Daily Archives: October 17, 2011

Monday, October 17 – Friday, December 2 – Leaf & Yard Waste Collection

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This season’s Leaf & Yard Waste Collection in Boston begins Monday, October 17 and continues through Friday, December 2.  Place leaves or waste in large, paper leaf bags or open brrels marked “Yard Waste.”  Remember that branches must be cut to a three foot maximum length, 1 inch maximum diameter, and be tied with string.  Place leaves and yard waste out behind your building on your recycling day.  For more information, call the Mayor’s 24 hour hotline, 617-635-4500.  Check the City of Boston website as well:  www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks.

Tuesday, October 18, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (Corrected Time) – Genius of Place

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The True North Author Series, a joint presentation of the Library of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and North Hill, opens Tuesday, October 18 at 10 am  with Justin Martin, the author of Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted, a biography of the pioneering landscape architect of Central Park and 50 other green spaces around the United States. There will be no charge to attend the event, which will be held in the Hunnewell Carriage House at Elm Bank.  Martin, a former staff writer at Fortune magazine, is the author of two previous biographies, Greenspan: The Man Behind Money and Nader: Crusader, Spoiler, Icon. Martin’s bestselling Greenspan biography was chosen as a notable book by the New York Times Book Review.  To enroll and for more information, please contact North Hill Courses & Events at 781-433-6400.

Monday, November 7, 6:00 pm – Elephant Walk Benefit for COGdesign

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On November 7, join COGdesign at The Elephant Walk on Main Street in Waltham for an evening of good cheer, new and old COGdesign friends, and great Cambodian and French dining.  For complete details, and to receive an invitation, contact info@cogdesign.org.   Last year the restaurant offered hors d’oeuvre and drinks at 6, followed by a prix fixe dinner at 6:30.  Vegetarian, gluten-free and meat options were offered, and Elephant Walk donated 50% of the meal price and bar tab to COG.