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  • Saturday, September 26, 1:00 pm – 3:00 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, September 26 from 1 to 3 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. $30 for BBG members, $45 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/gardening-baby-boomers-10-ways-garden-smarter-we-get-older

  • Saturday, September 13, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Create a Butterfly Garden

    Attracting butterflies to your yard with native plants is a rewarding way to support local wildlife, increase the ecological value of your property and connect with the natural world. Led by Duncan Himmelman on Saturday, September 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, learn how to design a butterfly garden and discover plants that provide nectar for adult butterflies and foliage for their caterpillars. Leave with two simple garden plans that create beautiful sanctuaries for these colorful pollinators.

    Duncan Himmelman earned his doctorate at Cornell University and taught horticultural science at the college level for 24 years. He recently retired as the education manager at Mt. Cuba Center, a public garden in Delaware devoted to native plant advocacy. He enjoys teaching, designing landscapes and promoting ecologically focused gardening practices. Photo from Troy’s Tropics.

    $25 for BBG members, $40 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/create-butterfly-garden

  • Wednesday, December 15, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Sharing the Adventure: Design Communications for Ecological Landscapes, Online

    When a designed landscape succeeds, it’s a sign that there’s been strong communication across the project team. It means that the designers understand the clients’ goals and resources, and that the clients understand how their new landscape will look, how it will change, and how it will be managed over time.

    In this Ecological Landscape Alliance online December 15 presentation, Toby Wolf will explore strategies for making the design process a shared adventure. Toby Wolf is a landscape architect whose designs connect people with the natural world. His work includes planning and design for Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Wellesley College, the Native Plant Trust, Cornell Botanic Gardens, Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, and for homeowners throughout the Boston area. Mr. Wolf is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University and has taught at Cornell, RISD, SUNY ESF, and the Landscape Institute. He serves on the Horticulture Committee of the Friends of the Public Garden and on the board of the Ecological Landscape Alliance. Free for ELA members, $10 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/sharing-the-adventure-design-communications-for-ecological-landscapes/

  • Wednesday, December 15, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Sharing the Adventure: Communications for Ecological Landscapes, Online

    When a designed landscape succeeds, it’s a sign that there’s been strong communication across the project team. It means that the designers understand the clients’ goals and resources, and that the clients understand how their new landscape will look, how it will change, and how it will be managed over time.

    In this December 15 Ecological Landscape Alliance online presentation at noon, Toby Wolf will explore strategies for making the design process a shared adventure. Toby Wolf is a landscape architect whose designs connect people with the natural world. His work includes planning and design for Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Wellesley College, the Native Plant Trust, Cornell Botanic Gardens, Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, and for homeowners throughout the Boston area. Mr. Wolf is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University and has taught at Cornell, RISD, SUNY ESF, and the Landscape Institute. He serves on the Horticulture Committee of the Friends of the Public Garden and on the board of the Ecological Landscape Alliance. Free for ELA members, $10 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/sharing-the-adventure-design-communications-for-ecological-landscapes/

  • Monday, April 2, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Taking Stock Tree Walk

    A bit of magic happens when The Arnold Arboretum invites three tree professionals to wander a landscape together. In this case, we have matched professor with former student and three individuals with differing experiences and expertise in woody plants. Nina Bassuk (pictured), a leader in urban tree research, was one of Michael Dosmann’s professors while he earned his doctorate at Cornell. Michael is responsible for curating the 15,000 specimens of the Arnold Arboretum. Andrew Gapinski, who has worked at several arboreta prior to his tenure at the Arnold Arboretum, is charged with the horticultural care of the Arboretum’s 281 acres. On this arboreal walk, they will speak as moved by the sights and sounds of the Arboretum’s living collection. We can’t define the topics they may cover on this walk, but we do know that you will gain a richer appreciation for trees and absorb some nuggets of botanical wisdom to share with others. The event takes place April 2 from 2:30 – 4, and participants will meet in the Hunnewell Building. Fee $10 Arboretum member, $20 nonmember

    Register at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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  • Sunday, August 9, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm – A Visit to Appledore Island

