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  • Thursday, February 27, 12:00 noon Eastern – Earth Writing, Online

    Join The Rose Kennedy Greenway on February 27th at noon EST to celebrate the launch of our community eco-art zine, “EARTHWRITING” with a special, free, online panel on the role of Public Art in climate action! Greenway Public Art & Ecology Fellow @magdalenapoost will moderate a conversation between artist Erin Genia (@emgenia), scholar Clara Wilch, and Greenway horticulturist Darrah Cole on their land-based creative practices, reflecting on the ways that each of them cultivate a relationship with public space amidst climate emergency. The event marks the publication of a community zine on the subject, produced by Greenway Public Art, designed by @chenluo_101, containing contributions from @alulahussen, @ananth._udupa, @chenoa.e.baker, @dylan_merz_, @jainastudio, Katharine Schassler, @spatial_odyssey, and @yolandaheyang_arts.

    Register at linktr.ee/greenwaypublicart

  • Wednesday, October 27, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – 2021 Season’s End Summit, Online Virtual Conference

    Designed landscapes evolve over time with changes that are sometimes subtle and sometimes dramatic. For optimal results, gardens require continual monitoring and maintenance. Unfortunately, few projects include ongoing engagement with the client, and in general many designers have little involvement after the first year or two.

    Have you wondered how a favorite designs has matured, or how a project has fared over the years?

    This fall four expert designers will revisit landscapes that were installed five or more years ago and will share their observations at the ELA Season’s End Summit. A fifth presenter will focus on the importance of design considerations that help to ensure successful outcomes over time including the importance of a management plan.

    Join the Ecological Landscape Alliance online on October 27 to explore what lessons can be learned by analyzing original designs and assessing the mature landscapes that resulted. Our experts’ findings will offer insights, inspiration, and a few surprises to consider for your future designs. Darrah Cole will present three examples from The Greenway, Sandra Nam Cioffi will discuss the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton, Canada, Laura Kuhn will give the luncheon keynote on Design Meets Stewardship: Making Designs for Nature to Run With, Tom Brightman will revisit the Meadow Garden at Longwood Gardens, and Michael Nadeau will end with The Gift or Curse of Hindsight: Learning from Nature, the Master Designer. Speaker bios and complete descriptions, and registration opportunities, can be found at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/ela-summit-2021/

  • Wednesday, May 20, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Spring Ephemerals Webinar

    Join Darrah Cole on May 20 from noon – 1 Eastern time for a virtual walk along The Greenway in April and May to discover the surprising delights of spring ephemeral and bulbs. These plants are among the first to emerge and bloom in the spring providing a preview of the lushness and color to come. They also offer early nectar and refuge to native bees and insects providing vital support, along with the early blooming trees, to these important pollinators.The Greenway has increased the spring show by adding a wide variety of non native bulbs to the group of early Northeast natives. By mixing in species tulips, fritillaria, chionodoxa and more we have a lively show throughout the early gardening season.

    Darrah Cole is Senior Horticulturist and Designer at the Greenway Conservancy, the non-profit responsible for the management and care of The Greenway in Boston. Before joining the Conservancy staff in 2011, Darrah managed private, historic estate gardens in Maine and Massachusetts and worked at Heronswood Nursery in Kingston, WA. She has actively employed organic growing methods professionally since 1995 and maintains AOLCP and MCH certifications.

    Free. Register at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/ephemerals/

  • Thursday, October 25 & Friday, October 26, 8:45 am – 3:30 pm – Landscape Design School

    The popular Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Landscape Design School (LDS) will be held at St. Brigid’s Keilty Hall, 2001 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington on October 25 and 26, 2018. Landscape Design School (LDS) is a series of four courses presented by distinguished lecturers on landscape design, methods, history, theory and analysis. LDS is open to the public. While the courses do not confer professional status, it is an enriching experience and can serve as an entrée to the subject.

    The speakers this year include Historian Lucinda Brockway; Darrah Cole, Senior Horticulturist and Designer on the Rose Kennedy Greenway; Christie Dustman, APLD; Heather Heimarck, ASLA, of HighMark Land Design; landscape architect and designer Laura Eisener; Designer Yvonne Watson, and Andrew Whittaker, Green Abundance by Design.

    To find out more and obtain a registration slip visit https://sites.google.com/site/ldcmass/lds-course-1—oct-30-to-nov-1-2014. Registration deadline is October 15. $110 for NGC Garden Club Members, $125 for nonmembers.

  • Thursday, November 10, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – 2016 ELA Season’s End Summit: Landscape Design with Maintenance in Mind

    Beautifully designed landscapes are a delight to the senses. We all love the temptations shown in colorful garden publications, so full of promise and potential. All too often, the love affair ends when the maintenance begins. Join the Ecological Landscape Alliance on Thursday, November 10 at the Community Harvest Project Barn, 37 Wheeler Road in North Grafton for the 7th annual ELA Season’s End Summit to explore Landscape Design with Maintenance in Mind with our distinguished lineup of presenters. We will reconnect with colleagues, reflect on the past growing season, and get inspired for the next.

    Designing and Installing Landscapes After Invasive Species Removal

    Panel of Experts:
    Past ELA Presidents Explore Design and Maintenance
    – Panel Moderator, Theresa Sprague (Blue Flax Design), ELA President
    Panelists include past ELA Presidents Dennis Collins, M.L. Altobelli, and Trevor Smith.
    Darrah Cole (Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy)

    Creating Sustainability – sustainable design and maintenance on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.  Darrah will share the successes and challenges of a highly used, busy urban park. The Greenway is one of Boston’s only organically managed parks, comprised of a mix of design styles and approaches. The Greenway has many areas devoted to native and pollinator plants, along with a diverse collection of shrubs, trees and spring flowering bulbs. Darrah will discuss design intent and the details of plant selection, focusing on what has succeeded and where adjustments were required. Fitting all these pieces together to create a vibrant, healthy, beautiful environment in the midst of downtown Boston takes thoughtful ingenuity, collaboration, and a serious commitment to sustainable values.

    Christie Dustman (Christie Dustman & Company)- Design Solutions for Low Maintenance Landscapes

    Fee $85 – $110 – See more at: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/2016-ela-seasons-end-summit-landscape-design-with-maintenance-in-mind/#sthash.tLzreIOP.dpuf

  • Monday, May 2, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Creative Sustainability on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

    Join senior horticulturist and designer Darrah Cole of the Rose Kennedy Greenway on a visual tour of the Greenway parks and features as seen through the lens of its organic horticulture program. The lecture will take place Monday, May 2 from 11 – 12 in the Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston as part of Art in Bloom. Free with admission to the museum – no ticket required.