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  • Saturday, May 7, 9:00 am – Roses! Roses! Roses!

    Manuel Mendes, American Rose Society Certified Master Consulting Rosarian, will present a free seminar at Weston Nurseries, 93 East Main Street in Hopkinton, on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 9 am, on everything you need to know about roses.

    Weston Nurseries is delighted to welcome Manny Mendes for a discussion and demonstration all about roses. Manny Mendes will cover the most important aspects of choosing, planting and caring for your roses. He will teach you about the different types of roses and recommend the best cultivars for our region. Come learn everything you need to know about how to grow roses and how easy it is to include them in your landscape. Rose growing can be a rewarding hobby as well as a reliable way to add spectacular color and style to your garden.

    Manny Mendes has been growing roses for more than four decades and currently has over 250 rose varieties growing in his yard. He is active in many horticultural societies and has served as President of the New England Rose Society. For more information, call 508-435-4314, or log on to www.westonnurseries.com.

  • Wednesday, March 16 – Sunday, March 20 – The Boston Flower & Garden Show

    Leave behind the gray days of winter and rejoice in the 2011 show, entitled A Burst of Color: Celebrating the Container Garden. Boston’s biggest horticultural happening provides the tools and inspiration to kick off the season in style.  Hours are 9 am – 8 pm Wednesday, March 16 through Saturday, March 19 and 9 am – 6 pm on Sunday, March 20.   A complete schedule of lectures and demonstrations will be posted at www.thebostonflowershow.com, but some highlights include a talk by Tovah Martin on The New Terrarium, a lecture by Ellen Ecker Ogden  on The Complete Kitchen Garden, and a charmingly entitled “Growing Your Groceries in Containers” by Teresa O’Connor and Jayme Jenkins.   The show plays host to amateur competitions as well, coordinated by The Massachusetts Horticultural Society along with The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts.