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  • Tuesdays, November 26 – December 17, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Plant Health Care

    This Berkshire Botanical Garden course on Plant Health Care meets for 4 weeks on Tuesdays, November 26 – December 17, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, in the Education Center. BBG members $215, nonmembers $240. Register online at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/plant-health-care-2

    Look at factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens, and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques will be taught. Learn to minimize potential problems through proper site preparation, plant selection, and placement. Managing problems using biological, chemical, and cultural techniques will be discussed with a focus on IPM (integrated pest management).

    Instructor: Jen Werner has taught at the vocational high school level and at Springfield Technical Community College, as well as leading trainings for Master Gardeners and classes for garden clubs and garden centers. her hands-on experience ranges from landscape maintenance, construction and design, greenhouse management and production, nursery work, horticulture therapy, and entrepreneurship. Jen is a NOFA Certified Organic Landcare Professional and recently earned a UMASS Invasive Plant Management Certificate.

  • Tuesdays, November 27 – December 18, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Plant Health Care

    This Berkshire Botanical Garden course on Plant Health Care meets for 4 weeks on Tuesdays, November 27 – December 18, 5:30 – 8:30 pm in the Education Center at the garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

    Look at factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens, and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques will be taught. Learn to minimize potential problems through proper site preparation, plant selection, and placement. Managing problems using biological, chemical, and cultural techniques will be discussed with a focus on IPM (integrated pest management).

    BBG Members: $175, Non-Members: $185. Register online at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/plant-health-care

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  • Sunday, August 26, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – In Harmony with Nature: Mount Auburn’s Flower Gardens & Greenhouse

    Sunday, August 26, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – In Harmony with Nature: Mount Auburn’s Flower Gardens & Greenhouse

    On Sunday, August 26 at 1 pm, join Mount Auburn Cemetery at our Greenhouse to explore the greenhouses and surrounding gardens at peak bloom time. Kelley Sullivan, Mount Auburn’s Greenhouse Horticulturist & Plant Health Care Specialist, will guide you with tips and techniques. Peek into our greenhouses and see how our gardens interact with our greenhouse plantings. Observe how our beautiful and diverse cut-flower gardens enhance habitat, shelter, and alternative food sources for beneficial inhabitants. We’ll provide the lenses, you bring your senses. $7 for Friends of Mount Auburn, $12 for general public. Register online at http://mountauburn.org/event/in-harmony-with-nature-our-flower-gardens-greenhouse-3/

    Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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