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  • Sunday, March 18, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Veggie Garden Remix

    Come to Berkshire Botanical Garden on Sunday, March 18 for a lecture and book signing beginning at 11 am. There is a world of diversity available to food gardeners, if we just take the time to look. Best- selling author Niki Jabbour invites you to shake up your vegetable garden with an intriguing array of food plants from around the world; Cucamelons, Indian cucumbers, chickpeas, Italian leaf broccoli, Chinese artichokes, zaatar, and wonderful greens like Tokyo bekana, amaranth, magenta spreen, and molokhia. She’ll showcase a wide selection of flavorful and easy-to-grow global vegetables, and offer tips on how to grow and eat them. A book sale and signing will follow this talk. $5 for BBG members, $15 for nonmembers. Advance registration is highly recommended, but walk-ins are always welcome, space permitting. Register at www.berkshirebotanical.org.

    Niki Jabbour is the award-winning author of Niki Jabbour’s Veggie Garden Remix, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, and Groundbreaking Food Gardens. Her work is found in Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Birds & Blooms, Horticulture, and other publications, and she speaks widely on food gardening at events and shows across North America. She is the host and creator of The Weekend Gardener radio show. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is online at SavvyGardening.com.

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  • Saturday, March 2, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm – Outdoor Living Extravaganza

    For the fifth year, Proven Winners is bringing this enjoyable and educational gardening seminar to cities across North America. On Saturday, March 2, from 8:30 – 4, the event will take place at Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, 1125 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood. You’ll learn from our experts about all the latest and great new varieties to hit the market for 2013, how to put together exceptional containers and much more. Rick Schoellhorn, Niki Jabbour, and Susan Martin will join Keynote Speaker P. Allen Smith for this event.

    In addition, you’ll be treated to a bag of exciting gifts-including a brand new plant for 2013 that will be hard to find at retail; you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch, beverages, and snacks throughout the day; and you’ll have plenty of chances to win great prizes. Even your non-gardening friends will enjoy this relaxed and entertaining look at what’s new in outdoor decor, Proven Winners style. We look forward to seeing you there! $70 per person (plus a free calendar). To sign up, call 877-865-5818, or reserve online at http://www.provenwinners.com/catalog/events.