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  • Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area Grant Awards

    Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll announced $825,000 in grants to @townofbarnstable, @townofbrewsterma, @townofchatham, #DennisMA, #Falmouth, #Mashpee, #Wellfleet and @yarmouthmass to protect and improve water quality. Nitrogen can cause serious problems in the water, such as algae blooms, and this funding will help eight Cape Cod communities address nitrogen pollution. At a time where Federal aid to environmentally damaged areas is disappearing, the State is stepping up.

  • Friday, August 13, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Upper Cape Landscapes

    Join the Native Plant Trust and landscape architects from award-winning STIMSON for a landscape study of their Falmouth public design gems. We begin on the 100-acre Quissett Campus at the heart of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where we will see innovative, ecologically sound projects demonstrating the Institution’s commitment to making their environmental ethic visible through the built landscape. From there, we will explore STIMSON’s Teaticket Park grassland habitat and Gateway Park wetland restoration. Led by Edward Marshall and Joe Wahler and cosponsored by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, the session is $45 for sponsor members, $54 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/upper-cape-landscapes/

  • Saturday, August 7, 10:00 am and 2:00 pm – Butterfly Celebration Day: Release of Butterflies

    Spohr Gardens, 45 Fells Road in Falmouth, will mark Butterfly Celebration Day with two releases of butterflies at 10 am and 2 pm on August 7. This 6-acre woodland garden, next to Oyster Pond, is the perfect place for a walk with nature. Forget about the traffic, congestion, noise and pollution, and take a stroll through the garden’s paths and winding trails. Enjoy the literally thousands of beautiful flowers — daffodils, rhododendrons, azaleas, day lilies and more — or take a seat by the pond and just tune out for a bit.

    The fourth year of the butterfly grow and release project is coming to a close. At present, over 200 Monarchs, 20 Spicebush Swallowtails, about 20 White Cabbage, and 10 Painted Lady butterflies were raised and released. We had numerous Tiger Swallowtails, Red-Spotted Purples, Silver-spotted Skippers, Hummingbird Moths, and Pearl Crescents visited the flowers during July, August, and September of last year. For more information visit https://www.spohrgardens.org/

  • Wednesday, August 3, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – A Walk Through Time

    The Falmouth Garden Club will present a Standard Placement Flower & Garden Show on Wednesday, August 3, from 10 – 4.  The event will feature homes in the historic Davisville area of Falmouth. Tickets are $25 in advance.  Send a check made out to the Falmouth Garden Club to  Post Office Box 487, Falmouth, MA 02541.  Tickets will be available for pick-up starting at 10 am on the day of the event at the Waquoit Congregational Church, 15 Parsons Lane, East Falmouth.  Tickets can also be purchased the day of the event for $30 at the Church, starting at 10 am.

  • Thursday, August 12, 11:00 am – Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Environment

    Since you will already be at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth on Thursday, August 12 listening to Warren Leach, stick around, since at 11:00 am  Judy Larocque, Garden Tutor, Judy’s Garden, will speak on Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Environment. Judy’s horticultural education began at the New York Botanical Gardens.  Since then she has worked at a number of well-known garden centers, including Lexington Gardens and Mahoney’s Garden Center, and teaches on gardening topics regularly at both the Falmouth and Sandwich Community Schools.  She will offer helpful tips on identifying butterflies in your back yar  – how to attract them and how to help them propagate. Judy will also cover the three part environment they need to thrive: for the catepillar stage, for nectar and rest, and for laying eggs.  Be prepared to be surprised as to which plants are most amicable to butterflies for each of these stages.  $5 suggested donation.  Log on to www.highfieldhall.org for more information.

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  • Thursday, July 8, 10:00 am – Tree Pruning: Health, Aesthetics and Safety

    David Salter, Tree Division Manager of Hamilton Tree in Falmouth, will speak on Tree Pruning: Health, Aesthetics and Safety, on Thursday, July 8, beginning at 10 am at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth.  From an informed background, with degrees in agriculture and urban forestry, and with certification as a Massachusetts and International Society of Arboriculture arborist, David is ready to help homeowners care for trees on their properties.  David will share the art of tree pruning so you don’t mistakenly damage or even kill a tree.  He’ll review the importance of removing deadwood, decreasing the weight in trees, increasing light to an area, enhancing a view, clearing brush away for fire safety, and shaping and reshaping trees.  He will also discuss the proper tools for different pruning challenges and demonstrate proper pruning techniques.  $5 suggested donation.  For more information, log on to www.highfieldhall.org.

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  • Wednesday, July 7, 4:00 pm – Growing Organic Crops: Nutritional Values

    Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth, presents another in its series of garden lectures on Wednesday, July 7 beginning at 4pm with Ron Smolowitz, Owner and Operator of Coonamesset Farm in Falmouth (pictured below,) speaking on Growing Organic Crops: Nutritional Value. Ron’s expertise in small-scale agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries has kept him a busy man, running his 20 acre farm and research center, Coonamessett Farms in Falmouth, since 1989, all the while consulting and writing, too.  Ron will be sharing methods for successfully growing organic crops in the garden to maximize the nutritional value of everything you present for the table.  After the presentation, he will contribute produce from his garden to the Tapas & Tastings culinary session at 5:30 in Highfield Hall’s kitchen.  $5 suggested donation.  Log on to www.highfieldhall.org for more information.

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  • Thursday, July 1, 10:00 am – Eco-Gardening with Native Perennials

    James Redding and Diane Guidebeck of Mahoney’s Garden Center in Falmouth will present at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, on Thursday, July 1, beginning at 10 am.  James, an expert in advising consumers on pests and pesticides and plant diseases and herbicides, will help you learn what’s eating your prize perennials, turning your grass brown in patches, and other maladies of Cape Cod summers.  He will present natural, non-invasive and ecologically friendly methods to control pests and diseases so you are rewarded for your hard work with a healthy garden instead of spending time combating problems.  Diane will talk about perennial plants native to the Northeast that require little maintenance, are Cape Cod hardy, and are adaptable to soil types, light conditions, and temperature change.  $5 suggested donation.  For directions, log on to www.highfieldhall.org.

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  • Thursday, July 8, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Falmouth Garden Stroll on the Bay

    Join the Falmouth Art Center on this one of a kind spectacular walking garden tour on Thursday, July 8, from 10 – 3.  Seven outstanding seaside gardens, including a National award winner, are located on a private peninsula on Cape Cod with English-style cottage gardens and manicured country estates.  This tour is an easy seaside walk, arranged so you may stroll at your leisure through the gardens and outdoor markets.  Hidden garden gems will include a Farmer’s Market, Artisan Marketplace, and much more.  Tickets, $35, are limited, and the event is rain or shine.  Because the neighborhood has a no-parking rule, offsite parking, with shuttles to and from the seaside community, is included in the ticket price.  Harborside luncheon is also available.  Tickets may be purchased by telephone or in person at the Falmouth Art Center, Tuesday through Fridays, 9 am – 4 pm, or on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 pm.  You may also call 508-540-3304, or order on line at www.falmouthart.org.  If you wish to mail a check made out to the Falmouth Artists Guild, you may do so by sending your check to Falmouth Art Center, PO Box 660, Falmouth, MA 02541.

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  • Wednesdays, June 23 & 30, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Cape’scaping

    Michael Talbot of Talbot Ecological Land Care in Mashpee will present a two part series on Cape’scaping at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, on Wednesday June 23 and Wednesday, June 30, beginning at 4 pm.  The first, Creating an Eco-Friendly Garden and Property, will help make your garden more interesting and enjoyable, easier to care for and environmentally friendly.  He offers ideas and tips on an ecological garden, lawn and landscape design, plant selection and installation of a Cape Cod green space to provide beauty, wildlife habitat and personal enjoyment.  The second lecture, Caring for an Eco-Friendly Lawn and Property, Michael will share how to maintain healthy gardens, lawns and plantings that are attractive and environmentally sensitive, using less water and fertilizer and safer pesticides, minimizing damage to our natural resources.  You will learn how maintaining our properties safely can mitigate the pollution of Cape Cod bays, inlets, streams, and of our drinking water.

    Michael Talbot is an award winning landscape designer, horticulturist and conservation consultant who has appeared on The Victory Garden and New England Chronicle, and has been a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Maine.  $5 suggested donation for each lecture.  For more information, log on to www.highfieldhall.org.

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