FGS: Backyard Nursery: Growing Native Trees
Event Details
- Date
- October 26, 2024
- Time
- 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Location
- Event Type
- Ticket Cost
- $19
Description
Growing native trees from seeds or seedlings can be fun and fulfilling! Andrew Conboy, ISA-certified arborist, and founder of Colonial Canopy Trees, will discuss how to grow, care for, and find places to plant native trees at a small scale in your community.
This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
About the Instructor:
Andrew Conboy is an ISA-certified arborist, urban forester, and native plant advocate. He holds a MA in Biology from Lehigh University, and a BS in Environmental Science from Chestnut Hill College. He founded an ecological restoration non-profit in his community to improve local natural lands and to engage the public in restoration work. On social media, he creates videos about trees and native plants in hopes to help people take better care of their environment. Andrew enjoys eliminating turf lawns and loves native oak trees.

