Daily Archives: March 22, 2022


Wednesday, April 6, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Landscape, Poetry, and Ecology: Romanticism at Innisfree, Online

Help Innisfree Garden celebrate National Poetry month on April 6 at6 1 pm with poet Paul Kane, who will discuss the convergence of poetry, nature, and ecology in Romantic ideology and how these ideas can be read in the Innisfree landscape. A professor of English and Environmental Studies at Vassar College, Paul is a scholar of both American and Australian literature. He writes primarily on the work of the Transcendentalists, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, but also focuses on contemporary poetry and criticism. A recipient of NEH and Guggenheim fellowships, Paul has published numerous books, edited others, and has been included in various anthologies of poetry and critical essays. He has been bringing his students to Innisfree for many years. Free for Innisfree members, $15 for nonmembers. Register HERE. The talk will be on Zoom.

Photo credit: Florence Minnis

Saturday and Sunday, March 26 & 27 – 46th Annual Gardeners’ Gathering Urban Gardening Conference, Online

Kick off the gardening season with the Trustees of Reservations’ annual Gardeners’ Gathering, now in it’s 46th year. The Gathering is free and open to all. This year’s virtual event will feature:

  • Garden workshops and storytelling
  • Special guest speaker Kristen Wyman on indigenous food sovereignty
  • The Annual Community Garden Awards

Program details will be linked here when available. Register and you’ll receive the program and Zoom links when they’re ready. If you’re able, please consider supporting this free event with an optional program fee when you register. You only need to register for one day to get the full program information for the two-day event.

Interested in sponsoring or otherwise supporting the Gathering? Please contact Boston Community Gardens Engagement Manager Michelle de Lima at mdelima@thetrustees.org.