The Edgewood Garden invites the public to its open meeting on “Square Foot Gardening: Getting the Most from Small Spaces.”

It will be held Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the William Hall Library, located at 1825 Broad St. in the Edgewood section of Cranston.

The presentation will be led by Michelle Walker, a staff member of the Southside Community Land Trust in Providence. It will be of special interest to “city dwellers” and many other local residents whose properties are measured by square feet and not acres, said Mary Jo Hines, the club’s vice president and program chair. It will feature guidance on “making the most of the space you have” to grow vegetables, flowers and other plants.

The lecture and live demonstration will cover planning, economy of space and resources, choosing companion plants, mixing soil, and maintenance. A brief business meeting will precede the presentation. Light refreshments will be served.

The Southside Community Land Trust is a nationally recognized leader in urban agriculture.

It advocates for transforming backyards, abandon lots, city parks and other under-used urban plots into gardening space. It encourages and supports residents in the growing of vegetables and other produce to increase local food production.

The Edgewood Garden Club was organized in January 1933. Its current membership of nearly 70 women and men represent a wide range of ages and backgrounds. They hail predominantly from the Edgewood, Pawtuxet Village and Gaspee Plateau neighborhoods of Cranston and Warwick.

The club is dedicated to furthering gardening education and practices, and promoting environmental stewardship and civic beautification. It supports community efforts in those areas, and maintains gardens at Stillhouse Cove and the Village Playground on Commercial Street in Cranston. Members also lend expertise, time and other support to local projects, including the hydroponic gardening initiative at E.S. Rhodes elementary school and the World War I Monument, a small park on Grand Avenue cared for by neighbors.