Boston Flora

Tag: Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide

  • Sunday, September 17, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon – Insects and Wildflowers of East Leverett Meadow

    Ever wonder how plants and insects interact beyond pollination and herbivory? On Sunday, September 17 at 10:30 am, join George LoCascio and the New England Wild Flower Society at the East Leverett Meadow in Leverett to investigate insect and wildflower interactions. We’ll begin with a brief outdoor lecture, then walk around this beautiful meadow to make observations. While discussing pollinators, we’ll hone our field identification skills. Bring Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide and a hand lens if you have them. $14 for NEWFS members, $17 for nonmembers. Image from www.rattlesnakeguttertrust.org.  Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/insects-and-wildflowers-of-east-leverett-meadow

  • Saturday, September 21, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Wildflowers in the Fall

    A follow-up to New England Wild Flower Society’s spring course, “Wildflowers of New England,” this class highlights flora in the last stages of the growing season. What fruits have the spring wildflowers produced, and how are they dispersed? Which flowers are blooming in the fall and why? Which pollinators are active? The program includes a walk in the Garden, a power-point presentation to illustrate key points, and samples for dissection and close observation. References for fruits and winter identification will be provided. Bring Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide and a 10x hand lens to Garden in the Woods in Framingham.  The course will be held Saturday, September 21, from 9:30 – 12:30, led by Dr. Neela De Zoysa, botanist and author of A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka, and costs $40 for NEWFS members, and $48 for nonmembers.  Register online at www.newfs.org/learn/catalog/bot3009.

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  • Saturday, May 5, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – A Natural Curiosity: A Retrospective of Images by Gordon Morrison

    Attend a reception this Saturday, May 5, from 1 – 3 at the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum, in honor of the opening of a new art show, A Natural Curiosity: A Retrospective of Images by Gordon Morrison. From Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide to The Curious Naturalist magazine, from the Garden in the Woods in Framingham to the Missouri Botanical Gardens tropical rainforest exhibit, Gordon Morrison has been reflecting and illuminating the natural world for over four decades. This retrospective focuses largely on his botanical work, highlighting the best of the thousands of illustrations he has done for education and conservation organizations.  The show will run through July 1, and there will be an artist’s talk on Wednesday, June 27, from 7 – 8:30 pm.

  • Sunday, September 19, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm – Plum Island Flora

    Explore the different habitats of Plum Island with the New England Wild Flower Society and Instructor Frances Marsh on Sunday, September 19, from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, and learn what grows where and why. We will investigate the salt marsh, dune, and beach communities, concentrating on forty to fifty distinctive (to the botanist’s eye) plant species. And if we see a bird or two, we will look at them as well. Bring a 10x hand lens, Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, lunch, water, and if you have them, binoculars.  $36 for NEWFS members, $41 for non members.  Register at www.newfs.org – class limited to 15.

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  • Wednesdays, July 14 and July 21, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Identifying Natives with Newcomb’s

    Learn to use Lawrence Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide for the first time or revisit an old friend to understand why this book remains one of the most popular and useful field guides for a non-botanist (botanists like it too). With its unique key, short accurate descriptions, and sensitive drawings by Gordon Morrison, you will be able to identify both woody and herbaceous native plants from rare wild flowers to tiny interesting weeds. Even if you have used this book before, you will enjoy getting to know about Newcomb’s history, his close observations in the field and in his own garden that helped him create a book light enough to carry, yet filled with 1,375 wildflowers, shrubs and vines of the Northeastern United States. Receive a solid grounding in “Newcomb’s,” which will serve you well as you take other botany courses in the New England Wild Flower Society’s Certificate Program.  The classes will be held on Wednesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 21, from 10 – 12:30, at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, and are taught by Carol Govan, a past speaker at  Garden Club of the Back Bay meetings.  NEWFS member fee is $55, $65 for nonmembers, and you may register at www.newfs.org.

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  • Tuesdays, April 27, May 4, 11, and 18, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Wildflowers of New England

    A great way to begin the study of native plants, this course focuses on learning to identify wild plants and provides field experience across the spectrum of New England flora.  Sessions will cover plant identification using Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide.  Students will become familiar with the family characteristics, growth patterns, habitats, and pollination mechanisms of many of our native wild flowers.  We will also practice plant identification and study plant habitats in the field.  Bring a hand lens to each class.  Required text: Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide.  Sessions (April 27, May 4, 11, and 18) will take place at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, from 10 – 12:30, and the series costs $130 for NEWFS members, and $150 for nonmembers.  To register, or for more information, log on to www.newfs.org.

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