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  • Thursday, August 25, 5:00 pm – Putnam Boston Equestrian Classic Preview Party

    You are invited to the Putnam Boston Equestrian Classic Preview Party to benefit the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.  Boston Jumps on the Common is free of charge and open to the public on Thursday, August 25, beginning at 5 pm on the Boston Common, corner of Beacon Street and Charles Street.  Enjoy a preview of the Putnam Boston Equestrian Classic and see Olympic Grand Prix jumping, followed by an exhibition by the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.  The Putnam Equestrian Classic will take place at the Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton September 8 – 11.  For more information, call (978) 491-9456 or visit www.bostonequestrianclassic.com.

  • Tuesdays, April 6 – 27, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – Growing Vegetables in the City

    Abby Hird, Putnam Fellow at the Arnold Arboretum, will give a three session class in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum on Tuesdays, April 6, 13 and 27, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.   Learn the where, what, and why of urban vegetable gardening with horticulturist Abby Hird. Raised on a Nebraska farm, educated in horticulture, and now living here in Boston, Abby Hird will talk about her gardening adaptations in the city environment. She will guide you through site evaluation, plant selection, and common problems and possible solutions in raising home-grown food. She’ll also talk about community resources for gardening, ideas for maximizing yield from a small plot, as well as ways to grow food more sustainably. This class is for nascent gardeners and those who have been frustrated by previous run-ins with vegetables.  Fee $60 Arnold Arboretum member, $72 nonmember. To register, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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