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Tag: Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens

  • Saturdays, September 7 – 28, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Botanical Illustration: Basic Drawing Skills

    Weston Nurseries and the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens will again partner to bring you the opportunity to study with experienced instructor Jeanne Kuntz on four successive Saturdays, September 7 – 24, from 10 – noon, surrounded by the newest Weston Nurseries’ world class garden center.  You will increase your awareness of and appreciation for plants via the drawing experience.  If you can write your name, you already have some basic drawing skills.  Gain confidence and develop your ability to draw what you see.  The site is at 160 Pine Hill Road in Chelmsford, the cost is $100 for WCBG Friends, $125 for the general public.  Sign up by calling 781-283-3094, or emailing wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu. Below is a photo of cacti from Weston Nurseries – let’s draw!

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  • Sunday, November 18, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Thankful Plants

    Once a month, the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens host a free program for families to discover, through art, culture and science, just how fantastic plants can be. Drop in any time between 1 – 4.  On Sunday, November 18, learn about Thankful Plants.  All of us are thankful for family, friends, pets, gifts … but plants?  Find out what plants we’re especially thankful for, and why.  Bring your own list and see how it compares.  You’ll be tasting some staff favorite plants.   For more information visit www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends.