Daily Archives: September 21, 2019

Thursday, October 3, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Plants Go To War

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Join the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on October 3 at The Gardens at Elm Bank for a special presentation and book signing with author Judith Sumner. Drawing from her book, Plants Go to War, Sumner will examine the plants that provided wartime food, pharmaceutical drugs, timber, rubber, canvas, and other essential goods and survival techniques that helped to win the war. Join us for a fascinating story of the convergence of history and horticulture! Join us for a reception at 6 p.m. copies of Plants Go to War will be available for purchasing and signing. Presentation to begin at 7 p.m. $30 for Mass Hort members, $45 general admission. Register at https://masshort.org/garden-event/plants-go-to-war/

Judith Sumner is a botanist who specializes in ethnobotany, flowering plants, plant adaptations, and garden history. She has taught extensively both at the college level and at botanical gardens, including the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and Garden in the Woods. Judith graduated from Vassar College and completed graduate studies in botany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  She studied at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at the British Museum (Natural History) and did extensive field work in the Pacific region on the genus Pittosporum.  

Thursday, October 3, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Shade Gardens

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We are fortunate in New England to have a rich canopy of trees in our landscape. Who doesn’t love the majesty of a mature specimen or escaping the summer heat in a woodland. Yet, creating lush and vibrant gardens in the shade tends to frustrate even the best gardeners. How do we infuse more color, adventure and intrigue into the shade? The mood, the plants, and the conditions act as our guide. This program blends site-specific assessment, design strategies and plant options to help enliven our imagination for those shady spots. Come to Tower Hill Botanic Garden on October 3 at 6 pm to explore lightening up the dark side. Please bring a photo of your shady area. $39 for Tower Hill members, $47 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

Instructor Cheryl Salatino is the principal designer and owner of Dancing Shadows Garden Design, a residential landscape design and services firm. She has been designing gardens across Massachusetts since 2002. Cheryl is a Certified Landscape Designer and a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist (MCH). She received her certificate in landscape design from the Radcliffe Seminars Landscape Design Program of Harvard University. She was awarded the status of Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist by the Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) as evidence of achieving the industry’s highest standards in nursery and landscape professionalism. Cheryl has also earned an Advanced Certificate in Horticulture and Design as part of the New England Wildflower Society’s Native Plant Studies Program.