Daily Archives: August 31, 2018


Wednesdays, September 12 – November 28 (no class 9/19 or 11/21), 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Home Horticulture Class

The Massachusetts Master Gardener Association presents ten evening classes packed with practical information to make you a more successful home-gardener

Classes will take place on Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:00 PM, Sept. 12 to Nov. 28, 2018 (No class 9/19 or 11/21) at Brigham Hill Community Farm (pictured), 37 Wheeler Road in North Grafton (15 mins. From Mass Pike Exit 11) – Classes will be held in the beautiful barn classroom, featuring new state-of-the-art audio-visual capabilities. Ample free parking in well-lighted, paved lot, just a few steps from the building.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: The Home Hort Series covers the same topics as Master Gardener Training but in a streamlined format. No outside reading, homework, testing or volunteering required. Just 1-1/2 hrs. one night per week. Here’s a sample of what we’ll be covering:

Important fundamentals such as building great soil and how plants work
Practical how-to’s like basic landscape design, perennial selection and care, and combating weeds, diseases and pests

The cost of the 10-lecture series is $250, payable by credit/debit card or Pay Pal. That averages out to just $25 each for the ten sessions. For a complete syllabus, and to register, visit http://massmastergardeners.org/fall-2018-home-horticulture-class/

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Friday, September 14 – Sunday, September 16 – Vascular Plants of the Americas: A Searchable Database

On September 14 – September 16, at the September meeting of the New England Botanical Club, Dr. Carmen Ulloa, Missouri Botanical Garden, will present Vascular Plants of the Americas: A Searchable Database, that includes 124,993 species. This will be a joint meeting with the Botanical Club of Cape Cod and the Islands (BCCCI) to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution meeting space has been reserved, and field trip planning with BCCCI is underway. For updated information visit http://rhodora.org.

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