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  • Saturday, January 22, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Trees of My City: Photography of Roberto Mighty

    Newton artist Roberto Mighty presents a public, new-media, fine art project, Trees of My City, in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall of the Arnold Arboretum. His work focuses on dormant, dead, and decaying trees in surprising and beautiful ways. While photography is the main component of the Arboretum exhibition, the reception will also feature high-definition video and audio surround-sound installation. There will also be an on-line component using geotagged locations of the subjects portrayed in the show. Opening reception from 1 – 3 on Saturday, January 22. Show will remain on display through March 6. For more information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu/news-events/art-shows/.

  • Through December 12 – Environmentally Friendly: Works on Wood by Tova Speter

    Somerville artist Tova Speter uses found wood as a conduit to artistic exploration. The grain serves as her guide on a journey into the lines, shapes, and flow of the composition of the particular piece. In transforming scrap wood into works of art, she conveys the idea that everything has an inherent beauty that will shine through when viewed from a new perspective. Her work is currently on display in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, through December 12. For hours and directions, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu. The artist will donate a portion of the sales from this exhibition to Spontaneous Celebrations in Jamaica Plain.

  • Sunday, November 14, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – So You Want to be a Garden Designer?

    Have you ever dreamed of becoming a garden designer or opening a landscape business? If so, you might consider Love Albrecht Howard’s experience and wisdom before seeking out clients.  This free lecture and book signing will take place Sunday, November 14, from 2 – 3:30 at the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain.

    With humor and astuteness, Love will present some key points to direct you towards a successful start, including acquiring horticultural know-how, planning a business strategy, determining your fee structure, and communicating with clients. Current design practitioners may also glean helpful information.

    Love is the author of the recently released Timber Press book, So You Want to Be a Garden Designer: How to Get Started, Grow, and Thrive in the Landscape Design Business. Copies of the book will be available for purchase (cash and checks only, payable to the author) at the event. Phone 617-384-5277, or email adulted@arnarb.harvard.edu for more information.

  • Thursday, October 28, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Conifers for Gardens

    Conifers are usually thought of as plain green blobs used to hide the foundations of homes or occasionally grown as solitary pyramidal accents in an expanse of grass.  This lavishly illustrated talk with conifer enthusiast Dr. Richard L. Bitner will introduce the great diversity of shapes, textures and colors in this plant group and promote integrating conifers in the landscape with other woody and herbaceous plants, rather than isolating them.  Slow-growing selections for small gardens along with the best choices for larger landscapes will be presented as well as suggestions for difficult sites.  The goal is to help the beginning or avid gardener, landscape designer, nursery tradesperson or horticulture student make better plant choices.

    Dr. Bitner is a practicing board-certified anesthesiologist and currently teaches at the Penn State School of Medicine/Hershey Medical Center.  He studied horticulture at Longwood Gardens where he now teaches.  His best selling book, Conifers for Gardens: An Illustrated Encyclopedia was published by Timber Press in 2007 and his Timber Press Pocket Guide to Conifers was issued in June, 2010.  A book on designing with conifers will be published in April, 2011.  This program is offered in collaboration with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture.  Members of either organization will pay $25, non-members $30.  Log on to www.wellesley.edu/WCFH to register.

  • Tuesday, October 26, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Seeds on the Move

    Whether “naked” or “clothed,” seeds can swim, fly, hitchhike, and even dance! With Arnold Arboretum volunteer Rhoda Kubrick, discover the many adaptations to help seeds move. Learn the variety and ingenuity that enable plants, rooted in one spot, to create offspring in new locations. Meet Tuesday, October 26 at the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum at 1 pm. Free. No registration required.

  • Tuesday, October 19, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – The Edible Landscape

    Birds love the Arboretum’s many fall fruiting trees and shrubs, but how about us folks? Come and identify trees and shrubs with edible fruits, suitable for growing and harvesting at home. Maggie Redfern, Visitor Education Assistant at the Arnold Arboretum, will lead the walk on Tuesday, October 19, beginning at 10 am. Meet at the Hunnewell Building. Free. No registration required.

  • Saturday, October 9, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East

    For gardeners of all levels, this program, taking place Saturday, October 9 from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, provides a comprehensive foundation for garden design using regionally native plants.  Carolyn Summers will present topics including wildlife benefits, sustainable design and maintenance, and strategies for “safe sex in the garden” to reduce the spread of non-native invasive plants.  Participants will learn how to apply basic ecological and design principles in all their gardening endeavors.

    Carolyn Summers is the author of the recently published Designing Gardens with the Flora of the American East and is an adjunct professor for continuing education at Westchester Community College.  She provides technical assistance to the Native Plant Center, an affiliate of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  Please bring your own lunch.  A book sale and author signing will follow the class.  This program is offered by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, the New England Wild Flower Society, and the Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture.  $60 for members of one of the affiliated sponsors, or $70 for non-members.  You may register at www.wellesley.edu/WCFH.

  • Saturday, August 14, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Plein Air in the Arboretum: Paintings by the NHPleinAir Artists

    Join the artists participating in the Arnold Arboretum’s current exhibit Plein Air in the Arboretum: Paintings by the NHPleinAir Artists for a short presentation and Q&A session on Saturday, August 14, from 1:00–3:00pm.
    Since last fall, intrepid painters from NHPleinAir have been making regular pilgrimages to the Arnold Arboretum, braving the elements—and the traffic!—to realize their collective and individual visions. The works in this exhibition feature the trees and landscapes of the Arboretum captured en plein air (“in the open air”) throughout the seasons. The group was founded in 2004 and has over 300 members who paint outside regularly throughout New England.  The show will be in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall from August 7 – September 19, 2010.  For more information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

    Painting of Bussey Hill Road

  • Wednesday, August 11, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Insect Science: Collecting and Preserving

    Insects provide a wealth of information about the environment in which they are found. In this class, to be held Wednesday, August 11 from 5:50 – 7  in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain with Sue Pfeiffer, you will tune in to insects in the landscape, learn about their life stages, and see how paying attention to their actions and population numbers can guide horticultural maintenance. Sue, who has helped collect insects to assist integrated pest management efforts as well as visiting entomologists at the Arnold Arboretum, will give a brief overview of insect anatomy, their life cycles, and describe the major insect families and their identifying characteristics. She will demonstrate how to assess a population as well as various methods of attracting, capturing, and collecting insects. She’ll also show how to preserve and display some of these complex and delicate beauties. In the process you will gain an appreciation for these creatures, whether beneficial, damaging, or simply irritating. Note: this is not a class on integrated pest management.  Fee $20 Arnold Arboretum member, $25 nonmember.  To register, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • Thursday, May 20, 2:00 – 4:00 pm – The Power and Purpose of Trees: A Walk with Diana Beresford-Kroeger

    The Arnold Arboretum proves the perfect classroom for renegade botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger. She will lead you among trees from around the globe, describing their subtle and not so subtle qualities that contribute to the environment. Mixing lore and chemistry, fact and theory, Diana will broaden your understanding of the inherent importance of trees to the lives of all on this planet. The walk will take place Thursday, May 20, from 2 – 4, and you should meet at the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. The program is co-sponsored by the Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture and the fee is $25 for Arboretum members and Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture, $30 for the general public. Sign up at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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