Our annual fund raiser, The Twilight Garden Party 2022: Blossoms & Bubbles, at the St. Botolph Club, 199 Commonwealth Avenue, is sold out! Thank you to all who have purchased tickets. Names are held at the door. If you find you are unable to attend, or if a friend is using your ticket, please let us know by emailing HERE
We look forward to a lovely evening in support of all our beautification endeavors.
Come to The New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill on May 1 at 9:30 in the morning to learn how to design and create attractive gardens filled with ornamental plants and nutrient-dense edibles. This workshop will discuss soil health, site preparation, sustainable land-use techniques, and how to maximize garden productivity while harmonizing with the landscape. With a home garden you can grow sweeter and more nutritious produce than anything you can buy in a store, but it’s essential that you start with healthy soil and learn the basics about garden design. This thorough workshop will help those interested in growing food in an urban or suburban landscape while using sustainable and organic practices.
Inspired by working on more than 35 organic farms in New England, California, Oregon, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, and Costa Rica, instructor Ben Barkan applies lessons learned to HomeHarvest’s unique custom garden installations. Ben earned a degree in Sustainable Agriculture from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture (4.0 GPA), is permaculture-design certified, and started HomeHarvest with just a bicycle and shovel in 2008. Ben is licensed in Massachusetts as a Construction Supervisor, Home Improvement Contractor, and enjoys designing and selling beautiful landscapes with custom construction and creative plant integration. $40 Member Adult; $55 Adult (Registration includes admission to the Garden) Register HERE.
If you have a patch of lawn, you may consider participating in No Mow May, an initiative where neighborhoods, or even just individuals, refrain from moving their lawns for the entire month to help out pollinators. Wright-Locke Farm clued us into it, and the New York Times published a recent article with details and some special pictures. The movement is also alive and well and was started in Great Britain and in Wales, where towns are asked to let their parks and road verges go wild. The site Plantlife has details. So take a month off and enjoy your pollinators.
