April 18, 2013 - Boston Flora

Sunday, April 28, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art in the Garden

April 18, 2013 by Boston Flora

For any New Englander, the Art in the Garden spring event is a welcome chance to enjoy the return of sun and outdoors fun. For any afficionado of handmade items, this event has always been a crowd pleaser. Once again Holistic Treasures will host Art In The Garden at Weston Nurseries — one of the most popular harbingers of warm weather! The event will feature 40 to 50 local artisans and crafts people. Only the finest handmade items will be featured including pottery, jewelry, glass work, wood work, home decor, textiles, photography, paintings, ironwork, candles, soaps, lotions, handbags, food products and more. $3 Admission. All profits are donated to The John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation, www.mazie.org. Weston Nurseries is located at 93 East Main Street in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and you may call 508-293-8091 or visit www.westonnurseries.com for more information.

Monday, April 29, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Good Fungus, Bad Fungus

April 18, 2013 by Boston Flora

John Klironomos, Professor of Biology at University of British Columbia – Okanagan, will speak to the public at the Arnold Arboretum on Monday, April 29, from 7 – 8:30 in the Hunnewell Building, in a program co-sponsored by the Boston Mycological Club. Fungi are found everywhere and play important roles in the environment. Some are decomposers (recyclers), others are parasites and pathogens, and yet others form mutualistic symbioses with plants and animals. In this presentation, the diversity and functioning of fungi in terrestrial ecosystems will be illustrated and discussed.Â $10Â for members of the sponsoring organizations, $15 nonmembers, and you may register on line at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.