Daily Archives: January 29, 2019


Thursday, February 21, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Mass Hort’s School Garden Conference

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s fifth annual school garden conferenceon February 21 from 9 – 4 at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, will feature workshops that explore regional best practices for planning and running a garden that will not only meet educational goals, but also foster life skills. Attending educators will develop practical gardening skills that will increase their confidence and ability to teach in and from a garden. Workshops will support interested parents and volunteers, teachers and administrators—those who have established gardens and those just breaking ground. $40 for Mass Hort members, $60 for nonmembers. Pre-registration required. Register at https://masshort.org/education-events/mass-horts-school-garden-conference/

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Tuesday, February 5, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Botany Blast: New and Emerging Pests at the Arnold Arboretum

Jared Rubinstein, Living Collections Fellow, Arnold Arboretum, and Javier Marin, Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator, Crop & Pest Services, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, will speak on Tuesday, February 5, 6:00–7:00pm at the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston.

The Arnold Arboretum has a long history of finding innovative ways of responding to threats to the collection from pests and diseases. Come learn about some new and emerging pests in the region and how the Arboretum is trying to get ahead of their arrival. We’ll talk specifically about spotted lanternfly, thousand cankers disease (pictured below, courtesy of the Arbor Day Foundation), southern pine beetle, and winter moth. Fee Free, but registration requested at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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