Daily Archives: November 6, 2021

Now Through November 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Weekends and 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Weekdays: Christmas at The Fells Holiday Showhouse and Boutique

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Tour The Fells Main House and get inspired! Professional interior designers, floral artists, decorators and talented volunteers have sprinkled their magic throughout to create this one-of-a-kind showhouse. Tickets are $25 at the door, $8 for children at all times. Dining Room Café open weekends. Our Holiday Gift Boutique features the finest regional artisans. Buy tickets online at www.thefells.org. The John Hay Estate at The Fells is located at 456 Rt. 103, Newbury, New Hampshire. Since it’s New Hampshire, masks are recommended but not required, but use common sense, people, and wear your masks indoors.

Mondays, November 8 – November 22, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm- Introduction to Urban Ecology, Online

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Discover how urbanization is changing biodiversity, interspecies relationships, and even animal behavior, in the tri-state area and beyond. Liz Johnson, former manager of AMNH’s Metropolitan Biodiversity Program, will introduce you to the particular habitats found here, as well as which plants and animals are common to each. She’ll also reveal why certain species of flora and fauna (like the new genus of centipede she and K. Catley discovered in Central Park!) thrive in our highly altered, fragmented urban environment, and which do not, and what this means for our collective future.

This New York Botanical Garden class takes place online on three Mondays, November 8 – 22, from 6 – 8. NYBG members $125, nonmembers $139. Register HERE. The class will be repeated February 24 – March 10, 2022, so mark your calendars if the November sessions don’t work for you.

Friday, November 12, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Native Plants in American Gardens: A Brief History

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At various times in American history, conservationists, landscape architects, and backyard gardeners have encouraged the use of native plants in public and private landscapes. This Native Plant Trust illustrated online lecture will provide a historical overview of these movements, spanning the late-nineteenth century Chicago Prairie School and the late-twentieth century grassroots resurgence among gardeners and conservationists throughout the United States. Among other questions, this talk explores the platforms and concerns of native plants advocates over the course of the twentieth century. Jane Roy Brown will lead the webinar on November 12 from 1 – 2 pm. $12 for NPT members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/native-plants-american-gardens-brief-history/