Boston Flora

Month: June 2016

  • Friday, July 8, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Cocktails in Great Gardens: Joyce and Gerald Moore

    Cocktails in Great Gardens have become some of the Berkshire Botanical Garden’s most popular summer events by offering guests to tour some of the most amazing private gardens that the region has to offer and this year is no exception. The home of Joyce and Gerald Moore near Hudson, New York is a true stand out and a garden you won’t want to miss. The event takes place Friday, July 8 from 5 – 7 at the Moore’s home in Hudson, New York. BBG members $35, nonmembers $50. Image from www.countryliving.com. Register online at https://berkshirebotanical.org/event/cocktails-in-great-gardens-the-home-of-joyce-and-gerald-moore/?instance_id=3848.

  • Through July 3 – TimeLine(s): Drawing Nature

    As an Artist-in-Residence at Caldera in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon and the White Mountain National Forest Artist-in-Residence program, New Hampshire, Kyle Browne investigated the organic world of nature with the simplicity of drawing, observation, and meditation. In her Time-lapse Drawings, Browne seeks to unearth and capture the unobserved moment and change that occurs within a site-specific setting. Once a site is chosen, the shadows are duplicated repeatedly on paper, building levels of graphite to catch the intangible, fleeting moments of time. Her Time-lapse Drawings were born from spending time at the Arnold Arboretum before she began her residency at the White Mountain National Forest, where they were continued.

    Browne’s work, Hidden Cartography of Beetles, encourages the viewer to examine a world of secret dialogues, symbols, and the map-making of wood-boring beetles. Deep in the Deschutes National Forest, Browne utilized charcoal, graphite, and pastel, printing in the field, then creating stark and stunning designs on paper.

    Browne has been awarded six residencies, received a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and is a candidate for an MFA at the School of Visual Arts, New York City. Her work will be on exhibit in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University through July 3. For more information call 617-524-1718, or email arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu.

     

  • Mondays, July 11 – July 25, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Wellesley College Botanic Garden Florilegium

    Head outdoors with Carol Govan and Ellen Duarte to observe botany in action in the Wellesley College’s meadows, in this three session class to be held July 11, July 18, and July 25 from 9:30 – 3:30.  Bring flowering plant specimens to the Visitor’s Center to record them using pencil and pen sketches and dry brush watercolor.  All experience levels are welcome.  WCBG members $250, non-members $300.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.  Image by Ellen Duarte.

  • Wednesday, June 29, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Enduring Blooms: Aimee Baldwin

    Aimee Baldwin is a self-taught artist from the Bay Area who specializes in what she calls “vegan taxidermy,” creating botanical sculpture from crepe paper.  Her work was most recently featured in the October 2015 issue of Gardens Illustrated.  Her exhibit at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, will run from June 28 – July 24, and presents a herbarium of her sculpture, showing a selection of flowers and plants found in the last days of summer during an inspiring visit to Tower Hill.  Free with admission to the garden.

  • Sunday, June 26, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Conserving and Gardening for Monarchs

    At Garden in the Woods in Framingham on Sunday, June 26, learn about the monarch butterfly — its natural history, the reasons for its decline, and the many conservation efforts that are currently underway along its migration pathway. Katie Banks Hone of The Monarch Gardener will also discuss how you can help the monarch in your own yard by planting a native pollinator garden. After the lecture, we will walk around the Garden to see plants that support monarchs. $24 for NEWFS members, $30 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/conserving-and-gardening-for-monarchs.

  • Tuesday, June 28, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Introduction to Canning Jam and Sweet Preserves Workshop

    Wright-Locke Farm’s non profit education programs for teens and adults are a great way to learn practical skills related to healthy living, small-scale agriculture, and the wonders of nature. All workshops take place on the Farm or at Saint Eulalia’s Parish (50 Ridge Street in Winchester – right next door) and are open to individuals ages 14+ unless stated otherwise. We hope you can join us for one or more workshops this growing season!

    Learn the basic science of hot water bath canning and techniques for making delicious homemade jams, jellies, conserves, fruit sauces, whole and half fruits, and more, on Tuesday, June 28, from 6 – 8 in the Saint Eulalia’s Parish kitchen. Education Director Rebekah Carter will lead this hands-on workshop that explains the necessary ingredients, equipment, and methods for safely making shelf-stable products at home on a small scale. Participants will help prepare and can half pint jars of local strawberry-rhubarb jam to take home and enjoy. Tuition fee: $30 per person (includes jar of jam)

    PLEASE NOTE: Registration for workshops is required. If you can no longer attend a workshop for which you have registered, the Farm will refund your tuition fee until 10 days prior to a program. No refunds are provided within 10 days of a workshop. Register and learn more at www.wlfarm.org.

