Daily Archives: March 13, 2017

Monday, April 10, 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Boston Committee of the GCA Windermere Garden and Indigo Line Redevelopment Corridor Tour

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Member and affiliate clubs of the Boston Committee of the GCA will be hosted by The Trustees of Reservations to a tour of the Windermere Garden and the Fairmont Indigo Line on Monday, April 10 in the morning (group will meet at 9 am – Garden Club of the Back Bay members will receive written notification.) Club members will be able to sign up individually to join a group tour or you can organize a group of up to 10 members of your own club to have your own van and private tour. Come see the newest area in Boston to undergo redevelopment and the community garden initiative being spearheaded by the Trustees of Reservations. Learn how green space and green values are being preserved and cultivated as Boston continues to thrive. For more information contact leslie.will@comcast.net.

Thursday, March 23, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Vernal Mustards

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Members of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), both native and introduced, are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring. Using images and herbarium specimens, this New England Wild Flower presentation with instructor Ted Elliman will cover the identification features and habitats of a number of the species in this confusing and often overlooked group of wildflowers, including species of Arabidopsis, Boechera, Brassica, Cardamine, Draba, Lepidium, and several other mustard genera. The class will take place at Garden in the Woods in Framingham on Thursday, March 23 from 1 – 4, and is $46 for NEWFS members, $54 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newfs.org.  Image from http://paisajismodigital.com.