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Tag: forcing bulbs

  • Thursday, October 17, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, or Thursday, October 31, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Forcing Bulbs for Indoor Display

    Join Tower Hill Botanic Garden Conservatory Horticulturist Matt Tetreault and learn how to create a beautiful forced bulb display to bring home with you for an early taste of spring.  In this workshop you will learn the basics of forcing bulbs, how to layer different bulbs in a pot to make a beautiful display, and how to care for your bulbs while in their dormant period.  In this workshop we will layer a mix of Daffodil, Tulip, Hyacinth, and Grape Hyacinth in an 8” pot to take home.  The workshop will be offered twice: October 17 from 6:30 – 8, and October 31 from 1 – 2:30. The fee ($35 for Tower Hill members, $45 for nonmembers) includes materials. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

    Matt Tetreault graduated from Worcester State with degrees in biology and chemistry. His diverse experience includes studying mangroves and other subtropical plants in the Dominican Republic, sequencing tropical spider DNA, and working on a salamander population study. After working as an intern at Tower Hill, he was brought on as a conservatory gardener in January 2018 and was promoted to conservatory horticulturist in December 2018. Matt was responsible for all the beautiful forced bulb displays at Tower Hill in the early months of 2019.

  • Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Forcing Hardy Bulbs

    As part of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Thursdays at the Hort Series, Kathi Gariepy of the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association will speak on Thursday, November 8 on Forcing Hardy Bulbs. Presentations will begin at 7pm and go until all questions are answered. The classes are priced at $12 for members and $15 for non-members unless otherwise indicated. There is no need to pre-register and you may pay at the class.  Location: The Parkman Room, Education Building, Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley.  For more information visit www.masshort.org.