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Tag: Garden in the Woods

  • Monday, July 6 at 12:00 noon – Voting Deadline for Best Botanic Garden

    Monday, July 6 at 12:00 noon – Voting Deadline for Best Botanic Garden

    A USA Today “best of” poll has nominated Garden in the Woods as one of 20 best botanic gardens in North America. Voting in the poll will winnow the candidates to the 10 best. Most of our competitors in this online contest are much larger—with more people to tap for voting support. So, please help them out: Click this link to vote for Garden in the Woods every day until votes close at noon on July 6. (Yes, you can vote multiple times.) As of June 26, Garden in the Woods stood at number 7, so it’s up to us!

  • Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Designing with Plant Communities – Postponed

    Grow Native Massachusetts is proud to present our 2020 Evenings with Experts lecture series. These talks at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, are free and open to all.

    Join us for this April 1 talk beginning at 7 pm with Dan Jaffe, Horticulturist at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary.

    All too often, during the design process, we think of plants on an individual or species basis. Yet in the landscape, plants are constantly interacting with one another in intricate ways. What happens if we create planting plans focused on complete systems rather than collections of individuals?

    Join us to learn how to create healthy, resilient plant communities that are beautiful and ecologically vibrant. Dan Jaffe will discuss how to select and combine the right species for specific site conditions, and how this community-oriented approach can be applied to plantings of all sizes.

    Dan Jaffe is passionate about ecological horticulture, and enhancing the wildlife value of every landscape. Prior to joining Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, he was the senior plant propagator at Garden in the Woods. He is the co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens, which features his captivating photographs.

    Thank you to our community partners, the Cambridge Public Library, Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, for their support of this series.

  • Saturday, March 28, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Liliaceae and Friends

    Join Ted Elliman on March 28 at 10:30 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham for an overview of the vibrant Liliaceae family. You will learn native and nonnative species of the lily and allied families that are present in New England, the morphological features that distinguish the different families, and the habitats and distribution of each species in the region. We cover species that still are in the lily family as well as those that recently split from Liliaceae into other families. You will engage with the plants through a range of learning tools, including visual presentation and examination of herbarium specimens. The Native Plant Trust class is $30 for NPT members, $36 for nonmembers, and you may register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/liliaceae-and-friends/

  • Saturday, March 14, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm – Rock Lichens

    Rocks are excellent places to study lichen growth forms, biology, and ecology. Native rock walls, cement walls, and cemetery monuments made from different rocks boast a diversity of rock-colonizing lichens common to New England. During this March 14 Native Plant Trust class at Garden in the Woods and a field site, you will learn about lichen identification, reproduction and growth, and habitat interactions through a stereoscope workshop and field application at local cemeteries. Elizabeth Kneiper leads. $75 for NPT members, $90 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/rock-lichens/

  • Saturday, February 29, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Botany Story Slam!

    Reserve your seat now to hear some of the region’s most colorful plant geeks top each other with adventure stories—scrambling through briars, dangling off cliffs, and kayaking through mosquito-ridden swamps. Then cast your vote for the night’s best storyteller. Let’s just hope they don’t show scars. At Garden in the Woods, February 29, 6-8 p.m. Register here. NPT members $30, non-members $36.

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  • Thursday, January 30, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Partnerships for Rare Plant Management

    For Natural Heritage Programs and partners, tracking rare plant populations is challenging due to lack of resources, personnel, and feasibility. Ecological Programs Coordinator, Bud Sechler, explains Native Plant Trust’s process of prioritizing management projects with Natural Heritage Programs in each New England state, and gives examples of on-going collaborations. We will discuss ways to improve the management of rare plant populations. The lecture takes place at Garden in the Woods on January 30 from 1 – 2, and the program is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions. $15 for members of the sponsoring organizations, $18 for nonmembers. Register at www.nativeplanttrust.org.

  • Saturday, December 14, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Fungi in Winter

    In this Native Plant Trust class at Garden in the Woods on December 14 from 1 – 4, mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses the seasonality of fungi: why some species fruit in the spring, why most mycorrhizal species fruit in the fall, and why — as well as how — some species are adapted to cold weather and fruit in the winter. After the presentation, we will go on a walk in the Garden in search of this last group of fungi. $45 for NPT members, $54 for nonmembers. Image from www.discovercentralmass.org. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/fungi-ecology-and-relationships/

  • Saturday, December 7, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Shrubs in Winter

    Even without leaves, most shrubs are easily recognizable in winter. On December 7 from 10 – 2 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, learn to identify 20 native New England shrubs through such characteristics as branching patterns, bark, persistent flowers and fruits, growth forms, galls, and habitats. We begin indoors looking at twig samples and slides, then head out into the Garden for a close look at our subjects. We will also consider the natural history of these shrubs, and finish indoors with a twig quiz. Bring lunch and a hand lens. The class will be led by Roland “
    Boot” Boutwell, and is $60 for NPT members, $72 for nonmembers. It is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association on Conservation Commissions. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/shrubs-winter/

  • Friday, November 1, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm – Navigating Public Design

    Community spaces are exciting projects to envision and realize. In this Ecological Landscape Alliance half-day workshop, learn a process to bring stakeholders together to collaborate in creating outdoor spaces of meaning and beauty. Understand how to use your creative ideas to build partnerships, fundraise, overcome obstacles, and draw visitors to your public landscape. We will emphasize the creation of spaces that are both ecologically and operationally sustainable. The session takes place at Garden in the Woods in Framingham on November 1 from 10:30 – 2:30. ELA members $60, nonmembers $71. Landscape designer Staci Jasin will lead the class. Register at www.ecolandscaping.org

  • Tuesdays, September 17 – October 22, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Plant Form and Function

    This Native Plant Trust course on Tuesdays, September 17 – October 22 at Garden in the Woods, is an introduction to botany covering the basics of plant anatomy and physiology and addressing the fundamentals of the plant kingdom through slides and live materials. Microscopic study provides a close look at roots, stems, leaves, and their component tissues. Participants examine flowers, fruits, and seeds and discuss pollination, fertilization, dispersal, and germination, with an emphasis on the relationship between plant form and function.  $270 for NPT members, $330 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/plant-form-and-function/