Boston Flora

Category: Meeting

  • Saturday, October 23, 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm – New England Hosta Society Annual Meeting

    The New England Hosta Society is happy to return to in-person meetings, and its 2021 Annual Meeting will take place October 23 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, in Classrooms A and B. At noon, bring your own lunch (tea, coffee, water, and soda will be provided) and socialize before the meeting and elections beginning at 1 pm. At 2, Bob Solberg, hosta hybridizer and owner of Green Hill Hosta in North Carolina, will speak. He is the recipient of the 2003 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award by the American Hosta Society. The company is among the leading introducers of new hostas in the world. Many of them were hybridized by Bob Solberg and other leading hosta hybridizers. The high quality of our plants and their very large root systems is well known. (Great roots make a great growing hosta!)

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  • Wednesday, October 27, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – 2021 Season’s End Summit, Online Virtual Conference

    Designed landscapes evolve over time with changes that are sometimes subtle and sometimes dramatic. For optimal results, gardens require continual monitoring and maintenance. Unfortunately, few projects include ongoing engagement with the client, and in general many designers have little involvement after the first year or two.

    Have you wondered how a favorite designs has matured, or how a project has fared over the years?

    This fall four expert designers will revisit landscapes that were installed five or more years ago and will share their observations at the ELA Season’s End Summit. A fifth presenter will focus on the importance of design considerations that help to ensure successful outcomes over time including the importance of a management plan.

    Join the Ecological Landscape Alliance online on October 27 to explore what lessons can be learned by analyzing original designs and assessing the mature landscapes that resulted. Our experts’ findings will offer insights, inspiration, and a few surprises to consider for your future designs. Darrah Cole will present three examples from The Greenway, Sandra Nam Cioffi will discuss the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton, Canada, Laura Kuhn will give the luncheon keynote on Design Meets Stewardship: Making Designs for Nature to Run With, Tom Brightman will revisit the Meadow Garden at Longwood Gardens, and Michael Nadeau will end with The Gift or Curse of Hindsight: Learning from Nature, the Master Designer. Speaker bios and complete descriptions, and registration opportunities, can be found at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/ela-summit-2021/

  • Tuesday, October 19, 5:00 pm – 8:15 pm – A Seminar on Global Warming, Online

    The Green Committee of The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay presents a webinar on Tuesday, October 19 at 5 pm. Worried about climate change? Learn what you can do to help. The topic: Trees and Climate Change: Health, Equity, and Action. Speakers will be Professor Danielle Ignace, Department of forest and Conservation Services, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Nathan Phillips, Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, and Lokita Jackson, Crane Ledge Woods Coalition and MassAudubon. Moderator is Michael McCord, Chair of NABB’s Green Committee. RSVP: With the link below to receive the Zoom link for the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sf-qhrTopHt0QfhufGEvBApsBdxyDsOUs

  • Thursday, October 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – COG Annual Project Showcase, Online

    Join Community Outreach Group on ZOOM next week for its ANNUAL PROJECT SHOWCASE with special guest speaker Representative Nika Elugardo, MA 15th, Thursday, October 14, 6-7pm.

    Additionally, Cogdesign is accepting applications for new green space projects through October 31st. Do forward our Call for Projects to colleagues you think might be interested in this pro bono opportunity. Although the pandemic has slowed some of the work, it has not curtailed our commitment to our community partners and their projects.
    Projects are accepted based on need. We hope to take on 4-5 new projects this Fall. Call or email Jennifer Kimball with any questions.

  • Wednesday, October 20, 10:00 am – An Update on the Boston City Hall Project,Online

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s October meeting will take place October 20 at 10:00 am online on Zoom. Kate Tooke, Associate Principal, ASLA, PLA, will discuss the Boston City Hall Plaza redesign and the next stages in the process. The City of Boston has a short video we recommend to bring you up to speed on the project before the meeting: https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-facilities/city-hall-plaza-renovation

    Kate is a landscape architect at Sasaki. Her project leadership, strategic thinking, design eye, and technical skills have been instrumental in the success of diverse projects ranging from master planning to site-scale work. As a naturally interdisciplinary thinker, she excels at collaborating across disciplines to craft elegant, contextual solutions to complex design challenges.

    Prior to discovering landscape architecture, Kate was a high school math and physics teacher in the Boston Public School system. Her passion for inspiring and empowering urban youth infuses her work as a landscape architect. She values engaging stakeholders in the design of their own urban public spaces through lively workshops, and is particularly interested civic open spaces that support the play and learning of city children. Kate pursues independent research on children’s outdoor environments, including schoolyards, playscapes, and outdoor classrooms.

