September 26, 2013 - Boston Flora

Saturday, October 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Plant Identification: What is That Beautiful Plant and How Can I Grow It?

September 26, 2013 by Boston Flora

The Ecological Landscaping Association will sponsor a free Eco-Tour on Saturday, October 5, from 10 – 12 at Cold Spring Park, 1200 Beacon Street in Newton, Massachusetts.Â The tour will provide access to dozens of plants that Bruce Wenning, an ELA Board member since 2003 and a regular contributor to the ELA Newsletter and the Newton TAB, will identify and discuss.Â Learn plant identification skills, learn the names and growing characteristics of some plants that you recognize, discover the name and characteristics of plants new to you, and learn growing tips on plants that you might want to consider for your own landscape.Â This will be a slow paced walk, with more time spent discussing plants than walking.Â The event is free but please book your place as numbers are limited.Â Call 617-436-5838, or email ela.info@comcast.net.

Wednesday, October 2, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Lost Breweries of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain

September 26, 2013 by Boston Flora

In 1900, Boston had the most breweries per person of any city in the country – and the overwhelming majority of them were in the Stony Brook area of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain.
During the heyday of Boston breweries, this area was the center of the industry with at least 24 breweries along the banks of the Stony Brook. On Wednesday, October 2, beginning at 7 pm at The Urbano Project, 29 Germania Street (in the Brewery Complex) earn about about the history of brewing in Boston and the people who established the breweries in our city. The speaker is Michael Reiskind, vice-president and historian of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society, who has been researching Boston’s historic breweries for twenty years. The event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Haley House, Discover Roxbury, Roxbury Historical Society and the Jamaica Plain Historical Society.