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Tag: four season gardening

  • Sunday, October 22, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Extending the Season’s Harvest: Growing Vegetables in Four Seasons

    Come to Berkshire Botanic Garden on Sunday, October 22 for an eye-opening presentation on year-round gardening. Learn how to extend the season’s harvest and enjoy your own garden greens throughout the late fall and early spring months with farmer/educator Pete Salinetti. Consider growing under cover and learn techniques needed to achieve a true four-season harvest. Investigate a variety of structures, crop selection, no-till soil preparation, timing, planting, cultivation and harvesting, with a focus on early and late-season production. Cost: $85. Register online at http://berkshirebotanical.org/, or call 413-298-3926.

  • Tuesday, January 27, 5:30 pm – Native Plants for Four-Season Gardening

    By carefully choosing trees, shrubs and perennials, we can have something of interest even in the coldest winter months! Wandflower, Galax urceolata, with its glossy foliage and rich green American holly, Ilex opaca, are just a couple of the plants that brighten the garden throughout the year. Don’t underestimate the charms of decorative bark, evergreen foliage, fruits, and dried leaves and flower stalks with a dusting of snow. Learn about some of the best native species, with an emphasis on fall and winter interest, and discuss design to ensure that your garden framework works well in the “off-season” as well as at the peak of bloom. This Cambridge Center for Adult Education class will be held Tuesday, January 27 beginning at 5:30 pm, and the fee to attend is $86.00. Register online at http://learn.ccae.org/modules/shop/index.html?action=courseBrowse&TagID=254.  Image from www.gardenguides.com.

  • Monday, February 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Native Plants for Four Season Gardening

    The New England Wildflower Society hosts an evening on Monday, February 4, beginning at 6:30 pm at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum (in the Mansion Living Room), 101 Ferry Road in Bristol, Rhode Island. By carefully choosing what trees, shrubs, and perennials to plant, we can have something of interest even in the coldest winter months! Wandflower, Galax urceolata, with its glossy foliage, and Ilex opaca, with its rich green American holly, are just a few of the plants that brighten the Garden throughout the year.

    Don’t underestimate the charms of decorative bark, evergreen foliage, fruits, and dried leaves and flower stalks dusted with snow. Learn about some of the best native species, with an emphasis on fall and winter interest, and discuss their use in garden design to ensure that your garden framework works just as well in the off-season. $26 for NEWFS members, $32 for nonmembers. Register by calling 401-253-2707 or visit www.newfs.org.