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Tag: Lynn Ackerman

  • Saturday, November 19, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Beginning Orchid Growing Workshop

    You don’t need a greenhouse to grow orchids. Success can be achieved on your windowsill. Learn the essentials of growing orchids: media, light, water, temperature, fertilization, selection and repotting are taught by Lyman Estate Greenhouse Manager and horticulturist, Lynn Ackerman. This workshop will take place Saturday, November 19, from 10 – 12 at the Greenhouses, located at 185 Lyman Street in Waltham. $30 for Historic New England members, $35 for non-members. To register, call 781-891-1985.

  • Friday, November 6, 10 a.m. – Beginning Orchid Growing Clinic

    Historic New England is sponsoring a Beginning Orchid Growing Clinic at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses in Waltham, Massachusetts on Friday, November 6, beginning at 10 a.m.  Learn the essentials of growing orchids, including requirements of growing media, light, water, temperature, and fertilization. With their long-lasting and showy blooms, orchids are one of the most beautiful and dramatic of all flowering plants. This popular course is taught by Lyman Estate horticulturist Lynn Ackerman, an accomplished orchid grower and member of the Orchid Society.  Admission fee is $35.  Contact Susanna Crampton at scrampton@historicnewengland.org, or call her at 781-891-4882 to register.  For more information, log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

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