The Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony of the Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture will take place on Monday, June 7, beginning with a reception at 3:00 pm, followed by a program at 4:00 pm, where Sarah Roche, Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration Director, will speak on Botanical Art Today. For more information, and exact campus location of the meeting, call 781-283-3094, or email horticulture@wellesley.edu.
Enjoy nature’s harvest without fussing with plant pots, grow lamps and watering. Join plant enthusiast and past Garden Club of the Back Bay speaker Russ Cohen for a workshop including how to identify, collect and prepare food from the wild. His Berkshire Botanical Garden program focuses on plants that people are “likely to encounterâ€, highlighting edible natives, but also yummy weeds and invasive species. Following the presentation, take a field trip in search of wild edible plants. Learn where and when to find tasty plants in the wild as well as native edible species you might want to plant in your yard. Finally learn how to prepare the wild harvest and nibble on some wild treats.
Russ Cohen is a professional environmentalist and wild food enthusiast. He leads classes for the Trustees of Reservations, Appalachian Mountain Club, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He is the author of the popular book Wild Plants I Have Known…..and Eaten.
This May 22 workshop and field study program will begin at 1 pm at Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road, West Stockbridge, and from there you will carpool to selected sites. $35 for BBG members, $45 for non members. You may register on line at www.berkshirebotanical.org, or call 413-298-3926, or email info@berkshirebotanical.org.
A new event on Cape Cod this spring is a two-day Rhododendron Festival on Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5, from 10 – 4, co-sponsored by Heritage Museums and Gardens and the Thornton W. Burgess Society.
Private homes in Sandwich, Cotuit and Osterville open their gardens to the public. *(Garden tour locations noted after ticket purchase.)*
The festival also offers a rare rhododendron auction, plant sale, book signings, exhibits and lectures. The auction, plant sale, and lectures will be held at Heritage Museums and Gardens, Pine Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Tickets at $30 may be used both days and may be purchased at Heritage Museums or at Green Briar Nature Center.
For further information, call 508-888-3300 or 508-888-6870, or email info@thorntonburgess.org. You may also log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.