    Kate holds a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Massachusetts, a master’s degree in education from Lesley University, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Dartmouth College. She earned the 2011 National Olmsted Scholar award, the highest honor of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF), for her work on urban schoolyards, and has since served on LAF’s board of directors. Kate remains active in the academic world through teaching appointments at the Rhode Island School of Design and University of Massachusetts Amherst as well as through volunteer work with local public schools.

    Please note: As COVID and its variants create new challenges, we have decided to hold this presentation virtually on ZOOM. If you are a Garden Club member, you will receive a notice. If you are not a member and are interested in attending, click HERE and we will put you on the notification list.

  • Thursday and Friday, September 23 – 24 – 2021 Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference, Online

    Education is a cornerstone of Preservation Massachusetts’ mission. By bringing the preservation community together to learn, share, mentor and network, we strengthen ourselves, our initiatives, and our collective movement. Since 2015, Preservation Massachusetts has presented this biennial statewide program in partnership with organizations and agencies around the Commonwealth.  

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    This September 23-24, join them for the first-ever virtual Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference. A virtual event allows them to reach all communities across the Commonwealth. From urban to rural, coastal to inland, our various regions represent diverse approaches to the preservation of our historic buildings, landscapes, histories, sites and resources. The conference will highlight preservation successes, challenges and lessons learned. Some topics include How Historic Preservation is Tackling Affordable Housing and Climate Change, Demo Delay Bylaws & Historic Districts, and Barn Preservation Basics.

    Register for $25 and get access to all live conference sessions (9:00am-12:00pm, Sept 23-24), plus exclusive on-demand content. If you can’t choose among several great topics, don’t worry, you’ll have access to recordings of them all! Plus, we’ll host on-demand digital content created with the expertise of our partners from across Massachusetts. 

    Register by 12:00pm on the last day of the conference, September 24, and get access to live, recorded, and on-demand content both during and after the conference. Questions? Call 617-938-8879 or email jroper@preservationmass.org Register HERE.

  • Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 pm – Charlesgate Alliance Public Meeting, Online

    The Charlesgate Alliance and Emerald Necklace Conservancy will be having a public meeting on September 21 at 7pm on Zoom. We look forward to discussing how the Charlesgate Revitalization Project has been progressing at that time. Email info@emeraldnecklace.org to register.

  • Wednesday, September 15, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Massachusetts Arborists Association Fall Field Day

    Co-presented with Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals, Massachusetts Arborist’s Association’s Fall Field Day is an opportunity to see the latest Green Industry technology, gain the latest training, and network with industry suppliers and colleagues.

    Register Now The event will be held at Cushing Memorial Park, 80 Dudley Road in Framingham.

  • Tuesday, September 21, 10:00 am – Guided Horticultural Tour of Zoo New England

    Tuesday, September 21, 10:00 am – Guided Horticultural Tour of Zoo New England

    The 2021/2022 Garden Club of the Back Bay program year kicks off with an outdoor field trip/walking tour of Zoo New England, 1 Franklin Park Road in Boston. Michelle Martinat, horticulturist at Zoo New England, will lead us on a tour of the gardens at the Zoo and discuss the planned changes to select areas, including the project to be funded by The Boston Committee of the GCA restoring an historic rock garden. Michelle oversees, develops and curates a living collection of plants to meet the needs of animal exhibits, display gardens and plant conservation priorities for Zoo New England.  She previously worked as a landscape designer, horticulture instructor, and conducted molecular toxicology research.This is currently planned as a members only event, due to our commitment to keep the tour group small, but if more people sign up than can be accommodated in one group, a second tour will be arranged. Masks are required while indoors. If you have not already responded, click HERE.

  • Tuesday, August 3, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – BERDO and Beyond, Online

    What must a city actually DO to get to a Carbon Free Future? Come to the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay’s second Climate Action Webinar on August 3 at 4 pm to learn more about Boston’s Forward-Thinking Answer. Boston Emissions Reporting Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) – is a transformative carbon reduction piece of legislation filed in City Council on June 16. The Council voted unanimously to approve taking the next step, which is to hold a public hearing. 

    Speakers will be Councilor Matt O’Malley, City Council President, author of the original BERDO in 2013, and Chief Sponsor of the New Version, and Alison Brezius, Director of Climate and Environmental Planning for the City of Boston, Loie Hayes, representing Green Energy Consumers, BCAN (Boston Climate Action Network), and BCEC (Boston Clean Energy Coalition. The moderator is Michael McCord, Chair of the NABB Green Committee. RSVP by August 3 here to receive the Zoom link to the webinar.