  • Thursday, June 23, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Blooming Art 2016 Opening Reception, and Friday, June 24 – Sunday, June 26 – Blooming Art 2016

    The Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club will sponsor Blooming Art 2016 on Friday, June 24 & Saturday, June 25 from 10 – 5, and Sunday, June 26 from noon – 3.  In addition, join them on Thursday, June 23 at 5 pm at The Old Mill in West Tisbury, 690 Edgartown-WT Road, for the gala opening reception, including hors d’oeuvre and libations.  Parking will be at the Grange Hall, 1067 State Road, and a van service will take guests to and from the Old Mill for the reception.  Admission to the public exhibit will be $5 at the door.  Tickets to the reception are $50, and may be purchased by calling Vito Palermo at 508-939-9522, or by emailing mvgcBloomingArt@gmail.com.

    Blooming Art is modeled after the Museum of Fine Art’s Art in Bloom show, an annual celebration of floral arrangements inspired by the Museum’s masterpieces. For four days in late June, the Old Mill in West Tisbury will be transformed into a gallery filled with the art of forty-two Vineyard artists displayed with interpretive floral arrangements created by Garden Club members. All artworks are for sale and proceeds benefit the Garden Club’s Scholarship Fund and the Old Mill Preservation Fund. Participating Artists:
    Joan Apt, Leslie Baker, Sandy Bernat, Benjamin Cabot, Eva Cincotta, Paul Doherty, Margot Datz, Angela Egerton, Valentine Estabrook, Margaret Emerson, Sheila M. Fane, Joann Frechette, Mary French, Debra Gaines, Roberta Gross, Genevieve Jacobs, Jay Lagemann, Washington Ledesma, Kanta Lipsky, Ilka List, Dorothy Lubell, Thaw Malin, Majorie Mason, Joyce Maxner, Ellen McCluskey, Marianne Neill, Dorothy Petell, Kathy Poehler, Debby Rosenthal, Judith Drew Schubert, Ed Woody Schulman, Alison Shaw, Susan Silva, Donna Straw, Jane Thame, Katy Upson, Fern Vaughan, Vineyard Colors, Wendy Weldon, Jules Worthington and Peggy Zablotny.

  • Friday, June 24, 11:00 am – Frog Pond Spray Pool Opening

    For 2 glorious months after school ends, the Frog Pond at the Boston Common turns into a spray pond and becomes the best place to cool off in the city … if you’re 12 or under. The Grand Opening Celebration on Friday, June 24 at 11 am features family-friendly entertainment, music, art, a gala ceremony, and of course, the chance to play in the 30-foot spray at the center of the pond. Lifeguards will be on duty this summer during all open hours.  For more information visit www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org.

  • Sunday, June 26, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Should We Engineer the Mosquito?

    Mosquitoes are more than annoying pests — they’re carriers of the deadly malaria parasite. Every year, hundreds of millions of people are infected with malaria, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths. Insecticide resistance is increasing, and the drugs used to treat malaria are becoming less effective. Scientists have developed a way to alter mosquito DNA to reduce their ability to transmit malaria. Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into affected environments could bring us closer to eradicating these diseases, but may also cause unforeseen consequences. Should we tinker with the mosquito?  Come to the Museum of Science on Sunday, June 26 beginning at 6 pm to discuss the potential benefits and trade offs. What would you do? Advance registration begins at 9:00 am, Saturday, June 11 (Thursday, June 9 for Museum members) at http://www.mos.org/public-events/should-we-engineer-the-mosquito. Image from www.ted.com.

  • Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – South End Garden Tour

    Located in the country’s largest district of surviving brick Victorian row houses, this year’s South End Garden Tour will once again include rooftop terrace gardens with city views, private backyard and front yard gardens, community gardens, and neighborhood parks.

    This year’s tour (Saturday, June 18, 10 – 4, rain or shine) encompasses gardens located within the Columbus Avenue, Tremont Street, Berkeley Street and West Newton Street area of the South End. The tour will begin at the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza at the corner of Clarendon and Tremont Street. Advance tickets are $24 for Trustees of Reservations members, $30 for nonmembers and $28 for Trustees members, $35 for nonmembers on the day of the Tour.  Register online at www.thetrustees.org or call 617-542-7696, x 2122.