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  • Tuesday, March 21, 9:00 am departure, 11:00 am program – Plant Life Through the Ages

    Tuesday, March 21, 9:00 am departure, 11:00 am program – Plant Life Through the Ages

    Smith College recently installed Plant Life Through the Ages: A Mural of Plant Evolution, and The Garden Club of the Back Bay is privileged to visit the Botanic Garden of Smith College, 16 College Lane in Northampton, and view the mural with Madelaine Zadik, Manager of Education and Outreach. We will have time to explore the Lyman Plant House as well. The field trip will take place Tuesday, March 21, with a Back Bay departure time of 9 am, and projected return by 4 pm. A delicious a la carte lunch in Northampton will be planned before returning to Boston in the afternoon. Garden Club members will receive written notification, but if you are not a member but are interested in joining us at 11 am in Northampton, email info@bostonflora.com for information. Numbers are limited and priority will be given to GCBB members.

  • Friday, November 6, 7:30 pm – Horticultural Insights into Plant Conservation and Climate Change

    Climate change is predicted to be a major threat to biodiversity in coming years. It is unclear how plant species will respond to this challenge: if they will be able to tolerate new climatic conditions in their native ranges, or if their dispersal and migration capacities will be sufficient to keep up as their preferred climate zones shift northward.

    Native plant horticulture in the eastern U.S. provides a largely untapped trove of data on these pressing questions, as many species have been grown outside their native ranges for decades and, in some cases, have even escaped to colonize new geographic areas. These data are helping to recalibrate ecological models and guide the development of new conservation approaches, including controversial steps like “assisted migration”.

    Dr. Jesse Bellemare is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Smith College. His research focuses on plant ecology, biogeography, and conservation in relation to climate change, as well as ecosystem changes caused by exotic species. He will speak on Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm in the Campus Center Carroll Room as the Fall Chrysanthemum Show Opening Lecture.

    A reception and preview of the Fall Chrysanthemum Show at the Lyman Plant House will follow. For more information visit https://www.smith.edu/garden/Home/events.html The Chrysanthemum Show, featuring ikebana by Smith College Students, runs from Saturday, November 7 – Sunday, November 22, 10 – 4 daily. Friday extended hours 10 – 8. Suggested donation $5.

  • Through September 2, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm – From Petals to Paper: Poetic Inspiration from Flowers

    The Smith College Botanic Garden, Lyman Plant House, Northampton, Massachusetts has mounted a display of contemporary poetry inspired by the beauty of nature, selected by student interns at the Smith College Poetry Center, Janan Scott ’13 and Liliana Farrel ’13.  Poets represented in the exhibit include Li-Young Lee, Jean Valentine, and Louise Glück.  As stated by Scott and Farrel, “The shapes, colors, smells and textures in this stunning array of blooming are reflected in poetry’s rhythms, sounds, and images.”  For directions visit www.smith.edu/garden.

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  • Monday, March 8, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm – The Inner Beauty of Flowers

    The exhibition entitled The Inner Beauty of Flowers, a collaboration between the Botanic Garden of Smith College, retired radiologist Merrill C. Raikes MD, and University of Massachusetts physics professor Robert B. Hallock, will be shown in the Church Exhibition Gallery of the Smith College Lyman Plant House beginning Saturday, March 6, and will run through September 30, 2010.  Join others for an exploration of light, vision, x-rays and flowers, extending the range of our perception, at the opening reception on Monday, March 8, from 7 – 9.  X-rays open up a new world of the interior structure of objects.  Merril Raike’s superb floral radiography reveals an unseen world of delicacy and beauty.  For more information, log on to www.smith.edu/gardens/Home/events.html.

  • Through October 11, 8:30 – 4 pm – Botanical Architecture Exhibit

    Students in Smith College’�s Introduction to Architecture: Language and Craft studio, taught by Jim Middlebrook, were asked to reinterpret the spatial language of flowers. Each student chose a flower from the Botanic Garden, then photographed it and analyzed its spatial character. Students built models according to this visual �language.� These forms were used to design a theoretical pavilion for flower display next to Paradise Pond. On display are the photos, models, and pavilion designs. Come to the Smith College Lyman Plant House, Church Exhibition Gallery, 15 College Lane, Northampton, Massachusetts now through October 11 to see the fabulous work created by these very talented students. Admission is free.  For further information, contact Pamela Dods, garden@smith.edu.