Daily Archives: June 25, 2017

Sunday, July 9 – New England Botanical Club Field Trip to Washington, Vermont

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Join The New England Botanical Club and explore interesting places with great plants, led by local expert botanists. Trips for June, July and August, 2017, are planned, and participants must contact the trip leader 1 week in advance. The second summer trip will take place Sunday, July 9 to Washington, Vermont.

Field trip to typical, sugar maple forests of the Vermont Piedmont in the town of Washington (just north of Chelsea), Orange County, Vermont. Rich woods, fields, hedgerows and shrublines of the old hill-farm countryside. Terrain is hilly but not steep, easy walking on roads and trails, a lovely landscape. Collecting specimens for the Club herbarium is a feature of this trip. No “very special” habitats are here, but we will see some interesting plants including a positively identified Crataegus holmesiana (pictured), ginseng, ferns, woodland violets, and what-have-you. A very nice vernal pool is also on the property. Level of Difficulty – Easy. Trip Leader: Art Gilman (avgilman@together.net). Art will send meeting time, location and directions to those who register for the trip.

Saturday & Sunday, July 8 & 9 – Tower Hill Botanical Tattoo Weekend

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The public is welcome to attend Botanical Tattoo Weekend on July 8 and 9 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. The event, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, is a celebration of plant-inspired tattoos. There will be tattoo demonstrations, vendors, food trucks, children’s crafts, henna artists, face painting, a tattoo art exhibit, live music, temporary tattoos, a collaborative art project, hands-on art workshops, and more. Guests may be inspired by Tower Hill’s gardens, which will be nearing peak summer form, to plan a future botanical tattoo for themselves. Visitors are encouraged to show off their own tattoos at this family-friendly event. The nonprofit destination features formal gardens, woodland trails, a gift shop, lunch cafe, theater, and views of the Wachusett Reservoir. For more information, including admission prices, visit towerhillbg.org or call 508-869-6111. Tower Hill Botanic Garden is located at 11 French Drive in Boylston, Mass.