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  • Thursday, March 25, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Stunning Spring Perennials, Online

    Whether you garden in sun or shade, there are many lovely spring perennials that will add colorful flowers and interesting foliage to the early season garden. Learn about our favorites and how to combine them for best effect in the garden, in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society webinar on March 25 at 10 am. ! Instructed by Joan Butler. $15 MHS members, $22 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org.

     Joan Butler has been an enthusiastic gardener and plant collector for over 35 years, and believes gardens should invite you to linger in the world outside your door. The gardens on her half-acre suburban property have been included on several garden tours and feature exciting plant combinations, dramatic horticultural specimens, and extensive collections of native plants, hosta and epimedium. Joan has a deep and fundamental interest in the natural world. She holds a BA in Geology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Certificate in Landscape Management from UMass Extension Green School. She is a Master Gardener, a horticulturist at Weston Nurseries, and is a past Chairman of the Massachusetts Landscape Design Council. She is a member of the Garden Consultants Council, the New England Hosta Society and is an accredited Flower Show Judge. Joan has presented programs at flower shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and at numerous garden clubs, horticultural societies and professional organizations.

  • Thursday, September 27, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Design a Sunny Perennial Border

    Thursday, September 27, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Design a Sunny Perennial Border

    How do you create a sunny perennial garden that will delight you with colorful blooms and flowers for cutting from spring through fall? Garden designers and lecturers Jana Milbocker and Joan Butler of Enchanted Gardens will teach you about plant layering, new and reliable perennials, companion plants and design techniques that will make your garden POP! The session will take place at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Thursday, September 27 from 7 – 8:30. $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 for general admission.  Image from http://www.saga.co.uk, a British gardening magazine and a site we recommend. Register at https://masshort.org/education-events/design-sunny-perennial-border/

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  • Thursday, January 7, 10:00 am – The Garden in Winter

    Garden lecturer and author Joan Butler of Enchanted Gardens reveals that our gardens can be magical places –even in winter. Stripped of summer foliage and flowers, the success of a winter garden lies in its structure, basic design, and choice of plant materials. Inspiration and tips on designing gardens for winter interest include choosing the best trees, shrubs, and perennials, and grouping them to provide interesting vignettes.

    This Andover Garden Club meeting takes place at South Church Fellowship Hall, 41 Central Street, Andover, on Thursday, January 7. Meetings begin at 10:00 AM with social time and refreshments, followed by business meeting and program, and usually conclude around noon. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are free for Andover Garden Club members; a $10 donation is requested for guests, who are encouraged to attend. For more information visit http://gcfm.org/andovergardenclub/Calendar.aspx

  • Wednesday, January 21, 6:30 pm – Garden in the Winter

    The garden can be a magical place….even in winter! The richly illustrated lecture sponsored by the Millis Garden Club at the Millis Public Library, Main Street, Millis, on Wednesday, January 21 beginning at 6:30 provides inspiration and tips on designing your garden for winter interest, choosing the best trees, shrubs & perennials and grouping them to create arresting vignettes. The presenter is Joan Butler. Image from http://www.theinspiredgarden.wordpress.com.

  • Saturday, February 1, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – The Garden in Winter

    The garden can be a magical place in winter. Stripped of summer foliage and flowers, the success of a winter garden lies in its structure, basic design and choice of plant material. This Tower Hill Botanic Garden lecture on Saturday, February 1 from 1 – 2:30 provides inspiration and tips on designing your garden for winter interest, choosing the best trees, shrubs and perennials, and grouping them to create arresting vignettes. Following the lecture, join the presenters Jana Milbocker and Joan Butler of Enchanted Gardens for a walk at Tower Hill to view some of the plants and plant combinations mentioned in the lecture. $15 for THBG members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org, or click  here.  Image from www.parkcitynursery.com.

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  • Thursday, April 18, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Spring Ephemerals

    The Natick Garden Club welcomes Joan Butler and Jana Milbocker on Thursday, April 18, beginning at 7 at the Natick Community Senior Center, 117 East Central Street in Natick, in the Great Room on the first floor. Joan Butler and Jana Milbocker of Enchanted Gardens Landscape Design in Holliston are garden designers, writer and lecturers. They will introduce us to the joys of Spring Ephemerals, those wonderful wildflowers that bloom in early spring, then disappear for the rest of the year. They have authored weekly gardening articles for the Holliston Reporter, Holliston Tab and Gatehouse Media, Inc., which have been published nationally.  Image from www.hoosiergardener.com. Open to the public for a $5 fee.

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  • Wednesday, March 31, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm – Tough Plants for Tough Places: Beautifying Your Community

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts presents its 9th Annual Civic Development Workshop on Wednesday, March 31, from 9 am – 12:30 pm at The Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.  Adriana O’Sullivan will speak on Tough Plants for Tough Places: Beautifying Your Community.  Ms. O’Sullivan is a graduate of The Landscape Institute at Harvard University, and former Chairperson of the Gardening Study School, Gardening Consultants Council, and the Landscape Design Council of Massachusetts.  She is the current Director of the South Shore District of GCFMA.  A group design exercise will follow the presentation.  Please bring colored pencils or markets.  Refreshments will be served.  Space is limited, so register early.  Send your check for $11, payable to GCFMA Inc., to Joan Butler, Chairman, Civic Development GCFMA, 76 Bayberry Lane, Holliston, MA 01746.  Include your telephone number, email address, and Garden Club affiliation along with your name and address.

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