Boston Flora

Month: March 2014

  • Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Creating a Garden to Attract Butterflies, Hummingbirds and Other Creatures

    On Wednesday, April 9, from 7 – 9, learn how to create an urban garden that attracts beneficial and beautiful insects, birds and even amphibians by providing nature’s basic needs: food, shelter, water and reproductive areas. Suzanne Mahler is an avid gardener, photographer and lecturer who has been developing her own property in Hanover, MA, for more than 30 years. Her weekly gardening column, Green Thumbs Up, has appeared in GateHouse Media New England newspapers for more than a decade. She is a member of two local garden clubs, past president of the New England Daylily Society, and an overseer for Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The meeting is sponsored by the Evening Garden Club of West Roxbury and takes place at the Elks Lodge, 1 Morrell Street in West Roxbury. $5 at the door. Image from www.gardencenterohio.com.  For more information visit http://gcfm.org/eveninggcwestroxbury/Home.aspx.

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  • Saturday, April 5, 4:00 pm – Private Gardens of the Hudson Valley

    This Berkshire Botanical Garden presentation features gardens that emphasize the majestic landscape that borders New York State’s Hudson River. Based on her latest book, Private Gardens of the Hudson Valley, Jane Garmey will discuss the development of 26 private gardens chosen to give a sense of place and convey the romance of the landscape. The location of these gardens plays a vital role in the making of each one. Learn how the owners deal with the transitions between the cultivated garden and its natural surroundings. The gardens include those of Gregory Long, director of the New York Botanical Garden, and Amy Goldman, doyenne of heirloom vegetables. A book signing and sale will follow the lecture.

    Jane Garmey is the author of Private Gardens of Connecticut (Monacelli/Random House), the editor of The Writer in the Garden (Algonquin Books) and the author of Great British Cooking: A Well-Kept Secret (Random House) and Great New British Cooking (Simon & Schuster). Her latest book, Private Gardens of the Hudson Valley, is the subject of this lecture. She writes about gardens and interior design for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Elle Decor. For many years she was the garden correspondent for Town & Country.

    You may register at www.berkshirebotanical.org.  $25 for BBG members, $30 for nonmembers.

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  • Saturday, April 5, 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Tastes of the Garden: From the Heart of Italy

    Whether you’re Italian or not, nothing feels more like home than a delicious Italian dinner. Stefano Granzo, Tufts University grad student, teaches us his favorite recipes from his mother’s kitchen in Venice while incorporating locally grown produce and herbs, in this Boston Natural Areas Network class to be held Saturday, April 5, from 9:30 – 11:30 at the Future Chefs Office and Teaching Kitchen, 560 Albany Street (South End), Boston. Registration required, to register call 617-542-7696 or email info@bostonnatural.org.

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  • Sunday, April 6, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Who Was Harriet Hemenway?

    On Sunday, April 6, from 1 – 2:30 at the Shattuck Visitor Center in the Back Bay Fens across from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Emerald Necklace docent Susan Helms Daley will give a talk on Harriet Hemenway, founder of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Find out why there’s a street in the Fens bearing the family name. Free and open to the public.  Sponsored by The Emerald Necklace Conservancy.

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  • Thursday, April 3, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Organic Lawn Care

    Whether your concerns are about family members, pets, or the environment the trend is toward a greener style of property management and for many this includes your lawn. This no nonsense approach to having a chemical free lawn can clear up much of the rhetoric involved in decision making when it comes to using or not using chemicals.

    In this Massachusetts Horticultural Society presentation, taking place Thursday, April 3 from 7 – 8:30 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Bruce Wenning will cover the cultural practices that promote turfgrass germination, growth and establishment, reduce turfgrass insect and disease problems and conserve water. Organic versus inorganic methods will be contrasted to emphasize the real difference between the two methods. You don’t need inorganic chemical inputs to have a healthy lawn.

    Bruce Wenning has thirty years of horticultural experience working with organic lawns and gardens and their pests. With university degrees in plant pathology and entomology he has taught organic lawn care for twenty years. Bruce is currently the horticulturalist at The Country Club in Brookline where he manages the formal gardens and greenhouse.

