Daily Archives: October 15, 2020

Saturday, October 24, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Tree Ring Print Making

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In this Massachusetts Horticultural workshop, students will explore the history, culture & practice of traditional relief printing. This October 24 course (rescheduled from March) in the Putnam Building at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, explores not only the techniques and applied styles of relief printing, but the botanical significance of working with woody stems. A demonstration of inking and burning materials will begin the course, then students will apply their understanding of materials, techniques, and styles of relief printing to complete their own final piece. Participants will take home a hanging wall art piece & stationery cards which highlight the cross section of a tree. The class begins at 9 am and is taught by Ian T. Meli. Ian Meli is a lifelong artist, woodworker, sculptor, & designer, creating work professionally since 1989. He earned his Bachelor’s in Visual Arts from UMass Boston in 2018. Ian has experience teaching both at the adult education level, as well as the high school vocational level as a carpentry instructor. He has had work displayed at the Harbor Gallery at UMass Boston, as well as in several publications. Ian currently resides in Jamaica Plain, and enjoys riding his bicycle, whether it’s through the Arnold Arboretum for pleasure or commuting to work alongside the Emerald Necklace.

$85 for Mass Hort members, $110 general admission Register at www.masshort.org, or call Allison Dush at 617-933-4973.

Thursday, October 22, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Uprooted With Page Dickey, Online

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Enjoy a virtual lecture and Q&A session on October 22 at 6:30 with author Page Dickey about her new book, Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again. Page Dickey knew the transitions she faced walking away from her celebrated garden at Duck Hill after thirty-four years. What surprised her were the happy opportunities that came with starting over. Uprooted follows Dickey’s evolution from old to new, cultivated to wild, and from one type of gardener to another. It is a story for anyone who has had to begin anew—in gardening or in life. This virtual Author Talk is presented by Tower Hill Botanic Garden in collaboration with Berkshire Botanical Garden and Timber Press, an imprint of Workman Publishing. All books available for purchase through Tower Hill’s online Garden Shop. A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent after registration in the confirmation email. Author Talks will only be available live. They will not be recorded. $10 for sponsor members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org or at www.berkshirebotanical.org

Page Dickey has been gardening passionately since her early twenties and writing about gardening, as well as designing gardens for others, for three decades. She has written eight books and edited another, most of which concentrate on aspects of garden design such as creating gardens that reflect their settings. Page was the editor of Outstanding American Gardens, celebrating 25 years of the Garden Conservancy with photographs by Marion Brenner. Her new book, Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again, describes leaving a beloved garden of thirty-four years, finding a home in the northwest corner of Connecticut and falling in love with its land. Page lectures around the country about plants and garden design and has written for House and Garden, House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Horticulture, Elle Décor, Garden Design and The New York Times. She serves on the boards of the Garden Conservancy; Stonecrop Garden in Cold Spring, NY; Hollister House Garden in Washington, CT and The Little Guild in Cornwall, CT and is a member of the Friends of Horticulture at Wave Hill. Page was recently elected an Honorary Member of The Garden Club of America.