Daily Archives: November 19, 2014

Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, or Sunday, November 30, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Gardener’s Wreath Workshops

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Choose one of the following times: Saturday, November 29, 1 – 4, Sunday, November 30, 9 – 12, or Sunday, November 30, 1 – 4, to participate in a Gardener’s Wreath Workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Worcester, led by instructor Karen Perkins.  Create a botanical wreath that highlights the splendor of evergreens, with many collected from Tower Hill.  Incorporate accents such as cones, dried berries, gilded twigs, seedpods, and ribbon.  Please bring pruning shears and a towel.  All other materials are provided.  $60 for THBG members, $75 for nonmembers.  Register at www.towerhillbg.org. Pictured, however, is one of The Garden Club of the Back Bay wreaths, available online at www.gardenclubbackbay.org/shop/, if you can’t attend the Tower Hill workshop.

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Thursday, November 20, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Ecological Landscaping Alliance Members’ Reception

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Current and future Ecological Landscaping Alliance Members – this one’s for you! You asked for more opportunities to gather and talk with other ELA members about projects and strategies, and ELA listened. This fall ELA invites you to the South Shore Members’ Reception – and it is FREE. This second ELA Members’ Reception will take place on November 20th in Plymouth, Massachusetts, beginning at 5:30 pm at the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance (SEMPBA) community center, 204 Long Pond Road in Plymouth. Our host for this event, SEMPBA is working to better protect, enhance and celebrate the beautiful Southeastern Massachusetts Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens Ecoregion.  Please call 617-436-5838, or email ela.info@comcast.net if you plan to attend.