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  • Saturday, May 18, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Gardening for Baby Boomers: 10 Ways to Garden Smarter as We Get Older

    Join Master Gardener Chris Ferrero at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 18, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., to explore how to maintain perennial borders, foundation plots and vegetable gardens that have been created and tended over the years. This course will teach participants how to reshape their garden design and how to choose appropriate types of plants that can improve the gardening process.

    Chris Ferrero is a gardening speaker, writer and consultant. Chris is a Cornell Master Gardener from Dutchess County, N.Y., where in addition to speaking and teaching classes, she has led demonstration garden renovations, organized regional events and served on teams as a perennials specialist known for particular expertise in shade gardening, flowering shrubs, pollinator-approved planting designs, and native plants as alternatives to invasives. $25 for BBG members, $40 for nonmembers. Register at www.berkshirebotanical.org

  • Saturday, April 15, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Hydrangea Success for Northeast Gardens

    “Why isn’t my hydrangea flowering?” is the number one question asked of Northeast Master Gardeners. Answers are complicated, but Chris Ferrero and Berkshire Botanical Garden will simplify things by showing you the six beautiful hydrangea species that thrive in the Northeast. Your challenge will be to limit your choices to your available space! The class will take place Saturday, April 15 from 11 – 12:30 at Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. $20 for BBG members, $25 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

    Chris Ferrero is a Cornell Master Gardener from Dutchess County, N.Y., where in addition to speaking and teaching classes, she has led demonstration garden renovations, organized regional events and served on teams as a perennials specialist known for particular expertise in shade gardening, flowering shrubs, pollinator-approved planting designs, and native plants as alternatives to invasives.

  • Wednesday, May 25, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Deer Defense: How to Co-exist with the Wiliest of Wildlife, Online

    There are lots of ways to garden without sacrificing all of your hard work to marauding deer. On May 25 at 5 pm online, the Barkshire Botanical Garden will explore Cornell research-proven methods in three categories: Barriers, Repellents and Alternative Landscape Choices, providing ideas for best-odds deer-resistant landscape plants. Recordings will be available for registered participants.

    Chris Ferrero is a gardening speaker, writer and consultant. She is a Cornell Master Gardener from Dutchess County, NY, where in addition to speaking and teaching classes, she has led demonstration garden renovations, organized regional events, and served on teams as a perennials specialist known for particular expertise in shade gardening, flowering shrubs, pollinator-approved planting designs, and native plants as alternatives to invasives. BBG members $12, nonmembers $18. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/deer-defense-how-co-exist-wiliest-wildlife