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  • Uli Lorimer Named Director of Horticulture by the New England Wild Flower Society

    New England Wild Flower Society, a national leader in native plant conservation, horticulture, and education, has named Uli Lorimer as its new Director of Horticulture. Lorimer is currently curator of the Native Flora Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and will begin his new role in March. He will oversee both Garden in the Woods, the Society’s botanic garden in Framingham, and Nasami Farm in western Massachusetts, a nursery focused on propagation of and research about New England native plants.

    “We are excited to welcome Uli to the staff as we launch ambitious initiatives at the Garden and in horticultural research,” says Debbi Edelstein, Executive Director of the Society. “Uli’s passion for native plants and ecological landscaping, plus his commitment to outreach and education, make him an ideal person to lead our horticulture team.”
    The Delaware native grew up with an interest in all things green, and since 2005 has held the position of curator of the Native Flora Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. During his tenure at BBG, Lorimer not only tended the original 108-year- old Native Flora Garden but was also instrumental in the creation of a new extension of the garden, which features a native coastal plain meadow and pine barrens. He also worked closely with botanists throughout the region to collect seed from the wild, propagated new plants for the collection, and documented and studied the region’s biodiversity. Lorimer is a popular teacher and public speaker and is also a contributing author and photographer for several BBG publications, including Community Gardening, Healthy Soils for Sustainable Gardens, Tough Natives for Tough Places, A Native Plant Reader, Easy Compost, and Edible Gardens. Lorimer holds degrees from the University of Delaware in Landscape Horticulture and Foreign Languages and Literature. Fabulous photo below by the incomparable Ken Druse.

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  • Sunday, March 28, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Spring into Gardening with Bountiful Brookline

    Come to the Pierce School, 50 School Street, Brookline on Sunday, March 28 beginning at 5 pm for an event featuring a reading and book signing by Ben Hewitt, author of the forthcoming book The Town That Food Saved.  Learn about growing fruits and vegetables in tiny spaces, tall spaces, shared spaces, and very long skinny spaces.  Talk to growers and connect with a community of gardeners.  There will be a raffle, and you will have the opportunity to attend a wide choice of workshops as well.  You can register in advance on line at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2pfras3cd9f01ec, or email bountifulbrookline@gmail.com.

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  • Saturday, April 18, 9-12 – Organic Gardening Skills Workshop

    On April 18 from 9am-12pm at City Natives in Mattapan on 30 Edgewater Drive, the Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass) is holding a workshop on how to start and maintain successful organic gardens The event is part of the Massachusetts Organic Gardening Workshop Day, which is designed to meet the recent resurgence of energy and action for backyard and community gardening. Similar events will be held in 12 other towns and cities throughout the state. Topics that will be covered at the workshop include: starting garden beds, seed starting, organic soil fertility, organic soil amendments, mulches and cover crops, weeds, disease and pests, what to plant when, crop spacing, and succession cropping. Workshop participants are also strongly encouraged to bring their own questions to the workshops. For information on registration, contact Ben Grosscup at 413-658-5374 or email him at ben.grosscup@nofamass.org.