    REGISTRATION DEADLINE JULY 30! In the late 1800’s Appledore Island, 7 miles off the NH/Maine coast and the largest of the Isles of Shoals, was alive with writers, artists and musicians. Celia Thaxter and Childe Hassam are among the best known of the group. To gardeners, their books have become classics. Spend a summer day with Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, August 9 on unforgettable Appledore, see Celia Thaxter’s recreated garden, and learn from docents about the island’s colorful past and current marine science-focused present. We’ll depart from Tower Hill at 8:00 a.m. and travel by bus to New Castle, NH where we’ll board a UNH/Cornell vessel at 10 a.m. for the 40 minute trip to the island. We’ll have 2 docent-led island tours and a break for lunch before departing the island around 2 p.m. If you wish to meet the group in New Castle, please call. Limited to 30; please register by July 30th; rain or shine; for more information about the trip please contact Kathy Bell (kbell@towerhillbg.org; 508-869-6111 x116). Appledore island is rugged terrain and visitors are required to walk on unpaved, hilly paths. Must be 14 years and older and be willing to sign a waiver regarding the conditions. $125 for THBG members, $150 for nonmembers. Price includes bus transportation from Tower Hill, boat trip to Appledore, tours and box lunch. You may register online at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Wednesday, March 5, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Best New Plant Varieties for 2014

    If you enjoy the White Flower Farm mail order catalog, then this Evening Garden Club of West Roxbury presentation on Wednesday, March 5, beginning at 7 pm, is a “must.” The presenter will be Barbara Pierson, WFF nursery manager for 15+ years. Barb is a graduate of Cornell’s School of Horticulture and has appeared on radio, TV and in The New York Times. She is responsible for trialing all of the plants that White Flower Farm sells — which makes for some extraordinary photographs and great insights into what to buy (and what to avoid) for 2014, as well as plants being trialed for 2015 release. In early 2013 Barb gave this presentation to a packed house at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Her presentation to our club will be her ONLY appearance in MA this year – don’t miss it!  Location: Elks Lodge, 1 Morrell St., West Roxbury, MA. Cost: $10 at the door (one lucky attendee will win a $50 White Flower Farm gift card).  For more information please visit http://gcfm.org/eveninggcwestroxbury/Home.aspx

     

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  • Saturday, August 4, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – Celia Thaxter’s Restored Historic Appledore Island Garden

    Tour participants will depart Saturday, August 4 at 8 am on the R/V Gulf Challenger from New Castle, NH destination: Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals. With tours lead by trained UNH Marine Docents, participants will enjoy a day’s walking tour on Appledore Island, featuring Celia Thaxter’s restored historic Island Garden made famous in Celia’s book, An Island Garden, published in 1894. The walking tour will include visits to popular coves popularized by Celia’s well-known artist friend Childe Hassam, an American Impressionist who studied under Monet.

    Tour will include a brief glimpse into the workings of the Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML). SML is a world-renowned field station specializing in education and research focused on marine science.

    This is an all-inclusive tour which includes your R/T boat fare, luncheon, all tours, and day parking in New Castle, NH. Appledore Island is an extremely-rugged landscape with uneven, slightly steep, rocky paths. There are no paved roads or paved walkways. All tour participants must be 18 years of age or older and should be in good physical condition. The majority of the day is spent walking (limited seating available on the vessel), and participants are required to stay with tour leader for the duration of the time on Appledore Island.

    Depart from: Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex, 29 Wentworth Road, Fort Point (adj.to USCG Ft. Constitution), New Castle,NH. Sponsored by the Shoals Marine Laboratory and Cornell University. Contact Pam Boutilier at shoals-lab-east@cornell.edu, or call 603-430-5220.

  • Tuesday, October 12, 6:00 pm – Honeybee Democracy

    As they face the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home every year, honeybees employ a complex decision-making process that includes fact finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. Thomas Seeley, world-renowned animal behaviorist and Professor of Biology at Cornell, will explore what these incredible insects can teach us about collective wisdom and democracy on Tuesday, October 12, beginning at 6 pm. Free and open to the public. The venue will be the Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street. Cosponsored with the Cambridge Entomological Club. For more information, log on to www.hmnh.harvard.edu.