Join The Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Thursday, May 25 at 10 am for a 1.5 mile walk through the Rose Kennedy Greenway led by Jesse Brackenbury, Executive Director of the Greenway. Jesse will discuss many of the Greenway’s features, including its horticulture, history (such as Mass Hort’s involvement), programs, public art, and more. Pre-registration required. Mass Hort Members: $15; General Admission: $22. Sign up at www.masshort.org.
CitySprouts introduces school gardens as a core element of children’s public education. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society partners with public schools to ensure that hands-on learning, environmental stewardship and the experience of growing and eating healthy food become part of every child’s life.
Join them for an evening of fun, food, and silent auction to celebrate garden-based learning in Boston and Cambridge Public Schools. Help pollinate garden-based learning! For more information visit www.citysprouts.org, or call Andrea at 617-876-2436.
Spring is a busy time of year and often essential chores get lost in the craziness. In this Massachusetts Horticultural Society talk on Thursday, April 27 at 7 pm, Charlie Nardozzi will walk us through, step by step, plant by plant, the various gardening chores that should be done and how to do them. From pruning to dividing, planting to lawn care, Charlie will make sure you have a list of tasks to take home. His latest book, New England Month by Month Gardening, released in 2016, will be on hand for sales and signing.
Charlie Nardozzi is a nationally recognized garden writer, speaker, radio, and television personality. He has worked for more than 25 years bringing expert gardening information to home gardeners through radio, television, talks, tours, on-line, and the printed page. Charlie delights in making gardening information simple, easy, fun and accessible to everyone. Learn more about Charlie at www.GardeningWithCharlie.com.
Mass Hort Member Cost: $12; Non Member Cost $20. Register online at www.masshort.org.
Bees pollinate dozens of plants that bloom in the springtime, so now is the time to set up beehives in gardens, on rooftops, at home or even at work. Engage with bee expert Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D. and a beekeepers from The Best Bees Company to learn how to set up habitat in springtime with bees in mind. This Massachusetts Horticultural Society event will take place at the Gardens at Elm Bank on Tuesday, April 25 from 1:30 – 3.
Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D. is a biologist, professor, New York Times & Los Angeles Times contributor, two-time TEDx speaker, beekeeper, uncle, and author of The Bee: A Natural History published by Princeton University Press. Noah’s research focuses on bee immunology. Noah is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of The Best Bees Company, a beekeeping service that delivers, installs, and manages beehives for residential and commercial properties nation-wide. Proceeds from The Best Bees Company go toward research to improve bee health. This research is based out of the Urban Beekeeping Laboratory and Bee Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Boston’s South End.
Mass Hort Member Cost: $12; Non Member Cost $20. Register online at www.masshort.org.
Ikebana International Boston Chapter #17 announces a demonstration by Grand Master Ingrid Luders, Ohara School of Ikebana, to take place Tuesday, May 2 in the Hunnewell Carriage House at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. Tickets are $20 at the door. Containers by potters David and Keiko Hergesheimer. For more information contact Kaye Vosburgh at vosburghk@aol.com, or call her at 617-916-1944.
This April 22nd hands-on workshop at Elm Bank, led by Mass Hort Seed to Table Educator Hannah Traggis, will have you start your own seeds to take home for your garden. Through a series of demonstrations, you will learn the proper care and handling of a variety of young seedlings. You will also practice transplanting to promote the sturdiest and healthiest seedlings! Seeds and materials will be provided. Feel free to bring your own selection of seeds to plant. The class will be held from 10 – 12.
Hannah Traggis manages Mass Hort’s edible gardens throughout The Gardens at Elm Bank. She oversees the Seed to Table vegetable garden which produces more than 4,000 pounds of produce each year to support our educational mission and local food pantries. Mass Hort Members: $20; General Admission: $30. Register online at www.masshort.org.
Kent Byron will review his permaculture practices used on Grace Note Farm, his 11-acre homestead in Petersham, Massachusetts. This lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 14 from 1:30 – 3 in the Parkman Room at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. Permaculture is based on the premise that food production can mirror living regenerative systems in nature, like the forest. Come learn how he incorporates these methods into his landscape and how you can do the same. $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 for nonmembers. Register online at www.masshort.org.
At The Gardens at Elm Bank on Thursday, March 9 at 7 pm, ML Altobelli will review basic garden and yard site analysis to match your gardening needs and your gardening desires. Discover what you need to consider to best decide what to grow. Using seed catalogs and other resources, you will find plants that will work best for you. $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 for non-members. Register online at www.masshort.org.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society Director of Horticulture and Education, John Forti, will give an illustrated talk at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley on Tuesday, February 28 from 1:30 – 3 that brings to life the unique and living history of plants that have a defining presence in our region. For those interested in gardens that inspire a sense of time and place, this talk will foster a better understanding of the most tried and true plants and our role in preservation.
$12 members/$20 non-members. Register online at www.masshort.org.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s third annual school garden conference at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Thursday, February 23 will feature workshops that explore regional best practices for planning and running a garden that will not only meet educational goals, but also provide opportunities for a diverse student body, and make connections within the school community and beyond. A variety of workshops will support interested parents and volunteers, teachers, and administrators – those who have established gardens and those just breaking ground. The event will run from 9 – 4 (blizzard day February 24), and the cost includes morning coffee and lunch. $45 for Mass Hort members, $60 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org.
