Daily Archives: April 8, 2023


Tuesday, April 18, 1:30 pm – Mass Hort Book Club – A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century

Join other enthusiasts in great conversation while immersed in the beauty of the Garden at Elm Bank. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society Book Club meets monthly at 1:30 in the Putnam Building, 900 Washington Street. On April 18, the book to be discussed is A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century, by Witold Rybcznskji. To join the list, visit www.masshort.org.


Saturday, April 22, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Succulent Bonsai

The Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts will meet on Saturday, April 22 from 1 – 4 at the Norfolk Public Library, 2 Liberty Lane in Norfolk, Massachusetts. CSSM Member Joel Mullen will introduce the club to similarities between growing bonsai and growing succulents and also how to train various succulents into bonsai. Topics will include tools, pots, soil and all the helpful things that can be taken from one and used on the other.  Free. Public invited.