and requirements. We are able to partner with many different organizations. Suggested topic are:
Male Monarch; Photo Fitz Clarke
Blazing star (Liatris spicata) and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Native bumblebee on Wingstem (Verbesina occidentalis)
Photos by Christa F. Hayes.
Coastal WildScapes and Ashantilly Center presented a two lecture Fall Lunch & Learn Series in October 2009 with David Moulder.
The Alien Invaders, and Score with the Good Guys
The series was an amazing success. We had so much fun laughing and discussing the strenghts and weaknesses of our gardens and favorite alien invaders. We all have them. Both presentations were sold out and we had to beg and borrow chairs for an overflow crowd. Ashantilly was bursting at the seams with vibrant and hungry participants. David’s message is so easy. We need to be energized in the fall to get new native plants in the ground so that we can enjoy them in the spring. Why wait for the spring?All in all, the two day series attracted almost 120 people. They came to listen to David and Linda and to buy some native plants from Scott Thompson. This is a cross section of folks who accept the challenge to do a
small part to support the biodiversity of our coast. We did a little ad hoc survey at the second presentation to identify reasons so many gardeners are changing their behavior with respect to native plants and alien invaders. It was no surprise; their reasons covered the entire spectrum of possibilities, but one stands out in my mind.
