Native Shrubs with Master Gardeners

at Gaithersburg Library

No matter how big or how small your growing space, come learn about the importance of native plants and how you can support wildlife through planting native shrubs.

Join Merikay Smith from the Master Gardeners of Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Service as she teaches us about how native plants have evolved locally to become important cogs in the ecosystem wheel, supporting beneficial insects and animals, and protecting our soils. Merikay will touch on specific native shrubs, their growth habits and the benefits to our environment.

About Merikay Smith

Merikay Smith became a Maryland Master Gardener in 2007 and led the MCMG Speakers' Bureau. Merikay is a Board member of Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship, launching their first local chapter here in 2016. Check out the native plant garden this local chapter created at historic Pleasant View. She has helped mentor an additional 11 new chapters of LDSES located across the globe. Merikay has also served many years on the Boards of both the Muddy Branch Alliance and Seneca Creek Stewardship Partners, recently as president of SCWP.

Questions about this program? Contact the Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490.

By joining this MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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