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  • Sunday, June 3, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – A Hummingbird Garden in a Container

    Experience the magic of watching a tiny, whirring hummingbird feed on flowers blooming close by! Plant a container for your patio or garden the hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators will love. Fill a 14″ container with 6 summer flowering plants that attract, and feed, pollinators. Bee balms, petunias, larkspurs, nicotianas, verbena, morning glories, salvias and many other long blooming, spilling, twining plants support our important pollinators. With proper care, your Hummingbird Garden will bloom all summer. All materials are supplied: plants, container, soil and a bamboo frame for climbing vines. Image below from http://whiteflowerfarm.com.

    Betsy Williams teaches, lectures and writes about living with herbs and flowers. A gardener and herb grower since 1972, Betsy trained as a florist in Boston and England. She combines her floral and gardening skills with an extensive knowledge of history, plant lore and seasonal celebrations. Betsy is the author of several books on the uses and stories of herbs and flowers. She has appeared on the Discovery Channel and greater Boston cable stations as well as local and national radio talk shows. Betsy lectures and teaches locally and nationally. The class takes place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, June 3 from 12:30 – 2:30. $80 for THBG members, $90 for nonmembers. Register at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—a-hummingbird-garden-in-a-container

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  • Sunday, July 23, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Planting for Hummingbirds

    Hummingbirds are among the most unique birds in the class of Aves. They are a major pollinator in the ecosystem and have co-evolved with specific ornithophilous plants in the American content. On Sunday, July 23 at The Gardens at Elm Bank, beginning at 10 am, Amir Ghazanfari will discuss Planting for Hummingbirds. Amir Ghazanfari, a biologist and a researcher, has been studying and monitoring Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, in the state of Massachusetts, for the past decade. Mass Hort Members: $12; General Admission: $20. Register online at www.masshort.org.

  • Tuesday, May 9, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – On the Wing

    What do you get from a bird-lover who is a materials science engineer? A close look at feathers. In this talk, Lorna Gibson, PhD, Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology will speak  at the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum about the microscopic structure of feathers and explain how their structure makes hummingbirds feathers iridescent, ducks feathers water repellent and owl ruff feathers collectors of sound.  Free, registration requested.  Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

  • Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Welcoming the Hummingbirds and Orioles

    Join the Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke on Tuesday, February 19, from  7 – 8:30 at the Pembroke Public Library, Center Street, Route 14, Pembroke, Massachusetts for a free program entitled Welcoming the Hummingbirds and Orioles.  The program will be presented by Steve French, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Hanover, Massachusetts.

  • Thursday, June 17, 10:00 am – How to Create a Hummingbird-Friendly Garden

    Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth, presents a lecture by Shelley Baker-Vance on Thursday, June 17, at 10 am.  Shelley has been a professional gardener and nursery specialist on Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod for over 30 years, so she has the kind of practical experience to help you learn about hummingbirds and how to attract them.  Shelley will cover the types of hummingbirds coming to Cape Cod, the timing of when they come to feeders and flowers, and she’ll share ideas on annuals and perennials to keep them coming back to your garden during their stay on the Cape.  $5 suggested donation.  For more information, log on to www.highfieldhall.org.  Image of hummingbird in Cotuit courtesy of House Calls For You.

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  • Sunday, June 21 – Opening Reception, “All Creatures Great and Small”

    US Art magazine says Sarah Lynn Richards is “An Artist we think you should know better.”  Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts agrees.  Richards’ wonderful hummingbirds, frogs and horses are whimsical and moving. Her watercolor florals compliment the gardens in full bloom.  Richards is regarded as the most prominent equine artist in the country. Her use of watercolor illustrates her sense of balance, form, and an intuitive understanding of the nature of things.  A nationally exhibited artist, Sarah Lynn Richards currently works in her home studio on the coast of Maine.  Her watercolors are vivid interpretations of horses and wildlife. You can learn more about Richards’ work at her website, www.sarahrichards.com.  The reception will feature a cash bar and light refreshments.  Free and open to the public.  The exhibit will run from June 16 through July 26, 2009.  For more information, call 508-869-6111 or log on to www.towerhillbg.org.