Daily Archives: August 4, 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Wake Up and Smell the Roses: Midsummer Restoration

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Roses will keep growing and blooming even if neglected, but they love some TLC. Your gorgeous roses may have taken a beating in the recent heat wave, so the efforts you make now will help to achieve beautiful roses for rest of your growing season. Join Mahoney’s Garden Center’s in-house expert, Linda Randlett, at the Mahoney’s East Falmouth location on Wednesday, August 8, from 10 – 11, to learn about how to repair damage, soil amendments needed for more colorful roses, how to prune properly, how to fix leaf drop, fertilization, solutions for diseases and insects, and some general care tips for theses classic plants all season long. Q&A welcome. Free, but sign up at www.mahoneysgarden.com.  Photo from www.everydayminimalist.com.

Tuesday, August 7, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Asian Longhorned Beetle Workshop

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The Asian Longhorned Beetle has often been the source behind many tree-related woes. During the spring of 2011, The Friends of the Public Garden conducted a search with the Boston University Global Day of Service FOPG team to look for the beetle throughout parts of Boston, specifically the Common and the Public Garden.

On August 7, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation’s lead ALB Forester Julie Coop will be hosting a free workshop on the beetle at the Franklin Park Golf Course Clubhouse in Dorchester. It will run from 6:30-8:00 P.M. and will teach people how to identify the Asian Longhorned Beetle and prevent it from spreading in Boston.

The Asian Longhorned Beetle is a terribly invasive insect that destroys trees. The beetle has been found throughout Massachusetts and could threaten trees within the city if it is not identified properly and quickly. We hope you will be able to participate in this informative workshop with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation so we can protect our trees!

Saturday, August 18, 3:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Dunstable Grange Fair

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The 86th Dunstable Grange Fair will take place Saturday, August 18.  Exhibits are open to all Massachusetts residents age 6 and up, and must be received at the Dunstable Town Common between 9 and 11 in the morning on the 18th. Premium lists (exhibit categories in which you can enter) are distributed through out town in early August. The exhibits open at 3 pm, and at 3:30 there will be a magic show by Great Scott.  From 6 – 8 enjoy a free band concert by the Contra Banditos, and at 9, the annual auction of donated items will take place, with proceeds going to the scholarship fund and other town projects.  Hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream and sale tables are also available from 3 pm.