Daily Archives: October 15, 2021

Saturday, October 23, 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm – New England Hosta Society Annual Meeting

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The New England Hosta Society is happy to return to in-person meetings, and its 2021 Annual Meeting will take place October 23 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, in Classrooms A and B. At noon, bring your own lunch (tea, coffee, water, and soda will be provided) and socialize before the meeting and elections beginning at 1 pm. At 2, Bob Solberg, hosta hybridizer and owner of Green Hill Hosta in North Carolina, will speak. He is the recipient of the 2003 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award by the American Hosta Society. The company is among the leading introducers of new hostas in the world. Many of them were hybridized by Bob Solberg and other leading hosta hybridizers. The high quality of our plants and their very large root systems is well known. (Great roots make a great growing hosta!)

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Saturday & Sunday, October 23 & 24, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

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Celebrate the fall harvest by creating your own carved pumpkin with your family group at your own table, playing pumpkin games, and enjoying a fall socially distanced scavenger hunt. Learn about the history of pumpkins and the Jack-O-Lantern story. Register at least a week in advance to ensure a pumpkin of your own.

PLEASE NOTE: This program will be conducted in accordance with current Municipal, State, and Mass Audubon Covid-19 protocols. Groups are limited to 25 pre-registered participants. Participants are required to wear a face covering inside, and when less than 6 feet apart outdoors.

Each time slot (10 – 11:30, 12:30 – 2, 2:30 – 4) will have a maximum of 25 people.

Please call 617-983-8500 to register. Mass Audubon members $13.00, Nonmembers $15.00 per person. Pumpkins are available for an additional $6.00 each, or bring your own pumpkin to carve! Registration is required. Register now with our secure payment portal.

The program takes place at the Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 500 Walk Hill Street in Mattapan.

Thursday, October 21, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Oh Deer! How to Manage Deer at Home Webinar

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Let’s face it, most of us are sharing our landscape with the deer. If you are in need of practical approaches to deter the munching, join Cheryl Salatino and Tower Hill Botanic Garden online on October 21 at 7 for ideas to safeguard your garden. We will also review a selection of “deer tolerant” plants and point out those considered “deer candy.”

Cheryl 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.

$10 Member Adult; $15 Adult Register HERE.

  1. This program will be held virtually. Once you register you will receive a Zoom link in the confirmation. 
  2. This webinar will be RECORDED and available for 2 months all registrants.