Save the date for the 49th Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Public Garden on Thursday, March 28 at 5:30 pm at the Omni-Parker House, 60 School Street in Boston. For rsvp information and more details visit http://friendsofthepublicgarden.org.
Category: Meeting
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Wednesday, March 27, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Ikebana Workshop
Garden Club of the Back Bay member Kaye Vosburgh will teach us the basics of ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, in our Club’s March meeting, to be held Wednesday, March 27 from 1:30 – 3:30 at The First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street in Boston. Ms. Vosburgh is an accredited Master Judge in the National Garden Clubs, Inc, and a First Grade ikebana teacher, Riji, in the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. She teaches many classes and has won numerous awards here and abroad. There will be a materials fee of $30 per participant, and the number of participants will be limited. Garden Club members will receive notice of the meeting and may pay online at https://bostonflora.com/shop.
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Thursday, April 11 – Sunday, April 14 – American Bonsai Society 2019 National Convention
The American Bonsai Society will hold its 2019 National Convention on April 11 – 14 at the Marriott Houston, 2900 Briarpark Drive, Houston, Texas. The theme this year is Bonsai on the Bayou, An American Bonsai Summit. Registration includes a weekend packed full of bonsai fun and learning. There will be a huge juried exhibit with more than $2,000 in cash prizes, along with seminars. workshops, and demonstrations. Featured guests artists are Boonyarat Manakitivipart, Ryan Neil, and Enrique Castano de la Serna. Register ($70 – $295) online at http://absbonsai.org/event/american-bonsai-society-2019-national-convention
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Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 pm – Frederick Law Olmsted & the Massachusetts Legacy
For those of you who may have missed The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s program earlier this fall, the Garden Club of Norfolk presents Frederick Law Olmsted & the Massachusetts Legacy on Wednesday, March 13, at 7:00 PM at the Norfolk Public Library Community Room, 135 Main St, Walpole. Alan Banks will sample the rich landscape legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, and explore the ideas that shaped some of the most treasured lands in Massachusetts. Banks oversees the historical interpretation of Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts. For details visit https://gardenclubofnorfolkma.com/
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Wednesday, March 13, 6:45 pm – Vegetable Gardening for Everyone
Pepperell Garden Club presents Vegetable Gardening for Everyone with Susan Hammond, Master Gardner on Wednesday, March 13 at 6:45 PM at the Pepperell Senior Center, 37 Nashua Rd, Pepperell. Public is welcome! Free to Pepperell Garden Club members. $5 for guests ($2 for Seniors). For more information visit http://pepperellgardenclub.org/wp/
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Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 p, – 9:00 pm – Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Home Landscapes
The North Andover Garden Club presents Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Home Landscapes on Tuesday, Mar 12, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at St. Michael’s Parish Hall, 196 Main St, North Andover. Suzanne Mahler explores the splendor of flowering trees and shrubs with a look beyond their fleeting flowers to varieties that provide colorful foliage and fruits, attractive forms, and textural bark, for interest in more than one season. The cost is $5 for the general public. Learn more at http://www.northandovergardenclub.com/
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Friday, March 1, 6:45 pm – Floristic and Climate Change on Mount Desert Island, Maine
Dr. Nancy M. Eyster-Smith, Associate Professor Emerita, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts, will address the New England Botanical Club on Friday, March 1 at 6:45 pm in the Haller Lecture Hall (Room 102) of the Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street in Cambridge, on Celebrating Edward Lothrop Rand, NEBC Corresponding Secretary for 25 Years. Additionally, Dr. Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, Postdoc, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, Maine will address Floristic and Climate Change on Mount Desert Island, Maine, from the Champlain Society to Acadia National Park’s Centennial. Free and open to the public. For more information visit http://rhodora.org.
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Tuesday, February 26, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Wednesday, February 27, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Green Industry Job Fair
Landscape, nursery and greenhouse companies will be on hand to talk with job seekers about a wide variety of jobs at the Massachusetts Landscape & Nursery Association’s Green Industry Job Fair taking place February 26 and 27 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Landscape, nursery and greenhouse companies will be on hand to talk with job seekers about a wide variety of jobs.The industry needs irrigation technicians, project managers, foremen, salespeople, managers and supervisors, horticulturists and licensed applicators, landscape designers, equipment and fleet mechanics, people with CAD experience and laborers. Green industry companies have offices and need support staff on their teams, too. The job fair is free but registration is required at https://www.mnla.com/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1162934
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Monday, February 11, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The Future of Environmental Protection
International cooperation on mitigating climate change has lost momentum since the US withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement last year. What does this mean for the health of the planet and the life it supports? Gina McCarthy, Professor of the Practice of Public Health in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard University has dedicated her 35-year career in public service to environmental protection and public health. In this February 11 talk,part of the 2019 Directors Lecture Series, McCarthy will discuss current efforts at the federal level to rollback core public health protections and actions taken to counter climate change. She will also address recent attacks on the field of science. Then, looking forward, she will lead a discussion on future challenges in public health and the health of our planet.
Free, Arnold Arboretum member-only event. Registration required. Become a member by clicking here.
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Thursday, February 7, 10:00 am – Ellen Shipman and the American Garden
Judith Tankard is a landscape historian, author, preservation consultant, and member of the Garden Club of the Back Bay. She received an M.A. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU and taught at the Landscape Institute for over 20 years. Ms. Tankard has authored or co-authored ten books on landscape history, including her latest book Ellen Shipman and the American Garden. There will be copies available for purchase and signing at The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s February 7 meeting, beginning at 10 am at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Garden Club members will receive notice of the meeting and optional lunch following the lecture. If you are not a member but are interested in attending, please email info@bostonflora.com.
