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  • Saturday, May 26, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Fete des Fleurs

    Wear your best hat and celebrate the opening of Berkshire Botanical Garden’s stunning summer exhibition Beautiful Strangers: Artists Discover the Garden, a collection of contemporary sculpture on display throughout the Garden’s beautiful grounds featuring works by Alice Aycock, Wendell Castle, E.V. Day, Fitzhugh Karol, Mark Mennin, Michele Oka Doner, Ned Smyth, Stephen Talasnik, and Rob Wynne.
    Curated by James Salomon.

    This year’s Fete includes Plants as Art — a silent auction of artistically displayed plants, trees, shrubs and container plants. All proceeds from the auction support the Garden’s horticulture and education programs.

    For more information call (413) 320-4794, or register online at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/f%C3%AAte-des-fleurs.

    The following businesses have generously donated to Plants as Art

    Broken Arrow Nursery
    Campo de’ Fiori
    David Burdick Daffodils & More
    Glendale Botanicals
    Hort and Pott
    Maple Lane Nursery
    O’Brien Nursery
    Pondside Nursery
    Twin Brooks Gardens
    Whalen Nursery, Inc.
    White Flower Farm
    Windy Hill Nursery
    Zema’s Nursery

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  • Saturday, January 28, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Growing Succulents: Agave and Aeoniums

    Join plantsman Rob Gennari of Glendale Botanicals at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Saturday, January 28 at 1 pm for a focused look at growing and overwintering succulents, agaves, and aeoniums indoors. Come warmer weather, this great group of plants make a special statement on a terrace or patio in the summer, but how do these stately specimens make it through winter in the indoor setting? Learn what varieties and cultivars are best for overwintering, how to care for these plants, where to situate them, and seasonal tips for watering and fertilization. After a transplanting demonstration (an art all of its own when dealing with sharp-tipped agaves), participants will go home with a few treasures to grow on.

    Rob Gennari of Glendale Botanicals is an expert on tropical, succulent and agave specimen plants. $25 for BBG members, $30 for nonmembers. Register online at www.berkshirebotanical.org.

    Receive a discount if you sign up for both the morning and afternoon classes on January 28. Cost for both classes: Members $40; Nonmembers $50. To register for the discounted price, call 413-298-3926.

  • Saturday, February 2, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Houseplant Smackdown

    Seduced by begonias? Join the crowd. Are you crazy about cacti, spines and all? How about orchids? You must have killed at least one. Have a thing for air plants? There is always room for one in the bathroom.  On Saturday, February 2, from 10 – 2, join three mad gardeners—Tovah Martin, Rob Genneri and David Burdick—and learn how to successfully cram more plants into your house in a hands-on session with houseplants. The event takes place at the Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Bring a plant to repot or be evaluated. Consider the different growing mixes and learn how to take cuttings and divisions and, finally, how to keep them all happy inside your house until spring. Join the fun with our favorite plant experts for a houseplant smackdown and learn their secrets. You’re guaranteed to go home with more than you came with.

    Tovah Martin is a horticulturist, writer and garden personality living in northwestern Connecticut. She writes for many horticultural publications and has authored several books. Her popular book on terrarium gardens, The New Terrarium, was published in 2009, and The Unexpected Houseplant was published in August of 2012. Rob Gennari is a garden designer and owner of Glendale Botanicals, a specialty tropical nursery located in Berkshire County. He uses tropical plants in his design work and has in-depth experience with propagating, growing and maintaining them. David Burdick is owner of Daffodils and More, a retail bulb and plant nursery located in Dalton, MA. He is a plants man extraordinaire and is well versed in a diverse range of plant groups. He has instructed for the Berkshire Botanical Garden for many years.  BBG member price $75, non-members $85, and you may register on line at www.berkshirebotanical.org.

  • Saturday, February 25, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Hot Scaping with Succulents, Orchids and More

    Investigate the trend of gardening with plants from around the world, in a demonstration/workshop to be held at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Saturday, February 25, from 1 – 3.  Consider agaves and other succulents as low maintenance patio plants that double as houseplants for the winter months. Learn about orchids and how to care for these exotic beauties. Practical information on selection, cultivation, maintenance and overwintering will be covered, with a focus on keeping plants beautiful and healthy. Students will practice dividing and repotting a variety of specimen plants and take home divisions to grow on. Materials are included in the cost of the workshop (BBG members $37, non-members $45), but please bring gloves, pruners, and a cardboard box to transport your plants home.  Additional plants will be for sale following the class.  To register, visit www.berkshirebotanical.org.

    Rob Gennari is a garden designer and owner of Glendale Botanicals, a specialty tropical nursery located in Berkshire County. He uses tropical plants in his design work and has in-depth experience with propagating, growing, and maintaining these plants.