August 25, 2013 - Boston Flora

Wednesday, September 11, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Go Botany: Plant ID Tools at Your Fingertips

August 25, 2013 by Boston Flora

Join the Ecological Landscaping Association and the New England Wild Flower Society on Wednesday, September 11, from 1 – 3 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham for a morning stroll to enjoy the fall foliage as your host Elizabeth Farnsworth demonstrates exciting new tools for plant identification.Â Go Botany is the NEWFS’s new website that teaches botany and plant identification.Â This resource serves as a filed guide to help you identify and learn about 1,200 of the most common native and naturalized plants of New England.

This flexible and user-friendly tool helps you identify species based on whichever portions of the plant (leaves, flowers, winter buds, bark, etc.) you are able to observe at any given time of year.Â Once you identify the plant, you can see a wealth of information about it, including gorgeous color photographs, maps of its geographic range, diagnostic characteristics, and memorable facts.Â Go Botany is optimized for both desktop and tablet computers, so you can use it anywhere you have a web connection.Â $20 for ELA and NEWFS members, $25 for nommembers.Â For more information email ela.info@comcast.net, or call 617-436-5838.Â You may also register online at https://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1010613.

Wednesday, August 28, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Creating Your Best Garden by Saving Seeds

August 25, 2013 by Boston Flora

Expert garden consultant and plant historian, Christie Higginbottom will speak about the history and importance of saving seeds on Wednesday, August 28, from 7 – 9 at the Petersham Memorial Library, 23 Common Street in Petersham. Farmers and gardeners can nurture and perpetuate their best flowers and vegetables and share their bounty to create local food sources and locally adapted plants. Or just enjoy sharing seeds with your friends!

Christie will teach how to grow, harvest, and save your own seeds. Christie has worked at Old Sturbridge Village, creating period gardens and preserving heirloom plants. She has lectured at such venues as Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants at Monticello, and the New England Wild Flower Society. She is a recipient of the Thalassa Cruso Award from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Presented by the Petersham Memorial Library Seed Savers Program with support of the Petersham Grange. Thank you www.wasatchgardens.org for the image below.