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'Fridley Loves the Mississippi' Landscaping Session Is Thursday

Learn about 'Re-Thinking Landscaping for Water Quality' June 20-, 5:30–7 p.m. at Fridley Community Center.

Find out about how to landscape your property with water quality in mind at an informational session Thursday: Fridley Loves the Mississippi: Re-Thinking Landscaping for Water Quality.

The event is June 20, 2013, from 5:30–7 p.m. at Fridley Community Center

Expert presentations on rain garden design, where to place rain barrels, sustainable landscapes.

  • Raingardens-curb cut vs. downspout
  • Design ideas, sample landscape plans
  • Native plant guidance & plant sourcing
  • Lakeshore and riverbank care & planting
  • Raingarden infiltration devices and sources for hardscape materials
  • Sustainable lawn care, updated care tips

Kay Qualley, environmental planner for the City of Fridley, talked to the Star Tribune about the topic

“I sometimes wonder if it’s about control,” Qualley said of the traditional ideals of a perfect lawn. “Let’s get the lawn in order, the shrubs pruned. Let’s get order imposed on the landscape. But it’s fun to have birds and butterflies floating in and out of your yard. We are loosening our idea of what is beautiful in landscape. ...

“Fridley will look like its own city vs. Anywhere USA,” Qualley said. “When you have a population of native plants, you look like your own unique region.”

Read the full article at startribune.com


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