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  • Thursday, September 14, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Cold Frame Gardening

    Cold frames and hoop houses are great season extenders, allowing vegetables to be planted 2-4 weeks earlier than unprotected plants. They also play a key role in the transition of seedlings of all kinds from the sheltered windowsill/greenhouse environment to the outdoors. Gretel Anspach will show you how, where and when to use these interesting tools in your own garden, in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society class at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Thursday, September 14 at 7 pm.

    Gretel Anspach is a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a recently-retired systems engineer for Raytheon. Gretel helped to establish and maintain two food production gardens that have provided fresh produce to the Marlboro Food Pantry for the last eight years. Gretel considers her gardening interests to be eclectic, which is to say she know a little about a lot of different areas, but not too much about any one thing in particular. Mass Hort Members: $12; General Admission: $20. Register online at www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Seed Starting Lecture

    Get a jump on the season by starting your own plants from seeds – less expensive than buying transplants, starting your own also gives you a much broader selection of interesting varieties to try!

    Master Gardener Gretel Anspach will discuss seed choices, start times, and growing methods, including windowsill and grow-light gardening. Whether you are interested in annuals, perennials, edibles, or even shrubs and trees, this lecture will give you the information you need to go from starting a seed to planting it in the ground.  The event will take place Thursday, April 14 at 7 pm at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.  $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 for nonmembers.  Register at www.masshort.org or by calling 617-933-4973.  Image from www.parisfarmersunion.net.

  • Thursday, May 28, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Urban Gardening

    Living in an apartment? Have no yard? Downsizing? Attend this Massachusetts Horticultural Society lecture on Thursday, May 28 from 7 – 8:30 in the Parkman Room of Elm Bank Education Building, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, to gain tips and tricks on how to grow your own garden in small spaces even if you have no soil to call your own.

    Gretel Anspach is a Trustee of Mass Hort, a Lifetime Master Gardener, Education Coordinator and past president of the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association and a retired systems engineer for Raytheon. Gretel is also a member of the Garden to Table committee at Mass Hort and helped to establish and maintain a food production garden at Raytheon that has provided fresh produce to the Marlboro Food Pantry for five years.  Image from www.ecosalon.com.

    Lecture Fee: Mass Hort Members $10, Non-Members $15. Register online at http://www.masshort.org/eventdetail/172/422|427|433/urban-gardening?filter_reset=1.

  • Thursday, March 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Seed Starting Indoors

    Get a jump on the season by starting your plants from seeds—it’s cheaper than buying transplants, offers a much broader variety of plants, and can be quite addictive. On Thursday, March 13, beginning at 7 pm at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Gretel Anspach will discuss seed choices, what to start and when to start it as well as growing methods including windowsill versus grow light gardening. Whether you are interested in annuals, perennials, edibles, or even shrubs and trees, this lecture will give you the information you need to go from starting a seed to planting in the ground.

    Gretel Anspach is a Trustee of Mass Hort, a Lifetime Master Gardener, past-president of the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association and a systems engineer for Raytheon. Gretel is also a member of the Garden to Table committee at Mass Hort and helped to establish and maintain a food production garden at Raytheon that has provided fresh produce to the Marlboro Food Pantry for five years.

    Lecture Fee $10 Massachusetts Horticultural Society members; $15 non-members. Sign up at www.masshort.org, or call 617-933-4973.

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  • Thursday, March 6, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Extending the Garden Season

    Cold frames, hot beds and hoop houses are great season extenders, allowing vegetables to be planted 2-4 weeks earlier than unprotected plants as well as extending the growing season in the fall. They can also play a key role in the transition of seedlings of all kinds from the sheltered windowsill / greenhouse environment to the outdoors. How do they work and what factors do you need to consider when acquiring or building one. Learn how, where and when to use these interesting tools in your own garden, at this Thursdays at the Hort lecture to be held Thursday, March 6 from 7 – 8:30 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.

    Gretel Anspach is a Trustee of Mass Hort, a Lifetime Master Gardener, past-president of the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association and a systems engineer for Raytheon. Gretel is also a member of the Garden to Table committee at Mass Hort and helped to establish and maintain a food production garden at Raytheon that has provided fresh produce to the Marlboro Food Pantry for five years.

    Lecture Fee $10 Mass Hort members; $15 non-members. Register at www.masshort.org or call 617-933-4973.  Image from www.gardeningtoolsblog.com.

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  • Thursday, May 2, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Chickens in the Garden

    Chickens are a wonderful addition to any garden; they provide eggs, wonderful fertilizer, and lots of company! Learn the ins and outs of housing, feeding and tending chickens, and meet a couple of the ladies (hens).  The Massachusetts Horticultural Society continues its Thursdays at the Hort series at Elm Bank with Gretel Anspach, Lifetime Master Gardener and a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, on Thursday, May 2, from 7 – 8:30.

    Cost – $10.00 for MHS members, $15.00 for non-members.  Register on line at www.masshort.org.

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  • Saturday, March 9, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Seed Starting Workshop

    This Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop on Saturday, March 9 from 10 – noon will give you hands-on experience in starting your own seedlings. Each participant will take home a flat of planted seeds—flowers, vegetables, herbs, or a combination. Instructors David Fiske and Gretel Anspach will also cover the next step in the process, which is “potting seedlings on”, so some seedlings will be available to take home too. All materials will be provided. $25 for Mass Hort members, $30 for non members. Register on line at www.masshort.org.

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  • Thursday, March 7, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Starting Seeds Indoors

    Gretel Anspach, Lifetime Master Gardener, will lead a session of Thursdays at the Hort on Thursday, March 7, from 7 – 8:30 at Elm Bank in Wellesley.  Get a jump on the season by starting your plants from seeds—it’s cheaper than buying transplants, offers a much broader variety of plants, and can be quite addictive. Whether you are interested in annuals, perennials, edibles, or even shrubs and trees, this lecture will give you the information you need to go from starting a seed to planting in the ground. $10 for Mass Hort members, $15 for non-members.  Reserve your space at www.masshort.org.  Image from www.motherearthnews.com.

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  • Thursday, February 7, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Seed Selection & Acquisition

    Are you swamped by beautiful, glossy seed catalogues? Do you still have some of the seed packs you ordered last year, but are considering ordering more? Is your home life suffering as you spend long sleepless nights trying to decide which of the hundreds of different tomatoes or zinnias to grow this year? This lecture will help you answer these questions and more!  The program, to be held Thursday, February 7 in the Parkman Room, Education Center, Elm Bank, Wellesley, Massachusetts will be led by Gretel Anspach, Lifetime Master Gardener, and the fee is $10 for Massachusetts Horticultural Society members, $15 for nonmembers.  No pre-registration is required.

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  • Thursday, March 22, 7:00 pm – Starting Seeds Indoors

    Join the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Thursday, March 22 at Elm Bank in Wellesley, beginning at 7 pm, for a talk by Gretel Anspach entitled Starting Seeds Indoors.  Get a jump on the season by starting your plants from seeds.  It’s cheaper than buying transplants, offers a much broader variety of plants, and can be quite addictive!  Gretel is a Lifetime Master Gardener and a trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.  Visit www.masshort.org to register to attend this free event.