Daily Archives: July 2, 2014

Wednesday, July 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Sandwich Garden Tour

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Visit a number of lovely private home gardens in Sandwich at your leisure between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday, July 9, sponsored by the Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, where the tour begins. Light refreshments will be served overlooking the Wildflower Garden at the Green Briar Nature Center. Tickets are $15 and contain a map and directions to each garden. They may be purchased in advance or on the day of the tour at Green Briar. All proceeds benefit the environmental education programs of the Thornton W. Burgess Society and its Green Briar Nature Center. Rain date is Friday, July 11. For more information visit www.thorntonburgess.org.

Tuesday, July 22, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Tablet Computers as a Tool

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The Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens have arranged for Elaine Searle to help you look objectively at the role of the iPad and similar devices as tools for the botanical artist, and to evaluate some of the most interesting apps available for reference and recording.  Discover the difference controlled lighting can make to your plant reference photography.  Elaine will also cover usage etiquette and the possible pitfalls of over-reliance on these devices.  While the focus will be on iPad usage, many of the concepts are easily transferrable to other tablets which have built-in cameras.  The class will take place at the Visitors Center of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens on Tuesday, July 22, from 9:30 – 3:30.  Wellesley Friends – $85; non-members – $110.  Sign up by calling 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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