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  • Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Tool Time: Putting Your Gardening Gear to Bed for the Winter

    Gardeners!  Don’t store your tools until you attend this workshop, sponsored by the Evening Garden Club of West Roxbury on Wednesday, October 9, from 7 – 9 at the Elks Lodge, 1 Morrell Street in West Roxbury.  Donna Lane, garden designer and author of the syndicated column The Addicted Gardener, will help ensure your existing tools weather the winter sharpened, rust-free, and ready to go come spring.  You’ll also learn about a range of specialized tools you may want to add to your collection next year.  Public admission $5, walk-ins welcome.  For meeting information, contact Ann Morgan, ann.morgan2@verizon.net.

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  • Thursday, February 14, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Sensational Dahlias: Something for Everyone

    Have you always wanted to grow dahlias but think they’re too much trouble? Did you know there are 18 different forms of dahlias in sizes from 2 inches to over 10 inches in diameter in nearly every color of the rainbow? This program will focus on how to identify each of the 18 different dahlia forms, their cultivation, care,dividing and storage techniques. While most flowers are winding down for the season in August, dahlias are just starting to hit their stride. Come learn about this sensational late season flower from Donna Lane of Lane Interiors & Gardens on Thursday, February 14, from 7 – 8:30 at Elm Bank in Wellesley. $10 for Mass Hort members, $15 for nonmembers. Visit www.masshort.org for more information.

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  • Tuesday, May 29, 6:45 pm – Containing Your Garden

    The Norwood Evening Garden Club will host master gardener, local designer and garden writer Donna Lane, on Tuesday, May 29, beginning at 6:45 pm at the Parish House behind First Baptist Church, 71 Bond Street in Norwood.. Ms. Lane, owner of Lane Interiors & Gardens in Norwood, and a member of the Norwood Evening Garden Club and numerous other horticultural organizations, will present a live demonstration on container gardening. If you attended her former lectures, you will not see the same program!

    Not only will Ms. Lane show how to assemble containers, but she will also show very different combinations of plants including vegetables, annuals, perennials and shrubs. She will discuss color, texture, mass, form and scale, trends in container gardening, the best soil and amendments for containers, and how to maintain your containers for a full season of beauty. All of her creations will be raffled at the end of the evening. The public is invited to attend. A $5 donation is requested. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 781-769-3854.  Image from www.containergardening.about.com.

  • Saturday, March 31, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, April 1, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Norwood Evening Garden Club’s Art in Bloom

    Norwood High School art students will once again join the Norwood Evening Garden Club to present Art in Bloom 2012. This is the eighth annual event where club members create floral displays to interpret the work done by students in Drawing and Painting III and 2D Digital Design III classes.

    The historic George H. Morse House at 1285 Washington Street in South Norwood will host this year’s Art in Bloom on Saturday, March 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 1, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. The public is invited. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

     

    For information about the Norwood Evening Garden Club, contact Susan Pearson at 508-668-4039 or visit www.NorwoodEveningGardenClub.com. For more information about Art in Bloom, call Julie Stenson at 781-344-5650.

     

  • Tuesday, April 3, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Creating Lush Containers

    The Andover Garden Club will hold a meeting, open to the public, on Tuesday, April 3, beginning at 10 am at South Church, 41 Central Street in Andover.  A $5 suggested donation is requested. Garden designer, writer, and lecturer Donna Lane, speaking on Creating Lush Containers, will demonstrate how to create lush container gardens that will be the envy of the neighborhood. She will discuss color, texture, form, mass, and scale; how to select plants; the best soil for planters; which plants are best suited to containers; professional secrets; and use of accessories.

    Founded in 1927, the Andover Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that encourages the study and practice of horticulture, landscape design, and floral design; aids in the beautification of the town of Andover; and helps protect and conserve natural resources. For more information telephone 978-475-7119.