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  • Thursday, June 22, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Hydrangea Highlights

    Endless Summer®, Sugar Puff, Pinky Winky, Incrediball – there has been an explosion of hydrangea cultivars with cute and quirky names. Hydrangea Highlights helps demystify our most popular blooming shrub.

    Gail Anderson will help attendees identify and care for hydrangeas already in their gardens and will include tips for choosing reliable new hydrangeas. Anderson will share a primer of hydrangea species, new cultivars and breeding trends, how to plant, and how to prune.

    Gail Anderson is a former teacher and magazine journalist. She earned a Certificate in Landscape Design and Maintenance from North Shore Community College and a certified a Massachusetts Master Gardener.

    This Massachusetts Horticultural Society session will take place Thursday, June 22 from 7 – 8:30 in the Education Building at the Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, and is $12 for Mass Hort Members, $20 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org, or call 617-933-4973. Image from www.healthyhomegardening.com.

  • Tuesday, June 13, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Edible Natives and Their Cultivation

    Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and author, on Tuesday, June 13 at 1 pm for a slide show featuring at least two dozen species of native edible wild plants suitable for adding to your own landscape, or nibbling on as you encounter them in other locales. The slideshow will be followed by a short outdoor excursion at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, to encounter some native edible plant growing there. You may register (Mass Hort members $12, nonmembers $20) online at www.masshort.org, or call 617-933-4973.

  • Thursday, June 15, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Garden Party at Elm Bank

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites you to its Second Annual Garden Party at The Gardens at Elm Bank on Thursday, June 15 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.  Cocktails and hors d’oeuvre will be served, the Henry Platt Jazz Quartet will entertain, and all will get a sneak peek at the to-be-restored mansion at Elm Bank. For one night only, the ballroom of the mansion, decorated by Stephanie Chlan Interiors, will be viewed from the terrace of the Italianate Garden.

    Read more about the history of the mansion, featured in the Spring 2017 issue of Wellesley/Weston Magazine, at http://wellesleywestonmagazine.epubxp.com/i/782418-spring-2017/83?m4=.

    Tickets are $100 and may be purchased online at www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, June 1, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Pollinator-Friendly Gardens and Landscapes

    Bees and other beneficial insects are all the buzz these days – and for good reason. Pollinator populations are crashing both locally and worldwide, yet these small forms of wildlife are vital to food production, pest control, and environmental stability. With just a few changes in your property management, you can help support and maintain a diversity of pollinator and beneficial insect species in your backyard or farm. On Thursday, June 1 at 7 pm, learn to identify the good – and bad – bugs flying around your gardens, and at the same time welcome a whole new dimension to your enjoyment of gardening and nature. The lecture will be held at the Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.

    Ellen Sousa is an author, garden coach and designer from Turkey Hill Brook Farm, a habitat farm and native plant nursery in Spencer, MA. Since 2007, Ellen has worked with homeowners, landowners and non-profit organizations to design and manage landscapes that support food production and local biodiversity. She is the author of the book The Green Garden: A New England Guide to Planning, Planting & Maintaining the Eco-friendly Habitat Garden.

    Mass Hort Members: $12; General Admission: $20. Sign up online at www.masshort.org.

  • Tuesday, April 25, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Bees in Springtime

    Bees pollinate dozens of plants that bloom in the springtime, so now is the time to set up beehives in gardens, on rooftops, at home or even at work. Engage with bee expert Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D. and a beekeepers from The Best Bees Company to learn how to set up habitat in springtime with bees in mind. This Massachusetts Horticultural Society event will take place at the Gardens at Elm Bank on Tuesday, April 25 from 1:30 – 3.

    Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D. is a biologist, professor, New York Times & Los Angeles Times contributor, two-time TEDx speaker, beekeeper, uncle, and author of The Bee: A Natural History published by Princeton University Press. Noah’s research focuses on bee immunology. Noah is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of The Best Bees Company, a beekeeping service that delivers, installs, and manages beehives for residential and commercial properties nation-wide. Proceeds from The Best Bees Company go toward research to improve bee health. This research is based out of the Urban Beekeeping Laboratory and Bee Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Boston’s South End.

    Mass Hort Member Cost: $12; Non Member Cost $20. Register online at www.masshort.org.