    Lecture Fee $10 Mass Hort members; $15 non-members. Register on line at www.masshort.org.

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  • Saturday, March 29, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Tell It With Pride

    The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) and the Friends of the Public Garden are co-presenting a special event of talks and exhibit tours related to the MHS Tell It with Pride exhibition. The event is in commemoration of the memorial designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens that honors the 1863 Civil War battle of Fort Wagner led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Unveiled on May 31st, 1897, and located on the edge of the Boston Common facing the State House, the Shaw/54th Memorial is an important landmark in Boston, a monument created in gratitude to Shaw and the 54th Regiment’s bravery in battle.

    On Saturday, March 29th, visitors are encouraged to come and celebrate both the iconic statue and the people keeping its spirit alive. At 1:00 p.m. that day, you can meet the men of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment Company A, a group of civilian re-enactors who do living historical displays, educational lessons and Civil War period encampments and re-enactments. This group is also very involved in Making History on the Common, an event hosted annually by the Friends of the Public Garden.

    At 2:00 p.m. that same day, listen to a talk by Kathryn Greenthal, author of the book Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor, and Henry Duffy, the curator of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site (located in Cornish, New Hampshire) about the creator of this landmark.

    This event is open to the public and free of charge, but registration is required. If you are interested in attending, please register online at this link or call the MHS reservations line at 617-646-0560.

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  • Saturday, April 5, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Growing & Pruning Grapes

    The University of Massachusetts Extension will sponsor a class on Growing & Pruning Grapes on Saturday, April 5, from 10 – 1, led by Sonia Schloemann at Wards Berry Farm, 614 S. Main Street in Sharon. Grapes are one of the most universally enjoyed fruits available. Many of the new varieties have excellent taste, are winter hardy, and can make excellent wine. Grapes are fun to grow but present some challenges. Sonia Schloemann will help participants through the basics and give them the tools to overcome some of the challenges. Specific topics will include selecting varieties, planting, fertilizing, controlling pests, pruning, and vine training. Participants will have the opportunity to conduct actual pruning and gain both experience and confidence in pruning and training grapes in order to produce a bountiful crop.  $50 fee.  To register, visit https://classic.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1460640.

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  • Friday, April 4 – Sunday, April 6, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm – Spring Orchid Sale

    Enjoy Historic New England’s selection of hundreds of orchid plants, including cattleyas, laelias, paphiopedilums, and phalaenopsis, at the Spring Orchid Sale at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses, 185 Lyman Street, Waltham, on Friday through Sunday, April 4 – 6, from 9:30 am – 4 pm. Species and hybrid plants that are budded and blooming are available. Let their gardening experts help you choose the right plants for your home. Free admission. Image from www.orchidboard.com. For more information visit www.historicnewengland.org.

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  • Friday, April 4, 9:30 am – 10:45 am – Yoga in the Garden

    Enjoy yoga in a peaceful, verdant setting at Elm Bank as the gardening season begins.

    Instructor Cory Halaby has been practicing yoga and meditation for more than ten years. Her classes are designed to lift the spirit, clear the mind, and cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance on and off the mat. A trained life coach and Reiki practitioner, Cory draws from a powerful mix of mind/body skills to help students tap into their own vast capacity for wisdom, joy, and wonder.

    All levels welcome and encouraged! Join The Massachusetts Horticultural Society for a single class beginning Friday, April 4, from 9:30 – 10:45, ($15.00 members, $18.00 non-members) or the full eight week series ($105.00 Mass Hort members, $130.00 non-members). Email lkamer@masshort.org for more information. Image from www.tylerarboretum.org.

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  • Thursday, April 3, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Taste of the Back Bay

    The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay invites you to the 19th Annual Taste of the Back Bay on Thursday, April 3, from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm at the Prudential Skywalk.  $75 NABB member price, $85 non-members, $100 at the door.  Please respond by April 2 at www.nabbonline.com or call 617-247-3961.

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