The 2014 New England Plant Swap will be held Saturday, May 31, from 9 – 12 at Adam’s Farm, 999 North Street, Walpole. For more information visit www.newenglandplantswap.org/, or call Lance Robinson at 508-507-9629.
Clematis reigns supreme as one of the most versatile and beautiful plants we can grow in our New England gardens. Come to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Sunday, June 8 from 1 – 2:30, and learn how to successfully grow this wonderful vine in the garden, in container plantings and even as a houseplant! Weather permitting there will be many clematis flowers on hand to inspire and delight. Cheryl Monroe leads the class, $15 for THBG members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.
Plants feed our planet and attract our attention with their beauty. Their immobility imparts the sense of calmness and makes us rest and relax in their shadow. Deep inside, however, plants are all but immobile and quiet. On a cellular and tissue level, plants are actually more active, variable and exciting than animals, at least in the opinion of Michael Knoblauch, PhD, Plant Cell Biologist and Director, Franceschi Microscopy and Imaging Center, Washington State University, and Bullard Fellow, Harvard Forest, Harvard University. On Tuesday, June 3, beginning at 7 pm, will lead you into the motile microscopic world of plants to discuss mysteries such as the “plant’s heartâ€, their “nervous system†and “green musclesâ€. The lecture is accompanied by an art exhibition of large scale microscopic images on display in the Hunnewell Building, May 28–June 13.
The talk will take place in the Hunnewell Building at the Arboretum, and the talk is free for Arboretum members, $10 for nonmembers. Register online at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/SelectDate.aspx or call 617-384-5277.
