Boston Flora

Month: October 2017

  • Friday, October 20, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 21, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, October 21, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Japanese Flower Exhibition

    Friday, October 20, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 21, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, October 21, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Japanese Flower Exhibition

    Ikebana International presents a Japanese Flower Exhibition at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Friday, October 20 (noon – 5), Saturday, October 21 (9 – 5), and Sunday, October 22 (9 – 4). There will be demonstrations each day at 2 pm, and on Saturday at 11 and Sunday at 11:30. Also, there is a special ikebana demonstration for children ages 7 and up on Sunday at 1. Pre-registration is required for the workshop – call 508-869-6111, ext 124. There will also be pottery vendors on site. Visit www.towerhillbg.org for more information. Free with admission to the garden.

  • Monday, October 23, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Be as a Tree Planted by the Waters: The Magic of Roots, Leaves, and Everything in Between

    Hope Jahren, PhD, Center for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, University of Oslo, will speak on Monday, October 23, 7:00–8:30pm at the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretm. Trees are the oldest, biggest, and most successful creatures in the world. Using energy from the sun, and carbon from the air, they have thrived on land for more than four hundred million years. Hear about the amazing and unique methods that plants around us use to establish, grow, flourish, and defend themselves. Learn how plants are much more than food, medicine, and wood — they form the living, striving foundation of Planet Earth.

    Hope Jahren is an award-winning scientist and the author of Lab Girl, her revelatory treatise on plant life and a celebration of the lifelong curiosity, humility, and passion that drive every scientist. Fee: Free Arboretum member, $20 nonmember. Member-only registration through October 15; open registration thereafter. Space is limited. Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

  • Sunday, October 22, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Extending the Season’s Harvest: Growing Vegetables in Four Seasons

    Come to Berkshire Botanic Garden on Sunday, October 22 for an eye-opening presentation on year-round gardening. Learn how to extend the season’s harvest and enjoy your own garden greens throughout the late fall and early spring months with farmer/educator Pete Salinetti. Consider growing under cover and learn techniques needed to achieve a true four-season harvest. Investigate a variety of structures, crop selection, no-till soil preparation, timing, planting, cultivation and harvesting, with a focus on early and late-season production. Cost: $85. Register online at http://berkshirebotanical.org/, or call 413-298-3926.

  • Sunday, October 22, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm – 5th Annual Jazz Under Glass

    The Dudley Greenhouse Advisory Committee invites you to the 5th Annual Jazz Under Glass fundraiser, featuring Akili Jamal Haynes and the band A Slice of P.A.I. Ticket price includes a complimentary buffet by Greenhouse Growers and neighborhood chefs, a fashion show by House of Nahdra, and activities for children. There will also be a silent auction and raffle.

    Sunday, October 22
    5 to 7:30 PM
    The Dudley Greenhouse
    11 Brook Ave., Roxbury, MA

    $25/person, free for children under 12 when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Tickets for sale here at in advance http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3051897 or at the door.

    Questions? jazzunderglass@thefoodproject.org or 617-442-1322 x86. Sponsored by The Food Project and DSNI. This event is a fundraiser to support community-based programming at the Dudley Greenhouse.

  • Thursday, October 12 – Thursday, October 26 – American Horticultural Society Online Auction 2017

    Starting October 12 you will be able to bid for VIP, behind-the-scenes tours at stellar American gardens, to benefit the ongoing educational mission of the American Horticultural Society. Visit premier public gardens, accompanied by one of its leading gardeners.

    Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue. Washington
    Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Theodore, Alabama
    Biltmore House and Gardens, Asheville, North Carolina
    Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
    Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Des Moines, Iowa
    Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, Tennessee
    Quarryhill Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen, California
    River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia
    Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina (pictured below, courtesy of http://duke.edu/) Visit http://www.ahsgardening.org/online-auction for details.

  • Saturday, October 21, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Developing a Comprehensive Integrated Pest Management Plan

    An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan is a tool for controlling pests in a timely, safe, and efficient manner. Vital to producing and maintaining healthy plants, these plans include several components: sanitation and prevention, conservation, and augmentation methods using beneficial organisms. At the New England Wild Flower Society’s Nasami Farm Nursery in Whately, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 21 from 10 – noon, you will explore, discuss, and begin work on individual IPM plans with instructor Alexis Doshas. $26 for NEWFS members, $32 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/developing-a-comprehensive-integrated-pest-management-plan

  • Saturday, October 21, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Reverberations: A Virtual Tour Opening Reception

    Kippy Goldfarb has been photographing trees and flowers since 1983. Her first interest was in the tiny details brought to life with a macro lens. Once Goldfarb began to explore the Arboretum; however, she stepped back to observe the majesty of trees, realizing their impact when taken as a whole. Combining, multiplying, and mirroring individual images into repetitions, she brings us new and beautiful patterns – “reverberations” of color and form. These patterns appear at the intersections where images combine and others evolve in the photographs “as a whole.” The images convey the sense of power and inspiration that nature has on the artist, and will have on the viewers of her exhibition Reverberations: A Virtual Tour, which will be on view through February 4, 2018 in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum. The opening reception will take place Saturday, October 21 at 1 pm.

    Goldfarb’s work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, both solo and group, including a juried group show in 2015 at the Arnold Arboretum. Her work is also represented in various collections. She is a professional photographer in Boston. Note – The Hunnewell lecture hall is used for programs, classes, and other events. Please call 617 384-5209 for accessibility. Free, no registration required.

  • Thursday, October 19, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – A Hidden Treasure: Arnold Arboretum Herbarium of Cultivated Plants

    Participants in this special indoor tour of the Arnold Arboretum Herbarium on Thursday, Octobrer 19 will take a look at the historic Arnold Arboretum collection and find out how and why an herbarium is assembled. Meet Curatorial Assistant Irina Kadis at 2:30 in the Visitor Center of the Hunnewell Building. Free, but registration is limited and required at my.arboretum.harvard.edu

  • Saturday, October 28, 8:00 am – 12:30 pm – Fall Parks Forum: Innovation & Inclusivity

    Boston Park Advocates, a citywide network of people who champion urban greenspace, will host the Fall Parks Forum: Innovation & Inclusivity, with support from the Solomon Foundation, on Saturday, October 28 from 8 – 12:30 at The Great Hall of the Codman Square Health Center, 6 Norfolk Street in Dorchester. Breakfast will be provided, and teens and adults are encouraged to attend this free event. You will hear from park officials and learn from peers across the city. Please register by October 15 at www.bostonparkadvocates.org.

  • Thursday, October 19, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Landscape Options: Focusing on Great Underused Plants

    So many plants – so little space… The options are endless and though some plants have very desirable traits and applications yet, they are rarely used.

    In a live webinar with the Ecological Landscape Alliance on Thursday, October 19 at 7 pm, Darryl Newman from Planters Choice will discuss native cultivars and non-invasive exotic plants that can be used to meet challenging conditions when designing a more formal landscape. He will focus on plants that have great potential but are underused and could, consequently, be phased out of production by suppliers. Picture of spicebush is pictured below. Mr. Newman will also provide tips on installation, establishment and maintenance for these plants.

    Darryl Newman is a principal at Planters’ Choice Nursery, a grower and wholesaler of nursery stock and related goods in Newtown and Watertown, Connecticut. Mr. Newman worked for two prominent Landscape Design/Build firms in the Washington, DC Metro area prior to returning to Connecticut and his roots. He is also the Vice President of the Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association. He holds a degree in Landscape Management from the University of Maryland. Free for ELA members, $10 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/webinar-landscape-options-focusing-great-underused-plants/