Are you interested in learning about incorporating more diversity into your outdoor space?
Are you longing for inspiration on how to grow more perennial, native and edible plants?
Are you wondering how to grow plants in containers and raised beds?
Are you curious about how to grow in harsh sun or deep shade; on a slope or small space?
Come to learn from five Media Borough resident gardeners at the Everybody’s Home Ecosystem Garden Tour hosted by Transition Town Media & Media Borough’s Environmental Advisory Committee.
In an effort to empower residents to play a part in Media’s Open Space Plan, we hope the tour can inspire folks to think differently about their outdoor spaces and how they can create ecosystems on their own properties. Biodiversity is a collective effort and can start right in your yard!
Everybody’s Home Ecosystem Garden Tour
Saturday, May 20th; 8:30AM–12PM (Rain date: Sunday, May 21st)
Come prepared for a morning of walking!
8:30AM
Arrive at the Media Pollinator Garden at 4th & Monroe St (next to the Media Tot Lot) at Media Borough Hall
8:30–9AM
Visit with Redbud Nursery, Terra Donna Gardens, Transition Town Greater Media’s Biodiversity Group & Bee City Team, Media Borough Shade Tree Commission, and Media Tree Tenders
9AM
Tour and presentation at the Media Pollinator Garden
9:30AM
Leave for guided garden walking tours
We will split into five groups, each led by a group leader. Each group will start at different garden and rotate through each garden in turn. The garden owners will give a tour of their gardens. Each visit will last about 20 minutes.
Please bring a water bottle and wear comfortable shoes. Bathrooms are available at Media Borough Hall but will not be accessible at the individual homes on the tour. This is a family friendly event but please leave your furry friends at home.
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Below are descriptions of each of the gardens you will visit, submitted by the Garden Tour hosts, to give you more of a sense of what you’ll find.
“We are not your typical house with a manicured lawn and a neat hedge. In fact we have no lawn at all; we do have trees, shrubs, perennials, vegetables, herbs, fruit, and chickens—all growing wildly and living harmoniously together. When we first moved in 25 years ago there was not one plant on the entire property. Over the years we have gotten creative and have realized just how much one can do in a small space.”
“We purchased our house in 1979 and acquired a much-loved Secret Garden (reference to the Frances Hodgson Burnett book). Over the years we have done some taming, added many plants, formed new garden islands, and a small pond. Many of our plants are native and we use no herbicides or pesticides. We have over 180 species of perennials, 100 species of shrubs, and 42 species of trees. May is a particularly good month to enjoy our roses, selected primarily for fragrance as well as beauty.”
“An experimental garden transitioning towards more native plants to welcome local wildlife”
“A work in progress. When we bought our home 12 years ago, it was a completely neglected jungle overrun with invasives. We have, over the years, been trying to preserve and enhance some of the naturalistic woodland-like aspects of the property while gradually replacing some of what we inherited with native species. Additionally, we do grow some food, and are experimenting with perennial vegetables. There is a long way to go on both fronts.”
“We moved here in 2004, began transforming the garden immediately, and started installing the hardscape in 2007. The small property (60 x 100 feet, which includes the footprint of the house and a detached garage) includes a path around the house, a patio and walled area, a compost pile, a wide variety of plants, and several homemade sculptures. We designed the back fence, the geometric lines of which are mirrored by a brick and stone sculpture on the front wall. The water feature is a birdbath which neighborhood cats and squirrels also enjoy.
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