Daily Archives: August 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Gardening in the Shade

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Noted horticulturalist and all-around great speaker Laura Eisner offers terrific advice about Gardening in the Shade, tonight at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. According to Yankee Magazine, there are 25 billion trees in New England, and at any given time, some of them are shading your garden. Laura will shed some light, so to speak, on how to achieve great color, texture and form in a shaded environment. Shade gardening isn’t limited to hosta: she’ll discuss specific cultivars and techniques that will allow you to achieve a dazzling multi-season display. $8 for Mass Hort members, $10 for non members, and please bring cash or a check. Refreshments will be offered. For more information log on to www.masshort.org.

Saturday, September 25, 8:30 – 12:00 midnight – Esplanade Association Night Owls

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Celebrate the Esplanade’s 100 years of nature, culture and recreation on Saturday, September 25, from 8:30 – midnight, at the Arthur Fiedler Statue, across the Storrow Lagoon.  Enjoy dinner, cocktails, and dancing under the stars from 8:30 pm – midnight.  Gala attire, $125 for TEA members, $150 for non-members.  Tickets may be purchased online at www.esplanadeassociation.org.  To purchase by check, please download an application at the same website address.  Please note this is a separate event from the Esplanade Association Centennial Gala, to be held the same night beginning at 6:30, which is a “big ticket” fundraiser.

Saturday, August 28, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Edible Landscape Design and Maintenance, A Walking Tour

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The Ecological Landscaping Association will sponsor Edible Landscape Design & Maintenance, A Walking Tour, on Saturday, August 28, from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, beginning at 493 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain.  Join tour guide Benjamin Crouch for a walking tour of EarthWorks urban orchards in Jamaica Plain.  Earthworks urban orchards are publicly accessible sites that grow fruit for community consumption (ranging from a handful to over 30 trees at a given site.)  The tour will begin at the Curley School in JP and will highlight five different sites, covering approximately 1 1/2 miles.  Each site will present a different application of edible landscaping.  Sites include two schoolyards, a pastoral pocket park, a community garden and an urban-wild park. The workshop is geared toward professionals and avid gardeners who would like to learn more about the various applications of fruit trees in the landscape.  You will look at the ecological functions of the sites, design and planting choices, innovations in and challenges to maintenance, and get to sample some of the fruit, including both antique and modern cultivars of apples, pears, plums, and peaches.  Registrations are limited.  For more information, call 617-436-5838, or email ela.info@comcast.net.

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