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  • Wednesday, September 14, 10:00 am – Sustainable Eco-Systems for Wildlife

    Join the Ecological Landscape Alliance and tour guide Paul Kwiatkowski on Wednesday, September 14 at 10 am to learn about the Wildlife Action Plan at Mount Auburn Cemetery. This walking tour will include highlights of the ongoing work to create and sustain important ecosystem functions on this 175-acre property in Cambridge, MA. This multi-year project enhances wildlife habitat while also encouraging visitors to reconnect with the landscape. Paul Kwiatkowski will discuss how they developed and implemented projects ranging from finding the necessary funding and creating a citizen science volunteer program to addressing storm water management concerns, reintroducing native amphibians, and selecting native species for pollinator habitat creation. The Wildlife Action Plan has inspired staff and visitors alike to push the boundaries of expectation is helping Mount Auburn to evolve into an urban wildlife refuge.  $23 for ELA members, $28 for nonmembers – See more at: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/49836/#sthash.dc63kNwk.dpuf. Image from http://www.neighbormedia.org.

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  • Sunday, June 5, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Secret Gardens of Cambridge

    The Secret Gardens of Cambridge, presented on alternate even numbered years, is the signature fundraising event of the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library. This special self-guided tour will be held this year on Sunday, June 5, from 10 – 4, rain or shine, just as spring turns to summer. Since 2000, the Friends have been uncovering secret gardens in neighborhoods all across the city and inviting our friends and neighbors to take a peek.

    The Secret Gardens tour has featured over 200 individual gardens in Cambridge, from a hidden swimming pond in a small backyard oasis to a garden that springs to life with thousands of bulbs each year; from a woodland tree-lined front walk to guided contours of border plantings and decorative pots. Some are small and sunny, others are large or shady. Flowers, herbs, sculptures, and stones adorn the deeply diverse variety of gardens found in every nook and cranny of Cambridge.

    The Secret Gardens of Cambridge tour is the single largest fundraiser for the Friends, raising more than $10,000 at each biennial event. Proceeds from the garden tour ticket sales are used by the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library to sponsor community events and special presentations, to purchase museum passes for public use, to bring guest authors to the library for readings, and to expand the collections at the Cambridge Public Library.

    Tickets are $25, available online at http://www.cambridgepubliclibraryfriends.org/events/. Online ticket sales end on Friday, May 27th. If you prefer to purchase your tickets in person, you can find them at:

    Big Picture Framing, 1100 Massachusetts Avenue
    Bonny’s Garden Center, 41 Bay State Road
    Brattle Square Florist, 31 Brattle Street
    Nomad, 1741 Massachusetts Avenue
    Porter Square Books, 25 White Street
    Rodney’s Bookstore, 698 Massachusetts Avenue

    On the day of the event, tickets can be purchased at: Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, 159 Brattle St and Cambridge Public Library Main Branch, 344 Broadway from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

  • Sunday, June 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – The Secret Gardens of Cambridge 2012

    On Sunday, June 10, the secret’s out.  Visit 24 gardens (18 of which are new to the tour) in and around Cambridge.  Tickets are available at all Cambridge libraries and at Bonny’s Garden Center, Dickson Bros Hardware, Harvard Book Store, Nomad, Pemberton Farms, Porter Square Books, and Rodney’s Books.  The tour benefits the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library.  Since 2001 they’ve been giving people the chance to explore backyard, side yard, and roof-top gardens all around town. It’s a Sunday in late spring, the flowers are in bloom, and it reminds everyone of why, exactly, residents so much enjoy living here.

  • Wednesday, June 8, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Designing Ornamental Gardens for Effective Storm Water Infiltration

    Kevin Beuttell, MLA, LEED AP, has eleven years of experience in developing sustainable design solutions for a variety of public and private project throughout the Midwestern and Northeastern United States.  On Wednesday, June 8, from 1:30 – 4, he will speak on Designing Ornamental Gardens for Effective Storm Water Infiltration. Despite the proven environmental benefits of storm water gardens, many people are reluctant to use them because they rarely result in attractive, long lasting landscapes that are easy to maintain.  A close examination of the materials and processes of storm water gardens, however, suggests a solution for creating a significantly stronger and more resilient system of relationships between vegetation, soil, and environmental performance.  This shift in the design approach creates opportunities to design beautiful ornamental gardens that function as highly effective storm water management systems in a wide variety of site locations and regional climates.  You will tour a variety of rain gardens in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and learn practical tips on creating effective rain gardens that can also stand on their own ornamental merits.  $20 ELA members, $25 non-members.  Register by calling 617-436-5838, or email ela.info@comcast.net.

  • Sunday, June 13, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – The Secret Gardens of Cambridge 10th Anniversary Tour

    The 10th Anniversary of the Secret Gardens of Cambridge, sponsored by the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library, will be held on Sunday, June 13th from 10AM to 4PM, rain or shine.

    This self-guided tour includes access to nineteen private gardens, special green spaces, and historic locations throughout the city. Tickets will cost $20 per person in advance and $25 per person on the day of the event.  The tour begins at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge.  For more information, call 617-349-4040, email esturges@cambridgema.gov, or log on to www.cambridgema.gov.

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