Daily Archives: February 13, 2014

Monday, February 24 and Wednesday, February 26, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, and Saturday, March 1, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm – Bones of the Garden: Strengthening the Design

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All memorable landscapes have one thing in common – strong “bones.” The placement of trees and shrubs creates form, directs movement, and organizes the garden. Learn to situate and integrate these stately elements into the cultivated landscape. Explore the concepts of scale, the creation of space, and the impact of change over time. Cheryl Salatino, Landscape Designer, Dancing Shadows Garden Design, will teach this three part New England Wild Flower Society course on Monday, February 24 and Wednesday, February 26 from 6:30 – 9, and Saturday, March 1 from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm. You will experience first-hand how these concepts can change your approach. Using these concepts, develop your own site-specific design and receive feedback on designs and plant combinations. During the final session, inspect the “bones” of Garden in the Woods with a late winter walk. Image from www2.fiskars.com.

The classes take place at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, and the fee is $132 for NEWFS members, $160 for nonmembers. Register on line at www.newfs.org/learn/catalog/hor4223. 

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Thursday, February 20, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Planning a Cook’s Kitchen Garden

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Do you love to cook? Wouldn’t you like to step out your door and pick the ingredients for your evening meal? Gardeners know that home-grown food tastes the best. Learn how to select the best tasting varieties for your kitchen garden and make a plan for successful harvests from spring to fall. Learn simple preservation techniques and strategies for eating from the garden all year long. On Thursday, February 20, from 7 – 8:30, vegetable grower Tim Wilcox will discuss growing techniques and how to make the most of limited space, at the gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley.

Tim Wilcox owns The Kitchen Garden farm in Sunderland, MA where he grows specialty vegetables for farmers markets, restaurant chefs and grocery stores throughout the Pioneer Valley. Tim started the farm in 2006 with his wife Caroline Pam and together they have grown from a 1-acre garden to a full-blown farm of 25 acres. His favorite crops are garlic, herbs, chili peppers and tomatoes, which inspire him to create amazing homegrown meals from cuisines as diverse as Italian and Thai.

Lecture Fee $15 for Mass Hort members; $20 non-members.  Register at www.masshort.org, or call 617-933-4973.

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