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  • Tuesday, November 5, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – ELA Season’s End Summit: Natural Landscapes

    Natural Landscapes are not just for nature preserves. Join the Ecological Landscaping Association at Montvale Plaza, 54 Montvale Avenue in Stoneham on Tuesday, November 5, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm,  for a full day of presentations, panel discussions, and networking with colleagues to explore the many aspects of natural landscapes. Learn techniques to expand client notions of the potential of ecological landscapes.  $75 for ELA members, $95 nonmembers, including lunch and networking.  Featured speakers are Nanette Masi, a landscape designer specializing in Wildlife Habitat, Carolyn Summers, Kim Eierman, Amanda Hardy Sloan, Carl Brodeur, Kate Pawling, Darryl Newman, and Jeremy Dick.  Image from www.greatecology.com. Register online at https://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1010648. 

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  • Saturday, August 27, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Introduction to Seed Saving

    Learn the basics of harvesting, processing, cleaning, and storing a wide spectrum of native plant seeds in this hands-on workshop, to be held at Nasami Farm in Whately, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 27, from 9 – 1, sponsored by The New England Wild Flower Society. Instructor Kate Pawling starts with a discussion about the timing of collection, plant identification, determining ripeness, harvesting methods, processing techniques, and proper storage to maintain seed viability. Then venture out into the Nasami Farm Sanctuary for some botanizing and seed collection. Return indoors where we try our hands at cleaning and processing various types of seeds. Bring home the seeds that you clean, and learn first hand the tremendous benefits that seed-saving brings to the willing gardener. Fee: $54 (Member) / $65 (Nonmember). Pre-registration is necessary, contact the registrar at 508-877-7630, ext. 3303.

  • Saturday, August 28, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Introduction to Seed Saving

    Learn the basics of harvesting, processing, cleaning, and storing a wide spectrum of native plant seeds in this hands-on workshop on Saturday, August 28, from 9 – 1 at The New England Wild Flower Society’s Nasami Farm in Whately, Massachusetts. Start with a discussion about the timing of collection, plant identification, determining ripeness, harvesting methods, processing techniques, and proper storage to maintain seed viability. Then venture out into the Nasami Farm Sanctuary for some botanizing and seed collection. Return indoors where we try our hands at cleaning and processing various types of seeds. Bring home the seeds that you clean, and learn first hand the tremendous benefits that seed-saving brings to the willing gardener.  Fee is $49 for NEWFS members and $57 for nonmembers.  Register for Kate Pawling’s class at www.newfs.org.

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  • Saturday, June 12, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Container Gardening With Native Plants

    Forget the petunias and potato vines; create container plantings using native perennials adapted to our New England winters. Container plantings add accents to your outdoor spaces whether large or small. Learn which natives are ideal for containers and how to combine them effectively. First, explore design elements, container and plant selection, lighting requirements, temperature, growing media, irrigation, fertilization, over-wintering, and long-term maintenance. Then assemble and plant your own container under the instructor’s guidance.  BYOC–bring your own container. The class fee includes potting mix, fertilizer and mulch for your container. Plants will be available for sale at a discount to class participants that day.  The workshop will be held simultaneously in two locations. Kate Pawling leads this New England Wild Flower Society hands on workshop at Nasami Farm in Whately, and Terry Morrow is in charge of the workshop at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, both on Saturday, June 12 from 10 – noon. The cost per person is $25 for NEWFS members and $30 for nonmembers.  To register, log on to www.newfs.org.

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