Tag: cannas

  • Friday, November 18, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – The Gingers and Their Relatives

    Friday, November 18, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – The Gingers and Their Relatives

    The final fall installment of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens‘ Family, Form and Function lectures and greenhouse walks with Carol Govan will take place Friday, November 18 from 10 – 12, when Carol speaks on The Gingers and Their Relatives. Did you know that gingers, bananas, birds of paradise, heliconias, cannas, and prayer plants are all closely related? See a presentation of their unusual adaptations and amazing flowers and stories, then visit them personally in the greenhouses. Wellesley Friends free, nonmembers $10. Register at 781-283-3094.

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  • Thursday, September 20, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Saving Your Tender Plants

    Thursdays at the Hort continue at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Thursday, September 20. Why compost those gorgeous tender plants you have grown all summer? There are ways to save many of these plants without bringing the entire plant indoors. Learn the proper way to store and save Dahlias, Cannas and other tender tubers and bulbs, as well as how to take successful cuttings and winter over many other plants. The lecture will feature Carrie Waterman of Noanett Garden Club.

    Presentations will begin at 7pm and go until all questions are answered. The classes are priced at $12 for members and $15 for non-members unless otherwise indicated. There is no need to pre-register and you may pay at the class.  For directions, visit www.masshort.org.