Join other enthusiasts in great conversation while immersed in the beauty of the Garden at Elm Bank. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society Book Club meets monthly at 1:30 in the Putnam Building, 900 Washington Street. On April 18, the book to be discussed is A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century, by Witold Rybcznskji. To join the list, visit www.masshort.org.
Join Lorraine and Mary Lou from Artistry Floral on April 8 at 10 am for in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop and create your own floral display to take home or give away. We always look forward to a change of seasons –The holidays of early spring are associated with life and the rebirth of nature back into full = blossom. Of course Spring is about traditional daffodils, tulips and Iris – but there’s definitely more to inspire this vibrant time of year. You will take home an arrangement suitable for your home.
In 2016, Lorraine Walsh and Mary Lou Ashur met as floral associates at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. There, studying fundamentals of floristry and working in teams, they designed and executed a variety of art inspired floral arrangements for certain museum locations as well as the restaurants, special events, and holiday installations. Now in the marketplace, they are committed to producing artistic floral creations, using only the highest quality flowers and plants, from local growers and flower producers around the world. They are also focused on sustainable floral design and eco-friendly floral purchases from wearables to table arrangements, bouquets, and large installations. They are inspired to produce arrangements that are unique and designed to honor their clients’ significant events respecting their individual styles, while sourcing seasonal flowers, and respecting the environment.
The class will take place at the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. $75 for Mass Hort members, $95 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is welcoming Jo Thompson, RHS Chelsea Flower Show multi-medal winner, over from England on her spring US tour. Inspired by her book The Gardener’s Palette: Creating Colour Harmony in the Garden, Jo will share her experience with finding, planning, and executing a garden color palette. Enjoy drinks (cash bar) and light bites for this exciting lecture during Mass Hort’s first ever Tulip Mania at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley. Jo will be signing copies of her book, and it is available for purchase with your ticket. $55 – $70 – register through Eventbrite HERE.
This info-packed Massachusetts Horticultural Society online lecture on April 1 from 11 – 12 covers seasonal maintenance tasks, including jump-starting gardens in spring and putting them to bed in the fall, as well as routine tasks such as watering and weeding. Topics include pruning; fertilizers; mulch; plant divisions; planet-friendly pest and disease practices; critter management and more. Most appropriate for gardeners in Hardiness Zones 3 – 7.
Instructor: Kerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator, author and design consultant based in southern Maine. In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from Massachusetts Horticultural Society for “Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.” Her gardens have been featured in numerous magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Garden Gate and Horticulture. Kerry Ann’s gardens have been featured in many gardening magazines, including Fine Gardening, Garden Gate, Country Gardens, Horticulture and Better Homes and Gardens. In 2016 Kerry Ann started producing international gardening Webinars that have been enjoyed by thousands. She provides on-site and virtual garden design services for hundreds in Hardiness Zones 3-7. $13.95. Register at www.masshort.org
Join Lorraine and Mary Lou from Artistry Floral for in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop and create your own floral display to take home or give away. You’ll learn the basics of conditioning flowers and see some basic mechanics of floristry through the process of designing a tabletop arrangement. Great opportunity to bring a friend and design together! Explore the ins and outs of floral shapes and cuttings flowers. The event will take place at The Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley on March 9 from 7 – 8:30.
Please bring floral scissors and a bucket or box to carry home your arrangement. $75 – $95. Register HERE.
In 2016, Lorraine Walsh and Mary Lou Ashur met as floral associates at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. There, studying fundamentals of floristry and working in teams, they designed and executed a variety of art inspired floral arrangements for certain museum locations as well as the restaurants, special events, and holiday installations. Now in the marketplace, they are committed to producing artistic floral creations, using only the highest quality flowers and plants, from local growers and flower producers around the world.
They are also focused on sustainable floral design and eco-friendly floral purchases from wearables to table arrangements, bouquets, and large installations They are inspired to produce arrangements that are unique and designed to honor their clients’ significant events respecting their individual styles, while sourcing seasonal flowers, and respecting the environment.
