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Tag: Russell Stafford

  • Thursday, February 20, 7:30 pm – Unusual Bulbs

    The Wollaston Garden Club presents a lecture with Russell Stafford on Unusual Bulbs at the Wollaston Congregational Church Social Hall, 48 Winthrop Avenue in Wollaston (Quincy), on Thursday, February 20 at 7:30 pm.  The public is invited.  As a trained and experienced ecologist, horticulturist, botanist, and plant enthusiast, with a deep understanding of plant ecology and an expansive knowledge of plant material (and a boffo collection of plants), Russell delights in working with homeowners to create gardens that harmoniously express the unique particulars of their place. He also enjoys collaborating with landscape architects and designers as a plant material consultant. For more information contact Kathleen Ceurvels at ceurvels@comcast.net.

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  • Thursday, July 22 – Saturday, July 24 – Nantucket Garden Festival

    The Nantucket Garden Festival is back. Events are located downtown, under the tent at the Dreamland Theater Lot, at the Nantucket Lighthouse School, 1 Rugged Road, and in private island gardens. Complete details and registration opportunities may be found at www.nantucketgardenfestival.com.

    Thursday, July 22, 2010

    * A guided tour of four different ways to keep chickens
    * A hands-on workshop with Amy Pallenberg on late summer container gardening
    * Back by popular demand: A tour of three notable but very different vegetable gardens
    * A late summer container competition, judged by the Nantucket Garden Club
    * Opening Night Preview and Party featuring the many wonderful vendors in our Garden Marketplace !

    Friday, July 23, 2010

    * Early Bird Garden Marketplace with continental breakfast
    * The Garden Marketplace
    * An early morning tour of a very special seaside garden, hosted by Stephen Orr
    * A talk by Noel Kingsbury on the ‘natural garden’
    * A talk by Dean Riddle on context in gardening
    * A hands-on Obelisk workshop with Janice Shields of Cut It Out
    * A tour of three contemporary West End gardens with marvelous views
    * A garden based workshop with Noel Kingsbury, from a rabbit’s point of view
    * “Know your Geophytes!”: Russell Stafford’s talk about creative ways to use bulbs
    * A Monomoy Garden Tour in the late afternoon with wine and cheese
    * Dinner Alfresco and talk with Russ and Marian Morash

    Saturday, July 24, 2010

    * The Garden Marketplace
    * A hands-on Trellis workshop with Janice Shields of Cut It Out
    * A composting workshop with Katie Hemingway
    * An interactive discussion with David Berry of Nantucket Honey Bee Co. on keeping bees
    * Small group tours of island bee hives with David Berry
    * Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s luncheon lecture on the Well-Designed Mixed Garden
    * A garden tour focused on contrast, ending in a rarely visited garden where guests will linger over wine and cheese

    Children’s Workshops:

    Friday, July 23, 2010

    * Create a Garden Fairy House (Kinderclass teacher Barrie Sanders)
    * Make a Garden Mobile with found items (Primary teacher Erin Dancik)

    Saturday, July 24, 2010

    * Make a Mosaic Flower Pot (Kinderclass teacher Monika Geerling with ceramicist Nell Van Vorst)
    * Birds of the Garden: stitch and adorn a colorful bird for your garden (Lighthouse School co-founder, Lizbet Carroll Fuller)