Daily Archives: March 9, 2010

Saturday, April 10, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm – Wow! Botany is Exciting

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Carol Govan is back at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden on Saturday, April 10, with a class beginning at 9:30 a.m.  Do you love plants and want to understand them better? Enjoy early arrival of spring in the WCBG Greenhouses as Carol Govan introduces botany using basic terminology, direct observations and journaling to explore basic plant morphology (seeds, roots, shoots, flowers and fruit). No previous experience is necessary. Class meets at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Visitor Center.  Fee $50 Arnold Arboretum or WCBG member, $65 nonmember.  To register, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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Wednesday, April 7, 1:00 pm – Vines and Climbers for American Gardens

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University of Georgia Horticulturist Allan Armitage will present the first American Horticultural Society online seminar this year on Wednesday, April 7 beginning at 1 pm Eastern time.  Join Armitage as he covers Vines and Climbers for American Gardens.  An award winning author of more than a dozen gardening books, Armitage has just completed a new book on vines that will be published this year.  Online registration for this webinar, exclusively for AHS members, will open soon.  Details may be found in the March/April edition of The American Gardener, and on the AHS website, www.ahs.org.  You may also call 703-768-5700.  Membership dues start at $35 per year and include a subscription to The American Gardener.

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Saturday, March 20, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Hosta and Hemerocallis

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Bring a bagged lunch to the Berkshire Botanical Gardens on Saturday, March 20 for a fascinating illustrated lecture, beginning at 10:00 am.  Where to begin with hosta and daylilies?  Suitable for both sun and shade gardens, these low maintenance, drought tolerant plants offer much for both the beginner and the advanced gardener.  Learn about these rugged and important garden stalwarts.  Consider varieties, siting, cultivation, health care, diseases, design possibilities and companion plants for these poplular and well loved classics.  Barbara Provest manages the New England Daylily Society Display Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, and takes care of 650+ daylilies there.  Her garden is an official American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden with 1,136 cultivars.  Meg and Jim Dalton are avid hosta collectors and members of the Tri-State Hosta, Upstate New York Hosta, and American Hosta Societies.  Members of BBG will be charged $20, non members $25.  For directions, log on to www.berkshirebotanical.org.

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