Community Corner
Tewksbury Beautification Committee Presents Weeds and Invasive Plants Program at the Tewksbury Public Library
Ted Elliman, Botanist for the New England Wild Flower Society, will be presenting a program titled “ Weeds and Invasive Plants in Our Landscapes” on Saturday, April 19, 2014, from10:00am-12noon at the Tewksbury Public Library. The talk will focus on the identification, ecology, impacts and control/management of approximately twenty of the more common invasive plant species in our landscape. The discussion will also cover some new invaders, known as early detection species, that in recent years have been spreading quickly in Massachusetts. Look-alike species which can be confused with invasives will also be covered. This discussion is free to the public and is sponsored by the Tewksbury Beautification Committee through a grant from the Tewksbury Cultural Council. Mr. Elliman supervises field work and teaches classes on Native Plant Conservation, Invasive Plants/Shrubs in New England, and is currently completing his book, an updated Field Guide of New England Plants.