Boston Flora

Tag: Small Gardens

  • Tuesdays, February 6 and February 13, 8:30 am – 12:00 noon – Designing Gardens for Small Spaces

    Small gardens present the designer with the challenge of how to realize big ideas in tight quarters. Yet small sites don’t have to restrict garden interest and diversity. This New England Wild Flower Society hands-on design workshop with Cheryl Salatino on February 6 and 13 from 8:30 – noon at Garden in the Woods in Framingham tackles the garden as a composition by exploring enclosed space, light, plant characteristics, and personal expression. $120 for NEWFS members, $144 for nonmembers. Image from http://i.shelterness.com.  Register online at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/designing-gardens-for-small-spaces-1

  • Thursday, March 16, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – We’re in a Tight Spot

    Join Amy Nyman at Garden in the Woods on Hemenway Street in Framingham on Thursday, March 16 at 11 am for this one-hour lecture to learn about native plants and design techniques that can be used to beautify small urban spaces. $13 for NEWFS members, $15 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newfs.org. Image from www.i.shelterness.com.

  • Monday, August 10, 7 pm – Gordon Hayward Garden & Art Talk

    Nationally recognized garden designer, writer, and lecturer Gordon Hayward will be at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine, on Sunday, August 10, for an illustrated talk in which he’ll explore the visual language shared by painters and garden designers. The lecture, ‘Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design,” begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be in the Visitor Center.

    Gordon Hayward’s presentation is based on his new book, Art and the Gardener (Gibbs Smith Publishing, 2008). The illustrated lecture will highlight artists Bonnard, Cezanne, Hassam, Monet and other masters whose paintings can inspire gardeners to virtually copy ideas from their favorite works of art to visually link house to garden.

    Hayward has been writing for Horticulture magazine for 25 years and was a contributing editor at Fine Gardening magazine for six years. He is the author of ten books on garden design. Your House, Your Garden (WW Norton, 2003) won a book award from The American Horticultural Society in 2004. His book, Small Buildings, Small Gardens (Gibbs Smith, 2007) won The Benjamin Franklin Award for the best garden book for 2007 from the Independent Book Publishers Association.

    To be sure of a place, please register in advance on line at www.mainegardens.org, stop by the Visitor Center, or call (207) 633-4333.

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