Bring your lunch and join the Friends of the Wellesley College Botanic Garden for a weekly discussion of short stories and poetry featuring plants, October 17 – November 14, from 12:15 – 2, with experienced group leader Joan Parrish. Joan is a WCBG docent with a master’s degree in adult education. Each week read one assigned short story and one poem for discussion. A variety of gardens provide inspiration for works by authors including Eudora Welty, Garrison Keeler, and Jane Smiley. The story and poem for the first session can be picked up at the WCBG Friends office, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu. WCBG members free, non-members $25.