Daily Archives: March 30, 2023

Tuesday, April 4, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Tulip Mania

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The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is welcoming Jo Thompson, RHS Chelsea Flower Show multi-medal winner, over from England on her spring US tour. Inspired by her book The Gardener’s Palette: Creating Colour Harmony in the Garden, Jo will share her experience with finding, planning, and executing a garden color palette. Enjoy drinks (cash bar) and light bites for this exciting lecture during Mass Hort’s first ever Tulip Mania at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley. Jo will be signing copies of her book, and it is available for purchase with your ticket. $55 – $70 – register through Eventbrite HERE.

Friday, April 14, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Eastern – Ask the Expert: Spring Gardening, Online

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Whether it’s a grand garden or a cozy corner, any yard can be a place to connect with nature around you. Learn how to transform your backyard into a lush paradise full of beauty at GBH’s next Ask the Expert: Spring Gardening event with public garden expert Karen Daubmann online on April 14 at noon Eastern. Bring your questions.

Daubmann has worked for 25 years to create effective and longstanding change in public gardens. She joined Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS) in 2022, where she focuses on encouraging guests to connect and interact with gardens through art, nature and culture. Prior to joining MHS, she worked for 14 years at the New York Botanical Garden. She has been featured in Jennifer Jewell’s The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants and has contributed essays for the exhibits Kusama: Cosmic Nature, 2021 and Frida Kahlo’s Garden, 2015.

Register for this free virtual Ask The Expert event.We will email you the link to this virtual event once you have registered. GBH will be using Zoom Webinar for this event. Zoom is free to the public but will require a computer download. You can download Zoom here. If you already have Zoom you will not need to download the platform again. Register at www.wgbh.org