March 17, 2014 - Boston Flora

Thursday, March 27, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Mikyoung Kim’s Transformational Landscapes

March 17, 2014 by Boston Flora

Mikyoung Kim, M.L.A., Landscape Architect, Mikyoung Kim Designs and Professor Emerita, Rhode Island School of Design, will speak on Thursday, March 27 at 7 pm at the Weld Hill Research Building, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain. The interplay of sound, light, and color is ever-present in the award-winning designs of Mikyoung Kim. She juxtaposes constructs of intimacy with vibrancy, solitude amid community, technology with nature, and formality with playfulness in the public spaces she designs for respite and revitalization. With a background in music, her work is an alchemy of multisensory experience. Mikyoung Kim will speak about her design process, where she finds inspiration, and the ways that her landscapes inform and move people, in a range of project types; from healing environments to public parks. She will discuss her most notable projects: the ChongGae Canal Restoration in Seoulâ€™s Central Business District for which her firm transformed two superblocks into a central gathering space, re-engaging visitors with the ChongGae River and the Crown Sky Garden (pictured below), a healing environment for the Chicago Lurie Childrenâ€™s Hospital, which was recently highlighted in The New York Times.Â Free for Arboretum members and students, $15 nonmember.Â Register on line at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

Thursday, March 27, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Spring Care of Trees and Shrubs

March 17, 2014 by Boston Flora

The key to healthy trees and shrubs is proactive monitoring. Hartney Greymont tree professional Scott McPhee will take you through their checklist of spring chores at this Massachusetts Horticultural Society lecture on Thursday, March 27, beginning at 7 pm at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. Learn to look for the signs of pests and disease and learn the appropriate time for tree care. What should you look for when doing a spring tree inspection? What should you use to fertilize your trees and shrubs and when should you do it? When should you prune? When is it too late to save a tree? When is the best time to plant new trees and shrubs? Scott will answer these and many more questions you have about the care of your landscape as well letting you know when it’s time to call a professional to do the job.

Scott McPhee has a BS in Urban Forestry and Arboriculture from UMass Amherst, is a Mass Certified Arborist and ISA certified arborist. Scott also has 30 years experience working with people and their plants as a pruning instructor for the home gardener and the industry professional alike.

Hartney Greymont, a tree, turf and landscape specialist company and a division of Davey Tree, is passionate about the services it provides and is committed to exceeding customers’ expectations.

Lecture Fee $10 Mass Hort members; $15 non-members.Â Register at www.masshort.org or call 617- 933 – 4973.