Container Gardening with Native Plants

Agriculture and Consumer Horticulture agent Emilee Morrison of Onslow County will share information about how to use native plants in container plantings. As a contributor to the Coastal Landscapes Initiative publication, “Greening Your Space: Creating Eco-Friendly Container Gardens for Coastal North Carolina”, Emilee has experience with designing container plantings that are both aesthetically pleasing and ecologically impactful. Participants will learn container gardening concepts, like making sure to include a thriller, spiller, and filler, while also participating in a planting demo as Extension staff arrange a planter to be donated to a local community organization. Please join us Thursday, September 18th at 6:30pm in the New Hanover County Arboretum auditorium.

Meet Emilee Morrison

Emilee Morrison works as the Consumer Horticulture Agent for the NC Cooperative Extension in Onslow County. In her role, she provides research-based education related to horticulture through teaching classes, providing technical assistance to home gardeners and landscapers, and facilitating the Extension Master Gardener volunteer program for the county. She also manages a four-acre demonstration garden with the help of the EMG volunteers, which features a Wildlife Garden and Pollinator Garden. Emilee's background is in natural science education and research, and she has worked in various parts of the countr,y educating others about the ecology of those regions. Her personal passion lies in supporting local biodiversity through gardening and low-impact practices.

She is most excited for people to learn that they can help support the local food web and pollinators even in small spaces by planting in containers.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, NC State University will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Matt Collogan, [email protected]. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 15 days before the event.

Host or Publisher N.C. Cooperative Extension, New Hanover County