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  • Saturday, January 18, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – How to Prep Plants for Show and Display

    Ever go to a plant show and wonder what separates the winning plants from the also-rans? Come to the Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts’ January meeting and find out. Here’s your chance to learn from an accomplished Master Gardener, our very own Carrie Waterman. Carrie has won numerous awards at horticultural events across New England. Come for the secrets of a prepping beautiful show plants, insider tips, and lots of fun. The meeting takes place January 18 from 1 – 4 at the Norfolk Public Library, 2 Liberty Lane in Norfolk, MA. Free and open to the public. For more information visit www.cssma.org

  • Thursday, January 18, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Grow Your Own Succulent Container

    Come to The Gardens at Elm Bank (Parkman Room) on Thursday, January 18 from 7 – 8:30 for a fun evening and learn what you need to know to maintain a container planting of succulents. Carrie Waterman will bring a selection of plants to show the diversity of succulent plants. She will discuss the best species to keep in containers and how to care and propagate your own succulents. Afterward, Barb Rietscha of Stow Greenhouses will provide materials so every student can create a long-lasting, low-maintenance garden. Must pre-register at www.masshort.org. Mass Hort Members: $40; General Admission: $60

  • Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Growing Container Succulents

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will hold a class taught by Carrie Waterman on Container Succulents on Thursday, January 26 from 7 – 8:30 in the Parkman Room of the Education Building at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.  She will bring a selection of succulents to show the range of these special plants.  She will also discuss the best species to keep in containers and how to care for and propagate your own succulents.  $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 for nonmembers.  Register online at www.masshort.org.  Image from www.armstronggarden.com.

  • Thursday, November 15, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Creating a Container of Succulents

    Learn all the tricks of the trade for creating a beautiful container full of these gorgeous xerophytes! The Thursday, November 15 demonstration by Carrie Waterman of Noanett Garden Club will cover appropriate species, containers, growing medium, topdressing and aftercare.

    Presentations will begin at 7pm and go until all questions are answered. The classes are priced at $12 for Mass Hort members and $15 for non-members unless otherwise indicated. There is no need to pre-register and you may pay at the class. Location: The Parkman Room, Education Building, Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley.

  • 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.

  • Thursday, July 19, 7:00 pm – Propagating Woody Plants for the Home Gardener

    Carrie Waterman of Noanett Garden Club will speak  Thursday, July 19, beginning at 7 pm at Elm Bank as part of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Thursdays at the Hort series. Presentations begin at 7 p.m. and go until all questions are answered. The classes are priced at $12 for members and $15 for non-members. There is no need to pre-register. Rooting softwood cuttings of many hardy trees and shrubs is a satisfying and enjoyable experience and not as difficult as you may think. This lecture will go over all the basics and demonstrate exact techniques that have been successful for the lecturer. Lists of suitable species will be shared as well as information about wintering over your cuttings. You will be amazed and delighted with what you can accomplish taking your own softwood cuttings!  For more information visit www.masshort.org.

  • Monday, February 13, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Winning the Blues

    Do you have a beautiful plant that you have lovingly cultivated and cared for that brings you such pride you want to show it off? Don’t let your abundance of questions keep your pride and joy from taking the show. Although there is no way to guarantee a first place finish, there are ways to increase the odds of doing well in a flower show. Even if you’re not sure about entering a plant for this years’ show, this talk on Monday, February 13, from 6:30 – 8 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, is guaranteed to give you valuable tips and the inspiration you might need to take a chance at a Blue Ribbon.

    Learn first hand from Art Scarpa and Carrie Waterman, both horticulture judges and blue ribbon winners many times over, what judges are looking for in a blue ribbon winner and what the best exhibitors do to prepare their plants for competition. Art and Carrie team up to give a lesson in what wins ribbons at a horticultural competition. They will discuss all aspects of preparing your plant for presentation including grooming, exhibit composition, nomenclature, rules and requirements, and etiquette. Registration is $8 for Mass Hort Members and $12 for non-members. To sign up, visit www.masshort.org.

    Once you’ve been given the inside scoop on winning a ribbon, what better place to put your skills to the test than at BLOOMS! at the Boston Flower and Garden Show? BLOOMS! features an Amateur Horticulture Competition open to all individuals, plant societies, and garden clubs. This year Mass Hort is delighted to welcome back junior exhibitors, age 16 or under, with a selection of Junior Horticulture Classes. Submissions for the BLOOMS! Am Hort competition must have been in your possession no later than December 11, 2011 and will be accepted for admission at the show on Monday, March 12th, 2012.

  • Thursday, September 8, 7:00 pm – Massachusetts Horticultural Society 2011 Honorary Medals Dinner

    On September 8, Mass Hort will continue its almost century-long tradition of honoring superior achievements in horticulture when Elm Bank hosts the 2011 Honorary Medals Gala with Lynden B. Miller receiving the George Robert White Medal of Honor for her work as a designer of urban parks.

    Lynden B. Miller is a public garden designer in New York City and director of The Conservatory Garden in Central Park, which she rescued and restored beginning in 1982. Her work includes gardens for The Central Park Zoo, Bryant Park, The New York Botanical Garden, Madison Square Park, and Wagner Park in Battery Park City as well as many smaller projects in all five boroughs and beyond, including waterfront gardens in Red Hook, Brooklyn, improvements to Union Square Park and the 97th Street Park Avenue Mall, renovation of the “Gateway to Harlem” Broadway Mall at 135th Street, Loeb Plaza for Hunter College, and the 67th Street Armory.

    Other winners include Wesley R. Autio, professor of pomology at UMass Amherst, Richard Jaynes of Broken Hill Nursery, volunteer Joyce Bakshi, Theodore Landsmark of Boston Architectural College, Organic Gardening Magazine, author Ellen Ecker Ogden, Carrie Waterman, Russ Billings of Mount Holyoke College, and the Lyman Plant House of the Botanic Gardens at Smith College.

    Tickets are $150 per person to this event. There are also opportunities to either co-host or host a table.  To co-host or host a table, please call our reservation line at 617-933-4995. All proceeds from the dinner will be used to support maintenance and improvement of Mass Hort gardens.

  • Wednesday, September 30, 10 am – 1 pm – Two Collectors’ Gardens

    Visit two of the area’s finest fall gardens in their autumn glory.  The Dover garden sits on an acre of land, not far from the Charles River, with rich alluvial soil and plenty of moisture and light.  With these ingredients, Carrie Waterman has created an outstanding naturalistic garden, which has evolved to accommodate the owner’s passions for plant propagation, native plants and color. Plants with long bloom times and handsome foliage fill the mixed borders which peak in fall splendor. In nearby Needham, discover a fall garden that glows in the autumn light, highlighting a collection of brilliant maples, golden birches and deciduous confers, beech, bamboos and grasses of every type.  Using variation in foliage size, color, and texture, Ellen Lathi has achieved a bold and colorful effect for four-season interest. Natural stone, a bog filled with large-leafed plants, and a stream add to the fall scene. Both gardeners are fans of serendipity and love to see the native plants, with the help of the birds, spread themselves around and get comfortable!  Many Garden Club of the Back Bay members may remember seeing Ellen Lahti’s slide presentation at The Country Club last year, sponsored by The Boston Committee.  This tour is presented by The New England Wild Flower Society, and will cost $30 if a NEWFS member, $36 if a non member.  To register, log on to www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7630.http://images.mooseyscountrygarden.com/mooseys-garden-tour/driveway-garden/autumn-garden-colors.jpg