Daily Archives: May 7, 2016

Wednesday, May 11, 9:30 am – The Hidden Forest

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The Lexington Field and Garden Club will present Dr. Susan Goldhor on Wednesday, May 11 beginning at 9:30 am at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum, 33 Marrett Road in Lexington, on the topic of The Hidden Forest.  Few of us know about the hidden organisms that nourish, protect, infect, and destroy the visible portions of our ecosystems.  More than 90% of the world’s plants have fungal partners, without which the world would be a vastly different place.  Fungi depend on plants for oxygen and carbohydrates.  Like us, they have a complicated relationship with the plant kingdom, acting sometimes as good gardeners and sometimes as destroyers.  Photo from www.mushroomthejournal.com.

Sunday, May 22, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – The Rooftop Growing Guide: How to Transform Your Roof into a Garden or Farm

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Author Annie Novak of New York Botanical Garden will share a slideshow of forms and gardens featured in her new book, revealing the hidden world of rooftop farming and how you, too, can get growing.  Novak will answer your questions after her presentation, which will take place Sunday, May 22 from 12 – 1 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston.  Free with admission to the garden, but pre-registration required at www.towerhillbg.org.  Annie is the head farmer and cofounder of the nation’s first commercial green roof vegetable farm, as well as the manager of the Edible Academy of the NYBG, and founder and idrector of Growing Chefs, a field-to-fork food education program.