Sat 5/28 @ 10AM-3PM
Maybe you’ve been hearing a lot about native plants recently, and there’s good reason for that. In recent years, local park districts, conservation and nature groups have been fighting against invasive species, many of which were imported as decorative plants which escaped gardens and became naturalized, often outcompeting native plants.
Why does this matter? The native plants are often essential to an entire ecosystem, including animals, birds and insects, which aren’t acclimated to the invaders. So what you plant in your own home garden is worth giving some careful thought.
Summit Metro Parks is hosting a Native Plant Festival this weekend where their staff and staff from local nurseries will explain how native plants benefit the whole environment and what you should put in your own garden. Eight different vendors will have plants available for purchase and there’ll be educational sessions on how to landscape with native plants. And you can pick up a free plant, while supplies last. Slymans Food Truck will have food for purchase and there’ll be live entertainment as well.
The festival takes place at the Valley View Area in Cascade Valley Metro Park (1212 Cuyahoga St., Akron). Admission is free.