Co-Hosted by: The Ecological Landscape Alliance and Tower Hill Botanic Garden (THBG), a summer workshop on July 23 from 1 – 5 on Let’s Talk Apples will take place at Tower Hill, 11 French Drive in Boylston. An apple a day keeps the doctor away… but who takes care of the apples?
Extablished in 1842, THBG is the home of the Worcester County Horticultural Society and includes 171 acres of woodland trails, formal gardens, and educational facilities. Nestled among the gardens and trails is THBG’s heritage orchard. This historical orchard features the Davenport Collection of heirloom apples, more than 200 trees representing over 100 varieties from the 1800s and before.
Join ELA and THGB for an afternoon of orchard information exchange. Topics will include The Davenport Collection Through the Years, Orchard Management Practices, Adaptive Strategies for Dealing with Fire Bight and Other Orchard Challenges, and Creating a More Resilient Orchard for the Future. Speakers include Mark Richardson, Benjamin Crouch, Michael Phillips, and Linda Hoffman. Complete details may be found at www.ecolandscaping.org. $30 for sponsor members, $40 for nonmembers.
