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  • Tuesday, December 6, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Landscape Lighting

    On Tuesday, December 6 from 4 – 5:30 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, Joe Biagioni will review the equipment available to stage your own landscape lighting. Homeowners can be quite successful with what is available on the market, and Joe will explain what is needed and how to use it in your landscape.

    Joe Biagioni of Arbor Alliance in Douglas, MA is a senior arborist; he has worked in and around the tree business over 25 years. He has also taught courses for Clark University and Tower Hill, for local organizations, and for Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The cost of the lecture is $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.masshort.org/adult-education

  • Wednesdays, April 6 and 13, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, and Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Introduction to Landscape Lighting

    Learn about illuminating the landscape from professional lighting designer Nancy Goldstein, in a three session class at the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum April 6, 13 and 27.  The first two sessions, from 2:30 – 4:30, will give an overview of the subject.  Nancy will discuss the creative use of light, as well as the necessary fixtures, accessories and controls.  In the third session, from 6:30 – 9, participants will work with Nancy and Wade Geller, principal of Brilliant Lighting, in the landscape to practice certain effects and become familiar with a variety of lighting options.  This class is geared for landscape professionals, although all are welcome.  Offered with the Landscape Institute of the Boston Architectural College, the fee is $85, and you may register on line at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu, or by calling 617-384-5277.