Tag: Ask the Expert

  • Friday, March 15, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Eastern – Ask the Expert: Planting, Pampering, and Petal Perfection, Online

    Transform your yard into a lush paradise. Whether you live in a rural or urban area, learn the secrets of how to cultivate a vibrant oasis right outside your door. Join GBH and public gardening expert Karen Daubmann from Massachusetts Horticultural Society and immerse in the lavish wonders of your own backyard haven. The free virtual event takes place March 15 at noon Eastern. Register at https://www.wgbh.org/events/ask-the-expert-planting-pampering-and-petal-perfection

    Karen Daubmann is committed to creating effective and longstanding change to public gardens throughout her 25-year career. She joined Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS) in March 2022, where she brings her experience in advancing the operational and planning scale of public gardens. In the development and execution of exhibitions that have welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors, Daubmann focuses her work 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, culminating in her position as vice president for exhibitions and audience engagement. 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 Kusama: Cosmic Nature, 2021 and Frida Kahlo’s Garden, 2015.

    Daubmann lives and gardens with her husband Matt and dog Klaus in coastal Rhode Island.

    This event is presented is in partnership with Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

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

    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

  • Friday, August 19, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Ask the Expert: Birding Behavior, Online

    Did you know that you can bird in your own backyard? There are birds all around us in the most likely places, just grab your journal and binoculars and go exploring. Join GBH and Mark Faherty, host of Weekly Bird Report on CAI, GBH’s Cape, Coast and Islands radio service, to talk about late summer birds and their fascinating behaviors. Bring your questions to ask Mark. The Zoom takes place August 19 on Zoom at noon EDT. Get tickets at www.wgbh.org

  • Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7 – Ask The Experts Open House Gardening Event

    Attend Mahoney’s Garden Center’s second annual “Ask the Expert” weekend, April 5-7 at Mahoney’s in Winchester. Join them and all their garden experts as they answer your questions and help you succeed in the garden.

    Hours
    Friday, April 5 12pm – 5pm
    Saturday, April 6 10am – 4 pm
    Sunday, April 7 10am – 2 pm
    No question is too easy or too hard. This year look for the following booths:

    Andy Langley | Roses and Boxwoods
    Bobbex | Animal Repellents
    Bonide | Plant Solutions
    Campania | Classic Pottery & Fountains
    Chickity Doo Doo | Organic Compost
    Coast of Maine | Lobster Compost
    Damminix | Tick Control
    Droll Yankee | Bird Feeders
    Espoma | Organic Lawn Care and Fertilizers
    Green Leaf | “Nantucket Blue” Hydrangeaa
    Imperial Nurseries | Premium Shrubs
    Jonathan Green | Organic and Traditional Lawn Care
    Lechuza | Self-Watering Planters
    Lyric | Premium Birdseed
    Natural Industries | Houseplant Fertilizers
    Neptune’s Harvest | Fertilizer
    The Perennial Farm | Groundcovers
    Plantskydd | Animal Repellent
    Pleasant View Gardens | Premium Proven Winners Annuals
    Prides Corner | Trees and Shrubs
    Radius | Ergonomic Garden Tools
    Scotts | Lawn Fertilizers
    Serenade | Plant Remedy
    Sunny Border | Perennials
    Sweet Peat | Premium Mulches
    Thompson & Morgan | Flower and Vegetable Seeds
    Uncle Mike’s | Herbs & Vegetables
    Weeks | Roses

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