May 28, 2020 - Boston Flora

How To Grow a Forest in Your Backyard

May 28, 2020 by Boston Flora

The second in Tower Hill Botanic Garden’s recommendations for plant themed TED talks is How To Grow a Forest in Your Backyard. If you are looking for something beyond just a small, sporadic garden, why not grow an entire forest! Engineer and eco-entrepenuer Shubhendu Sharma has turned forest creation into a career and an art, but anyone can start their own wooded paradise with a little helping hand from Mother Nature. Forests don’t have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are — even in cities. Eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban areas by engineering soil, microbes and biomass to kickstart natural growth processes. Follow along as he describes how to grow a 100-year-old forest in just 10 years, and learn how you can get in on this tiny jungle party. Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjUsobGWhs8

Sunday, June 7, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Collections Up Close: Vines Take the Stage

May 28, 2020 by Boston Flora

Vines twine and twirl, grasp and cling, as well as offer beautiful flowers and unique fruits. Join the Arnold Arboretum on June 7 at 1 pm for a tour with Leventritt Shrub and Vine Arboretum Horticulturalist, Greg LaPlume, to hear about the Arboretum’s variety of vines, their maintenance, and those that would work well in your own garden. There will also be family activities to discover these special members of our woody plant collections.

Additional details to come.

This is a drop in activity. The event will be taking place in the Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden. Street parking is available on Arborway Road.

In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209. As with all activities scheduled in this age of Covid-19, please call in the event this event must be cancelled.