Daily Archives: April 23, 2022

Wednesdays, April 27 – June 8, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, and June 29 & July 6, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Gardening Series with Master Gardener Ferriss Donham

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Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester will cover all of your gardening questions in this comprehensive 6 week gardening series. Master Gardener Ferriss Donham will share her knowledge on all of these topics from our historic 1827 Barn, and we’ll spend some time outside too. Topics vary week to week. Book one, or book all six and receive a discount. Enjoy the benefits of getting your hands dirty. The Wednesday series kicks off with Soil Amendments, Composting, and No-Dig Practices on April 27, followed by Bulbs that Naturalize and Non-Invasive Ground Covers on May 11, and on May 25, Organic Practices for the Home. June 8 covers Easy To Maintain Perennials, June 29 is a primer on How to Divide Perennials and Perennial Herb Gardens, and finally, on July 6, Drought Tolerant Flowers and Extending the Bloom Season. Complete Series $240 – Register HERE

Friday, April 29, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm – Celebrate & Explore the Growth of Trees on Arbor Day

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Have you been yearning to know more about trees? Arbor Day is the perfect time to learn about them. No single view of a tree is a fixed snapshot in time that tells the complete story. Join Michael Wojtech (one of the Garden Club of the Back Bay’s speakers this season) on April 29 at The New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston and discover how trees grow, reproduce, and interact with their environment across days, weeks, seasons, and years and over varying scales—from the intricate details of buds, flowers, and leaves that we use for species identification to the collaborative roles of trees in ecosystems. Learn more about the function and experience the beauty of overwintering buds, lobed or toothed leaves, flowers by the thousands, seeds that fly on the wind, and more.

Michael Wojtech is the author of Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast. As a naturalist and educator, Michael strives to share the science and wonder of trees in an accessible and compelling fashion. He writes, photographs, illustrates, and presents programs about the structure, growth processes, and ecology of trees-including their bark, buds, leaves, roots, and wood-for audiences at all levels of experience. He is especially interested in the process of discovery and engagement, and draws his greatest inspiration from sharing the sense of wonder, awe, and the recognition of beauty that result from these investigations.

$60 Member Adult; $75 Adult (Registration includes admission to the Garden) Register at www.nebg.org.