Daily Archives: September 13, 2022

Thursday, September 29, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (live virtual) and Saturday, October 1, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm – Botanical Inventory Methods and Techniques

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This Native Plant Trust course is an intensive training on botanical survey approaches and methods for cataloging the vascular plants in a natural landscape. We will cover the essential steps of planning the survey, including use of field guides, aerial photography, GIS (Geographic Information Systems) resources, sampling strategies, and field-data form design. Next, we will put the methods into practice by conducting a field survey on conserved land, identifying and recording the plant species and habitats we encounter, and compiling an inventory and accompanying report. Neela de Zoysa is the instructor, and the virtual session takes place September 29 from 6:30 – 8:30, and the live session at Garden in the Woods in Framingham takes place October 1 from 10:30 – 2:30. $108 for NPT members, $132 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

Saturday, September 24, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Propagation by Cuttings with Adam Wheeler

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Come join Adam Wheeler, Horticulture and Container Production Manager at Broken Arrow Nursery for this fun-filled, hands-on workshop focused on the propagation of plants from stem cuttings. Participants will be given a brief lecture that examines the techniques and skills required to grow plants from cuttings. Following the lecture, participants will construct their own home propagation systems and stick a selection of cuttings. The class will take place September 24 at Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road in Washington, Connecticut (Berkshires).

Adam started work at Broken Arrow in 2004 after completing his BS degree in Urban Forestry and Landscape Horticulture at the University of Vermont. Adam manages plant propagation, container production and the acquisition and development of new plants. He is a past recipient of the Young Nursery Professional Award from the New England Nursery Association. He loves to share his passion for plants through photography and educational outreach. As a result, he lectures widely on a variety of subjects and is also an adjunct lecturer at Naugatuck Valley Community College and the Berkshire Botanical Garden. With his spare time he enjoys cultivating his eclectic collection of rare and unusual plants, rock climbing and competitive giant pumpkin growing.

Advance registration required.Limited to 15 participants. HHG members $40 Non-members $50 Register HERE.

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