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  • Wednesday, October 27, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – Planting Workshop: Indoor Bulbs for Winter

    Nothing brings spring to your home like a beautiful pot of blooming bulbs. In this October 27 Massachusetts Horticultural Society class at The Gardens at Elm Bank at noon, you’ll learn how to buy the correct bulbs for indoor forcing and how to plant and hold them for spring blooming. See a multitude of indoor bulb planting ideas – then plant and bring home a perfectly planted pot of blue grape hyacinth (M. Armeniacum).

    Workshop will be led by Melissa Pace. Melissa Pace is an award-winning horticulturalist who competes in numerous garden and flower shows, from Philadelphia Flower Show to the Bolton Fair. She has been a University of Rhode Island Master Gardener since 2003. Melissa has been a presenter for numerous garden clubs and civic organizations throughout New England since 1995. Melissa holds a master’s degree in teaching from Bridgewater University, is an artist and art teacher and is currently employed as a Garden Educator for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

    $45 for Mass Hort members, $65 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org

  • Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Create Your Own Big, Beautiful Arrangements

    Do you throw away prunings from your woody trees and shrubs? Learn how to put them to work in bold indoor and outdoor arrangements. Participants will leave with their own beautiful, seasonal arrangement. The Mass Hort class will be held October 21 from 7 – 8:30 in the Putnam Building at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.

    Materials provided will be:

    * A decorative pot or container

    * Fresh greens

    * Interesting woody materials

    * Seasonal accent materials such as pine cones, dried pods, & berries

    * A list of ideal woody arrangement materials

    * A pruning trimmer (Feel free to bring your own if you have one) 

    Instructor Melissa Pace is an award-winning horticulturalist who competes in numerous garden and flower shows, from Philadelphia Flower Show to the Bolton Fair. She has been a University of Rhode Island Master Gardener since 2003. Melissa has been a presenter for numerous garden clubs and civic organizations throughout New England since 1995. Melissa holds a master’s degree in teaching from Bridgewater University, is an artist and art teacher.

    Interested in becoming a Massachusetts Horticultural Society member, click here for more information.

    $50/Mass Hort member $75/General Admission. Register at www.masshort.org