Join the horticulture staff at the Berkshire Botanical Garden on Saturday, January 29, from 10 – noon,  for a firsthand look at the wonderful annual flowers and vegetables that will be grown at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in 2011. Instruction will cover sourcing seeds, reading a seed catalog, exploring new annual flowers and vegetables for 2011, and selecting tried and true varieties for the home garden. This program is designed as a roundtable discussion and all questions will be answered. Both annual flower seeds and vegetable seeds will be covered. Tips and techniques for successful sowing and germination will be discussed. Come be inspired and learn how to shop for the best seeds.

Dorthe Hviid, Director of Horticulture at Berkshire Botanical Garden, and Jess Savory, Senior Gardener in charge of greenhouse management and the vegetable garden, will lead this discussion.  $22 for BBG members, $27 for non members.  To register, log on to www.berkshirebotanical.org, or call 413-298-3926.