Daily Archives: April 1, 2020

Thursday, April 23 – Saturday, April 25, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Color Mixing for Artists – POSTPONED

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Susan Fisher teaches you how to mix the colors you want, not the ones you end up with trial and error. In a three day Wellesley Botanic Garden class, to be held in the Putnam classroom at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, learn an easy system for combining colors consistently to achieve the broadest possible spectrum for any “wet” medium, including watercolor, gouache, oils, acrylics. etc. Ideal for artists of all levels. $395 for Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, $450 for nonmembers, and prices include color mixing sheets. Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu

Thursday, April 16, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Introduction to Permaculture – Postponed

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In a permaculture garden everything works together in synergy. A permaculture garden requires little to no irrigation, fertilizer, weeding and pest-control, but is nonetheless highly productive.

For an example, strawberries growing under a new apple tree…

1. Keep down weeds

2. Are beautiful with their pretty white flowers

3. Provide nectar for bees

4.Provide delicious fruit. 

Permaculture is also a natural habitat for wildlife, including pollinators and butterflies.  And, by the way, because it will improve your soil, it is a way to sequester some of that excess climate-harming carbon floating around. This April 16 Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop will introduce you to the basic principles permaculture, and give you practical ideas to implement in your own garden. Come and spend a couple of hours (7 – 9) with us at The Gardens at Elm Bank for an introduction to permaculture, an approach to growing fruits, nuts, herbs and vegetables that intentionally mimics patterns and relationships found in nature. Instructed by Anna (Babette) Wils. See her work in Needham, MA at Big Foot Edible Forest Gardens

Mass Hort Member Cost: $15
Non-Member Cost $20

Register at www.masshort.org.