Daily Archives: July 10, 2019

Mondays, July 22 and August 26, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Native Herbaceous Plant Materials

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Discover numerous native perennials suitable for New England gardens in this two session Native Plant Trust class on July 22 and August 26 from 1 – 3:30 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham. This course covers native herbaceous plants that bloom in late summer and fall, focusing on their characteristics and environmental preferences as well as their uses in landscapes and gardens. Be prepared to walk in the Garden each day. This class is appropriate for landscape professionals and avid home gardeners. Taught by Leslie Duthie, the fee is $77 for NPT members, $91 for nonmembers. Register at www.nativeplanttrust.org.

Friday & Saturday, July 19 & 20 – Fun in the Sun

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The American Daylily Society’s Region 4 Summer Meeting, Fun in the Sun, takes place July 19 and 20 in Melville, New York, hosted by the Long Island Daylily Society. Massachusetts is part of Region 4, in case you are wondering.

The Long Island Daylily Society (LIDS) invites you to join them Friday, July 19 through Saturday, July 20, in Long Island, New York, for the 2019 AHS Region Four Meeting. Guest speaker is hybridizer Gil Stelter, owner of Gryphon Gardens in Guelph, Ontario. Gryphon Gardens was an AHS Region Four tour garden in 2011. Gil will present his program on Saturday evening following the banquet and business meeting.

Your registration includes the Saturday bus tour and four meals: Friday buffet dinner followed by an auction, Saturday grab and go breakfast on your way to three garden tours, Saturday lunch and tour at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, NY, and Saturday evening sit down banquet, business meeting and program by Gil Stelter.

Check our website for details about each tour garden, open gardens, our speaker, fun things to do while you’re on Long Island, and more! http://www.longislanddaylily.weebly.com

For additional information contact: Chris Petersen at chrispn@optonline.net