Daily Archives: September 13, 2020

Sunday, September 20, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Bulbs and Humans: Rising Above the Squirrel Mentality

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On September 20 from 11 – 2 at Berkshire Botanical Garden in West Stockbridge, learn the ways and whys of selecting, purchasing, planting and designing with hardy flowering bulbs. If you’re catalog-buying, learn what to expect from a supplier. If shopping at the local nursery, discover what to look for when choosing a bulb–and the hints that packaging gives towards its successful culture. Most importantly, be on hand to learn to avoid the squirrel mentality when planting. $20 for BBG members, $25 for nonmembers, advance registration required. https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/bulbs-and-humans-rising-above-squirrel-mentality

David Burdick, a distinguished plantsman and zealous collector, shows regularly at the American Daffodil Society exhibition. A practicing horticulturist, he has worked at Berkshire Botanical Garden and Windy Hill Farm. David is an engaging teacher, and his latest venture is a specialty plant and cut-flower business, Daffodils & More, in Dalton, MA.

Sunday, September 20, 10:30 am – Magnificent Mushrooms Botanical Illustration

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Explore the multitude of mushrooms popping up in the woods at Tower Hill on September 20 at 10:30 am. This program will be held under our open sided outdoor canopy tent. Group size will not exceed current state restrictions. Sketch as you see them, then snap a photo with your phone and add color with colored pencils while sitting at a table under the activities tent. Learn about showing texture and shading.

Instructor Carol Schwartz graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute, attending her senior year at Rhode Island School of Design. She earned her MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford, Connecticut in 2014. Her education equipped her to be diverse and adaptable, with work appearing in 60 picture books and countless magazines, newspapers and advertisements.

$30 for Tower Hill members, $40 for nonmembers. Register at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—magnificent-mushrooms