Boston Flora

Tag: Grow Native

  • Monday – Friday, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, through August 15 – Native Plants & Northeast Ecosystems Art Show

    Visit Grow Native Mass in Lexington and enjoy some art. At Grow Native, we seek to build a shared vision of the world that views humans as being “of nature,” not separate from it. This helps us reframe our landscapes and integrate our built environment into a native plant heritage that must be reclaimed it we are to sustain life as we know it. We must embrace local systems while we also operate in a globally connected world. With that in mind, we are delighted to present our summer art show, Native Plants & Northeast Ecosystems.

    We are pleased to feature nine New England artists:

    Julie C. Baer • Steve Bennett • Paula Pitman Brown • Mike DeRosa • Daisy Hebb Barbara Kibler • Michaela Nielsen • Michele O’Neil • Bella Rozza

    Art Show open hours will be 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday-Friday until August 15— in the First Parish Church in Lexington at 7 Harrington Road. Drop in during those hours to immerse yourself in this broad collection of works that focus in on the detailed beauty of native plants, and zoom way out to ponder dilemmas like development and plastic pollution that natural ecosystems face. Bring the kids— there are activities for them, too!

  • Monday, November 18, 7:00 pm – A Taste of Autumn

    Russ Cohen, celebrated local naturalist and wild foods enthusiast, will teach us about the snacks we can find in our own backyards- there’s more out there than you think!  On November 18 at 7 pm Russ will give a presentation about foraging and seeing a landscape with an eye for edibles.  We’ve already harvested the garden, but there’s more to enjoy right at our feet if we know how and where to look, and how to gather safely and respectfully. Some of Russ’s favorites include shagbark hickory, black walnut and beach plum, and we’ll be lucky enough to taste some of his recipes. The event takes place at the Durant-Kendrick House, Education Center, 286 Waverly Avenue, Newton, Massachusetts.

    Passionate about maintaining and expanding our native edible landscape, Russ can often be found removing invasives and planting native edibles in their place.  He is an authority on edible plants, maintaining a list of about 190 native plant species in Massachusetts and the Northeastern US, and has led walks and workshops for 50 years.  To register and for more info visit grownative.org/our-programs/workshops