Daily Archives: April 13, 2015

Thursday, April 23, 7:00 pm – Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Floral Design Workshop

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Les Filles de Fleurs will instruct. We will make and take home our own arrangements on Thurday, April 23 at 7 pm.

Light Appetizers, Wine & Other Beverages Served

Cost $35 per person

Please send a check payable to NABB to:

Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay

160 Commonwealth Avenue,

Boston, MA 02116

Please contact Tracy Pesanelli (pesanelli@gurobi.com)

or 978-618-5538) for more information

Image from www.cotemaison.fr

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, April 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Bay State African Violet Society Show & Plant Sale

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The Bay State African Violet Society is having its annual African Violet Show and Plant Sale at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts on Saturday April 25th (10am – 5pm) and Sunday April 26th (10am – 4pm).

A wide variety of African Violets in bloom, other Gesneriads and Design Exhibits will be on display indoors. Plants and growing supplies will be available for purchase.

The show will be judged by officials from the African Violet Society of America. There will be lectures with demonstrations on how to grow and propagate African Violets.

The show is free with admission to Tower Hill.  Image from www.houseplantsnow.com.

Saturday, April 25, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Transplanting Shrubs and Planting Small Ornamental Trees

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Learn by doing in this Berkshire Botanical Garden hands-on shrub and tree planting/transplanting workshop on Saturday, April 25 from 9:30 – 12:30 at the Education Center. All aspects of successful planting will be demonstrated, and participants will assist in transplanting a multi-stem shrub and planting a small tree. Learn how to successfully transplant shrubs by correct timing and placement and techniques designed to create minimal disturbance and ensure smooth transition to a new site. Consider the differences between bare-root, container-grown or balled-and-burlapped trees, and understand the importance of siting.

Ken Gooch is the Forest Health Program Director for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Additionally, he is a Massachusetts Certified Arborist and teaches arboriculture at the Garden. $35 for BBG members, $40 for nonmembers. Register online at http://www.berkshirebotanical.org/event/transplanting-shrubs-and-planting-small-ornamental-trees-3/?instance_id=3279.