Learn the best techniques for pruning your spring blooming shrubs such as Rhododendron, Azalea, and Viburnum in this Summer Pruning Workshop, sponsored by The Trustees of Reservation at Long Hill in Beverly on Wednesday, June 29, from 5 – 7 pm. This hands-on workshop will give you tips and confidence for keeping your landscape looking it’s best year after year. TTOR Members: $15. Nonmembers: $20. Please pre-register at www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944, x. 4018.
Join the Trustees of Reservation at Long Hill in Beverly on Wednesday, June 15, from 5 – 7, and learn to grow Long Hill’s signature plants from your own cuttings. Experienced propagators demonstrate setting up a propagation box, caring for your cuttings, and transplanting rooted plants. All materials provided. Members: $20. Nonmembers: $25. Please pre-register at www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944, x. 4018.
The much-awaited Annual Long Hill Plant Sale, to be held Saturday, May 21 from 10 – 2 at The Trustees of Reservation’s Long Hill property in Beverly, Massachusetts, offers a great selection of unusual plants and old favorites including Tulip tree, Japanese Snowbell (below), Dove Tree, Japanese Maple, and more! Sale includes a silent auction, hundreds of perennials including many native, and a connoisseur’s corner. Enjoy a stroll through the Sedgwick Gardens which will be in peak bloom. Horticultural experts will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Rain or shine. For directions, log on to www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944.
Join The Trustees of Reservation’s Long Hill horticultural staff at Long Hill in Beverly, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 7, from 10 – 11:30 am to learn the basics of sustainable lawn care. By changing a few traditional lawn care habits, you can transform your lawn into a thriving green landscape. Come and learn about how they are doing it at Long Hill and leave with practical tips and techniques to start today! TTOR Members: $8. Nonmembers: $12.To register, or for directions, log on to www.thetrustees.org, or call 978-921-1944, x 4018.
Bring the family to Long Hill in Beverly for a celebration of spring’s arrival. With carpets of bulbs in bloom , a daffodil walk, and a visit to the children’s garden, this day is sure to brighten everyone’s spring! Self-guided tours and refreshments. Free admission. For information and directions, log on to www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944.
The New England Wild Flower Society and the Trustees of Reservations team up on Saturday, September 25, from 9:30 – noon, for an instructive class and walk at Long Hill in Beverly, Massachusetts. Our plant choices now extend beyond color and form. We seek plants that won’t escape into the natural community and, at the same time, provide valuable nourishment and habitat for birds, mammals, and insects. Learn about ecologically sound substitutes for invasives such as burning bush, Norway maple (below), and yellow flag iris. Following the lecture, Andrew Keys and the Trustees Horticultural Staff will lead a walk through the 6-acre Sedgwick Gardens, identifying native trees and shrubs thriving within the ornamental gardens and along the woodland edge.$22 for members of NEWFS or the Trustees, and $26 for non-members. To register, log on to www.newfs.org.
During this hands on demonstration at Long Hill in Beverly, Massachusetts on Tuesday, March 9 beginning at 6 pm, organic landscaper Javier Gil will teach the fundamentals of compost, soil microbiology, and why compost tea is the hottest new trend in gardening. Compost tea is used to promote beneficial bacteria, add nutrients to the soil, suppress disease and fungi, and increase overall health in plants. Javier will demonstrate how to make your own compost tea at home with a few simple supplies. Sponsored by the Trustees of Reservations, the fee is $8 for TTOR members, $10 for non members. Call 978-921-1944, x 4018 to register, or email bzschau@ttor.org. Driving directions may be found at www.ttor.org.
The Trustees of Reservations will hold a special workshop at the Long Hill Horticulture Center on Thursday, November 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Using unusual evergreens, blueberry twigs, cones, berries, mosses, bark, and lichens from Long Hill, expert floral designer Bonnie Stafford will lead this botanically inspired workshop. Learn about the natural materials, enjoy the wreath making demonstration, and then create your own exquisite foraged wreath. All materials supplied. Trustees members $28, non-members $35. To register, call 978-921-1944, x 4018, or email bzschau@ttor.org. For directions to Long Hill, log on to www.thetrustees.org.
Join The Trustees of Reservations at the Long Hill Horticulture Center in Beverly, Massachusetts for this special workshop on Saturday, November 7, from 10:00 am to noon.
The horticulture staff will lead a walk through the Sedgwick gardens followed by an indoor presentation to inspire all gardeners before the snow starts to fly. They will demonstrate methods for protecting deer favorites, show you deer resistant shrubs, and give you the best tips on winterizing your garden. The presentation will inspire you with beautiful winter gardens and remind you that you can have something blooming every month of the year, as they do in the Sedgwick Gardens. Please pre-register. Trustees members $15, non-members $20. Call 978-921-1944, x 4018, or email bzschau@ttor.org for directions and registration.
