The North Shore Garden Club presents a Garden Club of America Flower Show on Tuesday, September 29, from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at the Singing Beach Club, Beach Street, Manchester, Massachusetts. This show is open to the public. For more information contact Cathy at chp678@aol.com. Photography will be included.
Join Diane Pappas at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston on Tuesday, September 29, beginning at 1 pm for a class in shade gardening. If you think you can’t have a beautiful garden in the shade, think again. This class will introduce you to a plethora of shade tolerant perennials and shrubs that do not require 6 hours of sun. You will learn how to use these plants in combination with each other to light up that dark side of your yard. You will also learn that there is more to a plant than just its flowers; foliage color, leaf shape and texture all play an important role in creating interest in the shade. You will also design a shade garden on paper using information discussed during the class. Note that Ms. Pappas is leading a class in groundcovers earlier in the day, and you may wish to sign up for both events. Fee is $20 for Tower Hill members, $25 for non-members, and you may register on-line at www.towerhillbg.org.
There are several ways to reduce our lawns and at the same time our reliance on fertilizers and pesticides. On September 29, using the grounds of Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Diane Pappas will show a variety of evergreen and perennial groundcovers that can be utilized in place of lawn and expensive bark mulch. The beds surrounding several gardens contain established colonies of groundcovers that demonstrate their many wonderful qualities. Enjoy year round beauty and significantly less maintenance when you decide to make the switch to living groundcovers. Fee is $20 for Tower Hill members, $25 for non-members. Register on line at www.towerhillbg.org.
Learn botany from dedicated instructor and plant nomenclature specialist Kanchi Gandhi. Among the topics to be explored: plant cells and tissues, anatomy and morphology, reproduction, nutrition, growth and development, plant diversity, evolution, classification, and nomenclature. This course, offering both lecture and laboratory activities, introduces botany to new students or serves as a refresher course. Required text: Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon. Contact the Arboretum’s bookstore (617.384.5209) for book availability. Sessions continue Tuesdays September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3 and 10, all 6:30 – 8:30 at the Arnold Arboretum. Fee $180 for members of Arnold Arboretum or New England Wild Flower Society, $215 for nonmembers. Register now! Fee will increase to $225 member, $270 nonmember on September 1. Log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu to sign up.
What’s so special about local farmer’s markets? See for yourself the benefits in this hands-on class. You will discuss buying locally grown produce, ways to get the most for your money at a farmer’s market, and some shopping rules of thumb. Then, depending on what’s available in the market that day, you’ll taste unusual fruits and vegetables, and learn to cook several colorful dishes with a bounty of farm fresh ingredients. A materials fee is included. Cost $45 (members of the Boston Center for Adult Education $39), and a materials fee of $18. The instructor is Leah Bloom, and the class, which is held from 6 – 8 pm at the Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington Street will run from 6 – 8:30 pm. For more information, and to register, log on to www.bcae.org.
