Daily Archives: March 16, 2017


Saturday, March 25, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style

Joseph Tychonievich spent a year traveling all over the US and UK visiting gardens for his new book  Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style. In this Tower Hill Botanic Garden talk on Saturday, March 25 at 11 am, he shares images and ideas from some of his favorite, most unusual, and most exciting gardens to inspire the audience to take their gardens in new directions. A book signing will follow. THBG members $15, nonmembers $25. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.


Tuesdays, March 28 – May 30, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Master Gardener Home Horticulture Series

Announcing the Spring 2017 session of the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association Home Horticulture Series hosted by Massachusetts Master Gardeners.

This program is a ten week evening class taught by Master Gardeners that will provide a high-level overview to all the topics covered by the MG training class in a more compact format. The goal is to give the home gardener a comprehensive introduction to horticulture that will allow them to garden more effectively and give them a foundation for enhancing their knowledge and skills.

Topics to be covered include: Nomenclature, Soil, Botany, Vegetable Culture, Perennial Culture, Intro to Landscape Design, Turf Culture, Weed Ecology, Diseases & Pests, and Woody Plants & Pruning.

The class will be held at The Trustees of Reservations’ Bradley Estate, 2468 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021. The course will run on Tuesdays from 3/28/17 – 05/30/17. Classes begin at 6:30 PM and end at 8:00 PM. Cost for the 10 week course will be $250 with payment due upon registration.

Sign up by emailing: MMGAHomeHort@yahoo.com

The MMGA cannot give refunds for withdrawals within a week of the program start date, for programs already in progress, or for class sessions you have not attended.