In this Massachusetts Horticultural Society in person workshop, we will explore combining Asian paper collage with watercolor paints. The class takes place at the Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley on March 3 from 10:30 – 2:30. $55 for Mass Hort members, $75 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org
The various textures of the papers and the slight resist quality of the glue, will result in interesting textural accidents when watercolor paints are added. Demos and handouts will be provided to create these uniquely textured paintings.
Instructed by Nan Rumpf
Nan Rumpf grew up in a small Iowa town on the banks of the Mississippi River, where she spent much of her childhood exploring the outdoors on her bicycle and daydreaming under a lilac bush. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts. She has studied watercolor painting with Susan Swinand, Jane Goldman, Paul George, Charles Reid, Miles Batt, and Cheng Khee Chee.
Her paintings have been exhibited at The DeCordova Museum School Gallery, The Danforth Museum, The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, The Attleboro Arts Museum, The Wellesley Free Library (First Place Award), The Center For The Arts in Natick, Art on the Common in Needham (First Place Award), The Clinton Art show (Best In Show), Post Road Art (First Place Award in the Abstract Show), The Wellesley Community Center (Margaret Fitzwilliam Award for Excellence in Watercolor), The New England Watercolor Society Show in Cotuit (Woodruff Art Center Award) and her painting Soaring was awarded by George Nick in Concord Art’s Juried Members show.
She is a member of the Concord Art Association, the Wellesley Society of Artists, The Rhode Island Watercolor Society and is a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society. She was chosen as one of the two art judges for The Amazing Things Summer Juried Art Show in 2012.
She has been a visiting artist instructing students at Framingham State University, The Bancroft School, and at Medfield High School. She has given artist talks and demos for many art groups in New England.
Designed for beginners and experienced gardeners, this Massachusetts Horticultural Society course is designed to cover the basics of plant knowledge and care in New England and provides students with the knowledge to solve many of the problems commonly faced in keeping plants healthy. Topics include soils and soil amendments; plant physiology and identification methods; planting, pruning, propagation and operation techniques; plant selection and planning guidelines; pest and disease control. The course also includes an introduction to taxonomy. This course meets virtually for 10 weeks, Thursdays at 6:30pm. $260 Mass Hort members, $320 General Public. Register at www.masshort.org
Urban gardening is about growing food and ornamentals in small spaces. Whether you have a huge yard without the time or desire to tend it all, or an apartment with no outdoor space at all, this talk will give you tips and techniques to start and maintain a garden you can call your own. We will also learn about what’s new in small space gardening. The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s February 7 meeting will be held at The Chilton Club, 152 Commonwealth Avenue (entrance on Dartmouth Street) beginning at 10 am.
Gretel Anspach is a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, and a recently-retired systems engineer for Raytheon. She won the MMGA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Gretel established and maintains a 20,000 square foot food production garden that has provided fresh produce to the Marlboro and Maynard Food Pantries for the last ten years. Her primary interest and focus is always in the science behind horticulture (Biography citation: Plymouth Public Library).
If you are not a member but are interested in attending, email info@bostonflora.com
Love the new wilder gardens you see in magazines? These naturalistic gardens are more than a field meadow. Want to use native grasses and flowers to attract pollinators? Small space or large, you’ll learn how to design “wild” your perennial garden. You’ll also learn how to add plants for Winter Interest. This Massachusetts Horticultural Society online workshop/class on January 25 from 10 – 2 offers hands-on exercises. Learn the techniques of layout, how to choose perennials for seasonal colorful flower waves, and be introduced to choice native meadow garden plants. This is a three session workshop – more information on the times of the next two sessions will be found on Mass Hort’s website below.
Instructor: Maria von Brincken, principle of Maria von Brincken Landscape Garden Design, is an award-winning certified designer (APLD and LI) celebrating over 20 years in professional practice. Maria specializes in landscape plans and coaching that creates beautiful spaces and colorful flower gardens designed for you. A certified landscape designer by profession and an artist and gardener by obsession. $230 for MHS members, $255 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org
Learn the art of Japanese flower arranging from Joanne Caccavale, Komon, Sogetsu School. In this Massachusetts Horticultural Society six-week course, you will be taught the basic curriculum and receive a certificate from Tokyo upon completion of course books. Students will be provided with school books, plant material, containers and pin frogs when you come to class. Please bring garden scissors or ikebana scissors.
