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Friday, June 28, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Low Maintenance Design

Learn how to design unique garden spaces that strengthen your connection to our wonderfully varied New England landscape. Discover important functional and aesthetic qualities of native plants that can provide the building blocks for creating easy-to-care-for, sustainable gardens. Using strategies based on the observation and emulation of naturally existing plant communities, landscape designer Owen Wormser offers key techniques for creating enjoyable, low-maintenance garden spaces. In this interactive format, you are encouraged to bring your ideas, along with photographs, plans, or sketches of your own property. The Native Plant Trust class ($40 for members, $48 for nonmembers) will take place at Nasami Farm in Whately on June 28 from 1 – 4. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/low-maintenance-design/

June 22, 2019
Sunday, June 23, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Citizen Science with the Beecology Project

Join Dr. Robert Gegear, 2018 recipient of the Native Plant Trust’s Regional Impact Award, on Sunday, June 23 at 10 at Nasami Farm in Whately for a hands-on workshop on pollinators. Learn to identify local bumblebee species and then use the Beecology Project phone app to collect and contribute bumblebee data from field observation. This class can be taken alone or in tandem with the Ecological Pollinator Conservation class. $66 for Trust members, $80 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/citizen-science-beecology-project-2/

June 19, 2019
Friday, May 17, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Writing in the Garden

Writers from Emily Dickinson to Edith Wharton to Eudora Welty have found their gardens to be wellsprings of sensory experience that stimulated their writing. In this May 17 Native Plant Trust two-hour workshop, visit the fields and designed gardens at Nasami Farm in Whately and write spontaneously in response to prompts—verbal or visual cues provided by the workshop leader—inspired by the surroundings. No previous writing experience required. Please bring a notebook, pen or pencil, and water, and dress for the weather. Instructor Jane Roy Brown leads, and the fee is $26 for NPT members, $32 for nonmembers. Register at www.nativeplanttrust.org.

Eudora Welty weeding on steps, courtesy of Eudora Welty Foundation

April 27, 2019
Thursday, March 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Right Plant, Right Place: Introduction to Choosing Native Plants

Join a March 21 New England Wild Flower Society workshop discussion of native plant selection, site assessment, and methods for choosing the right plant for the right place. Native plants offer a higher rate of success, as these plants are well-suited for the Northeastern climate, soil conditions, and environment. They require less maintenance and fertilizer, and permit more time to enjoy the garden. Native plants also support a healthy ecosystem, including pollinators and birds. The class will take place from 6:30 – 8:30 at Nasami Farm, and is $26 for NEWFS members, $32 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.newenglandwild.org/learn/our-programs/right-plant-right-place-introduction-to-choosing-native-plants

March 7, 2019
Sunday, January 20, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Fruits and Seeds Revealed

Plants need their seeds to move around so they can propagate the next generation. In this New England Wild Flower session on Sunday, January 20 from 10 – noon at Nasami Farm in Whately, participants learn how plants have adapted a variety of ways to disperse their seeds. After a lecture on seed and fruit structures, the class studies examples of some of the adaptations using hand lenses and microscopes. George LoCascio leads the session, which costs $26 for NEWFS members, $32 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.newenglandwild.org/learn/our-programs/fruits-and-seeds-revealed-1

January 7, 2019
Saturday, December 8, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Propagating Native Plants from Seed, Part I: Dormancy and Sowing Techniques

On Saturday, December 8, from 1 – 4 at Nasami Farm in Whately, learn to propagate native plants from seed in the first session of this two-part, hands-on workshop that focuses on practical methods for small-scale propagation. This workshop is appropriate for beginners and propagators with some experience. Take one or both classes. Part 1 explores seed biology, overcoming dormancy, and sowing techniques. $40 for New England Wild Flower Society and Northeast Organic Farmers Association members, $48 for nonmembers. Kate Stafford leads the class. Register at http://www.newenglandwild.org/learn/our-programs/propagating-native-plants-from-seed-part-1-dormancy-and-sowing-techniques

November 24, 2018
Sunday, November 18, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Native Arrangements

This New England Wild Flower Society session at Nasami Farm in Whately on November 18 from 1 – 4 uses native plant material gathered from Nasami Farm to create a beautiful arrangement for the home or a centerpiece for the Thanksgiving table. Participants walk the farm and learn the best practices for collecting plant materials, then create a unique display piece in the classroom. Bring pruners and a container or vase. Led by Kate Stafford, the fee is $40 for NEWFS members, $48 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.newenglandwild.org/learn/our-programs/native-arrangements-1

November 4, 2018
Thursday, October 25, and Saturday, October 27, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Framework Trees of New England

Forests are a dominant feature of the New England landscape. This two day New England Wild Flower Society course on October 25 and 27 from 10 – 5 at Nasami Farm in Whately, and other field sites, covers the history, changes in composition, and ecology of the region’s forest from the Ice Age through European settlement. Learn to identify native trees, their habitats, and their communities. Explore the impact of past natural and human disturbances on the landscape and learn how current forestry practices shape forest communities. Taught by forester Jonathan “Yoni” Glogower, and co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions, the cost is $216 for sponsor members, $254 for nonmembers. Register at www.newenglandwild.org.

October 15, 2018
Sunday, October 14, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Growing Pollinator-Friendly Plants From Seed

Learn how to grow the top New England plants for pollinators from seed. The fates of native plants and pollinators are intricately interwoven; both are essential to the environment. Growing from seed is an affordable solution for creating pollinator habitat in a home gardener’s yard. This New England Wild Flower Society class, to be held at Nasami Farm in Whately on Sunday, October 14 from 10 – 1, covers all information needed to raise these pollinator powerhouses. Instructor Kate Stafford leads the class. $40 for NEWFS members, $48 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newenglandwild.org. Image from www.northeastpollinator.com.

October 5, 2018
Saturday, September 8, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm – An Ecological Approach to the Nursery and Greenhouse

Nursery and greenhouse plant production can maximize ecological processes and practices. On Saturday, September 8 at Nasami Farm in Whately, this technical yet informal workshop explores how growers can create a sustainable, safe, and successful operation by mimicking and building on natural systems. The program, from 10 – 1:30, is co-sponsored by the New England Wild Life Society and the Ecological Landscape Alliance. $46 for sponsor members, $56 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newenglandwild.org.

September 5, 2018

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