  • Tuesday, May 2, 9:30 am – Ikebana Demonstration

    Ikebana International Boston Chapter #17 announces a demonstration by Grand Master Ingrid Luders, Ohara School of Ikebana, to take place Tuesday, May 2 in the Hunnewell Carriage House at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.  Tickets are $20 at the door.  Containers by potters David and Keiko Hergesheimer.  For more information contact Kaye Vosburgh at vosburghk@aol.com, or call her at 617-916-1944.

  • Saturday, April 22, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Seed Starting Workshop

    This April 22nd hands-on workshop at Elm Bank, led by Mass Hort Seed to Table Educator Hannah Traggis, will have you start your own seeds to take home for your garden. Through a series of demonstrations, you will learn the proper care and handling of a variety of young seedlings. You will also practice transplanting to promote the sturdiest and healthiest seedlings! Seeds and materials will be provided. Feel free to bring your own selection of seeds to plant. The class will be held from 10 – 12.

    Hannah Traggis manages Mass Hort’s edible gardens throughout The Gardens at Elm Bank. She oversees the Seed to Table vegetable garden which produces more than 4,000 pounds of produce each year to support our educational mission and local food pantries. Mass Hort Members: $20; General Admission: $30. Register online at www.masshort.org.

  • 2017 Master Gardener Training Course

    The Massachusetts Master Gardener Association is comprised of amateur and professional horticulturists with a mission to promote horticultural knowledge to the public through volunteerism. MMGA Master Gardeners become trained and certified through an intensive training program. The Master Gardener Training course (MGT) consists of fourteen classroom and lab modules, including soil science, botany, entomology, plant pathology, pruning and propagation. Courses are conducted by both academic and industry professionals. Starting in 2017 the MGT course will be offered at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Education Building, at Elm Bank, in Wellesley, MA and at the Worcester Horticultural Society‘s Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA. Students can choose the location that better suits their needs when registering.

    The 2017 MGT course will be begin in April 2017 and run through October 2017. Classroom training will be held in the Spring and Fall, while hands-on training will be required throughout the growing season (with the bulk of hands-on work to be completed during the summer). In Wellesley, Spring class sessions will be held over seven Thursdays, beginning April 6th thru May 18th, from 9am-3pm. The second session will be held over seven Thursdays, from 9-3pm, beginning on September 14th thru October 26th. In Boylston the sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 9-3 starting April 11 thru May 23rd and in the Fall September 12th thru October 24th. Both Spring and Fall sessions are required for all students.

    In addition to attending classes, completing reading and homework assignments, and successfully completing take home exams, students are expected to complete a 60-hour volunteer apprenticeship (which serves as the hands-on learning segment of the course). Apprenticeship work may begin as of the start of class, and must be completed by one week prior to graduation (See Guidelines for Master Gardener Student Volunteering). Homework and handouts will be distributed electronically. Students are expected to have access to and be familiar with email, Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat (.pdf files), and to receive and send pictures in jpeg format.

    To apply for the 2017 MGT course, please submit your application and a $50 non-refundable application fee to the MMGA Class Registrar (address included on application if you are mailing a check instead of paying online).

    Full tuition and materials fee ($525; $150) are due upon acceptance. For questions or further information, please email one of the Training Course Coordinators, Steve Shaw, at sgshaw@aol.com or Cheryl Monroe at cmmyemail@gmail.com. To download forms for mailing, visit http://massmastergardeners.org/2017-master-gardener-training-course-2/

  • Thursday, February 23, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Mass Hort’s School Garden Conference: Beyond Education

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s third annual school garden conference at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Thursday, February 23 will feature workshops that explore regional best practices for planning and running a garden that will not only meet educational goals, but also provide opportunities for a diverse student body, and make connections within the school community and beyond. A variety of workshops will support interested parents and volunteers, teachers, and administrators – those who have established gardens and those just breaking ground.  The event will run from 9 – 4 (blizzard day February 24), and the cost includes morning coffee and lunch.  $45 for Mass Hort members, $60 for nonmembers.  Register at www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Growing Container Succulents

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will hold a class taught by Carrie Waterman on Container Succulents on Thursday, January 26 from 7 – 8:30 in the Parkman Room of the Education Building at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.  She will bring a selection of succulents to show the range of these special plants.  She will also discuss the best species to keep in containers and how to care for and propagate your own succulents.  $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 for nonmembers.  Register online at www.masshort.org.  Image from www.armstronggarden.com.