From Lawn to Habitat

Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

The classic lawn is wonderful for a fun game of frisbee. But traditional lawn care including watering, pesticides, herbicides, and use of fossil fueled machines for maintence turn a lovely green into an environmental problem. In this class, learn how to analyze your property to right-size your lawn, use sustainable practices to care for your lawn, and covert more of your lawn into habitat.

Mila Fournier is a garden designer and educator with two decades of design experience that started with guerilla gardening in Brooklyn and has moved her through designing some of the most sophisticated gardens in NYC. Once in Ithaca, Mila has worked as an educator, designer, and horticultural consultant, including managing Ithaca Children's Garden and helping large developers create beautiful landscapes and habitats to offset new construction.

Class Recording: All classes are recorded so if you cannot make the live class, you can watch the video however only participants who have registered in advance for the class will have access to the video recording which is sent 48 hours later to registrants. Register and pay below.

Our goal is to help our areas gardeners have access to this knowledge, free from financial barriers. We have several scholarship spots in each class. If you would like a scholarship spot, please reach out to Maria Christian at mjc72@cornell.edu