Make your own beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece of fresh fall flowers, preserved autumn leaves, fruits, vegetables, fragrant herbs and seasonal berries to celebrate our day of thanks. Betsy Williams of The Proper Season instructs at Tower Hill Botanic Garden Saturday, November 20, from 9:30 am – 12:00 noon. $60 for THBG members, $65 for non-members. To register, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.
Betsy Williams, a popular speaker at garden clubs and herb festivals, will demonstrate how to grow and use garlic, how to select from the many beautiful alliums available for the garden, and how to use garlic and the “bodacious” alliums in seasonal flower decorating. The program, sponsored by the Medford Garden Club, will be held Thursday, October 7, from 7 – 9 at the Medford Public Library, 111 High Street in Medford, and is free and open to the public. For more information, email sbcummer@msn.com.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts, will present instructor Betsy Williams of The Proper Season on Saturday, September 25, from 10 – 1, for a class entitled Herbs for the Kitchen: Preserving Summer’s Herbs. Now, while gardens and farm stands are brimming with fresh herbs, is the time to prepare for winter cooking and holiday gift giving. Imagine lining your cupboard shelves with jewel toned bottles of herb vinegars, golden brown herb mustard and sparkling jars of herb jellies. Picture containers of herb butters, bags of rosemary walnuts and jars of herb pesto filling a corner of your freezer. Not enough time? Too much work? Not true! These delicious enhancements to daily meals are quickly and easily made. Learn how to dry or freeze herbs and how to make mustard, butters, vinegars, jellies, flavored nuts and pesto with fresh herbs. Students will sample each recipe demonstrated and then make an herb vinegar, herb mustard and herb butter to take home. Fee of $54 for Tower Hill members, $60 for non members includes the cost of food, supplies and a copy of Betsy’s book, Mrs. Thrift’s Cupboard, a collection of tried and true herbal recipes for the time-challenged cook. To register, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts presents a Horticulture Morning on Monday, March 29, beginning at 10 a.m. at The Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, North Waltham, Massachusetts (off Route I-95/128, Exit 27A Totten Pond Road). Rita Wollmering, organic gardener and owner of The Herb Farmacy, will speak on Growing Organic Vegetables and Herbs: Great Growing Ideas from a Professional. A donation of $5, payable at the door, is suggested. To call for information on cancellations due to snow or storm, call 781-391-0261. You may also contact Betsy Williams (betsy@betsywilliams.com) or Rita DeLollis (rdelollis@aol.com) for more information on Horticulture Mornings.
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts presents a Horticulture Morning on Monday, February 22, beginning at 10 a.m. at The Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, North Waltham, Massachusetts (off Route I-95/128, Exit 27A Totten Pond Road). Rita DeLollis, orchid enthusiast and organic gardener, will present At Home with Orchids: Tips for Successful Growing and Use in Designs. A donation of $5, payable at the door, is suggested. To call for information on cancellations due to snow or storm, call 781-391-0261. You may also contact Betsy Williams (betsy@betsywilliams.com) or Rita DeLollis (rdelollis@aol.com) for more information on Horticulture Mornings.
Create a beautiful, long lasting fresh centerpiece for the holiday season at this workshop with Betsy Williams, taking place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Saturday, December 5 at 10 in the morning. Choose an attractive pot or basket to fill with a lush arrangement of fresh boxwood, fragrant evergreens, California bay and rosemary, accented with sprays of eucalyptus berries, rose hips, pine cones and ribbons. Greens arrangements are fun to make and, kept well watered, will last the holiday season. Use your arrangement to decorate the dining table, entry hall, living room, kitchen, porch or doorstep. Please bring clippers and an apron to class. Cost $55 for Tower Hill members, $60 for non-members. Register on-line at www.towerhillbg.org.
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts presents a Horticulture Morning on Monday, November 16, beginning at 10 a.m. at The Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, North Waltham, Massachusetts (off Route I-95/128, Exit 27A Totten Pond Road). Cathy Felton, Current Native Plants Chairman and organic garden expert, will speak on Maintaining Your Landscape – Naturally, using native and dry condition plants in the garden. A donation of $5, payable at the door, is suggested. To call for information on cancellations due to snow or storm, call 781-391-0261. You may also contact Betsy Williams (betsy@betsywilliams.com) or Rita DeLollis (rdelollis@aol.com) for more information on Horticulture Mornings.
Spend a morning at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts with Betsy Williams, proprietor of The Proper Season in Andover. Apples, one of our most ancient and useful fruits, have played important parts in fall and winter celebrations for centuries. Learn the history of this ancient and important fruit. Make an apple candle to decorate your seasonal table, a spicy apple pomander, fragrant mast balls, apple-cinnamon ornaments, and two quarts of spicy Autumn Apple Potpourri. Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class – this is a messy class, so be sure to wear old clothes! Betsy will be giving a separate class in the afternoon (Glorious Autumn Pot), so plan to have lunch at Twigs and spend the day. Cost of the Apples, Apples, Apples program is $50 for Tower Hill members, $55 for non-members. Register on-line at www.towerhillbg.org.
Betsy Williams of The Proper Season in Andover will help you plant a pot that captures the glory of autumn in New England during this workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA. Summer may be over but there are at least two, sometimes three, months of growing season left. Fill a 12″ pot with brilliant mums, richly colored kales, a miniature evergreen tree, English ivy, and other hardy plant material. With proper care, your pot will brighten your doorway or patio through November and your evergreen tree will live for many years. Be sure to bring an apron and floral or garden scissors to class. Register on-line ($50 for Tower Hill members, $55 for non-members) at www.towerhillbg.org.
