Learn the difference between invasive and aggressive plants and why invasive plants are so harmful to our environment. This talk will focus on 10 common invasives in NH, including identification, as well as when and how to eradicate and dispose of them.

Kathie is a retired software/systems engineer whose career focused on medical device design and development. She became a Master Gardener in 2019 and Natural Resource Steward in 2021. This training led to an intense interest in native plants and invasive plant control. 

One of her first projects, in concert with other Amherst Garden Club Master Gardeners, was to establish a children’s vegetable garden at the Boys and Girls Club in Milford in 2019. Through ongoing lessons, kids have experienced planting, tending, harvesting and eating the produce. A pollinator and a native plant garden, certified by the Natural Wildlife Federation, were added in 2021. In 2022, a new program was started to enhance the nature trail behind the club with the kids. This included developing signage, adding erosion control along the river bank, removing invasives, and adding several native plant gardens along the trail. 

Additionally, Kathie enjoys coordinating, developing and/or presenting gardening programs to Club members and to the General public.