Boston Flora

Tag: Ecological Value

  • Tuesday, February 19, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Protecting Your Valuable Trees

    Trees are valuable landscape elements and warrant special attention during and after construction. Join professional arborist, Carl Brodeur at the Garden in the Woods on Tuesday, February 19, from 10 – 12, to learn how to protect your trees during construction projects and how to keep them healthy after project completion.  $20 for NEWFS and ELA members, $25 non members.  Register at www.ecolandscaping.org, or by calling 617-436-5838.

  • Saturday, June 20, 9 – 12 – Community Garden Volunteer Day

    Come down to the Westport Town Farm on Saturday, June 20, from 9 am – noon,  to learn about The Trustees of Reservations’ new community initiative to grow and harvest food that will be donated to local social service agencies.  At Westport Town Farm, livestock graze on open fields that boast an expansive view of the Westport River.  An antique farmhouse, dairy barn, corn crib, and stone walls dating back to Colonial times complete the picture of this working farm that served as a “poor farm” and infirmary for more than 100 years.

    With its 10-acre working hayfield, extensive salt marsh, and broad tidal river, Westport Town Farm is not only scenic, but of historic and ecological value.  The farm’s dual legacy of nurturing those in need and raising vegetables and livestock weave together at this remarkable coastal landscape, where you’ll see ospreys, gulls, and the occasional bald eagle soar overhead.Learn about gardening and help grow the food! Volunteers welcome. For more information, call 508-636-5780, or email bioreserve@ttor.org. Free to all.