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  • Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays Now Through September 26, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Guided Garden Tours at Strawbery Banke Museum

    Visitors to Portsmouth, New Hampshire have the opportunity to learn about historic gardens at Strawbery Bank. Expert guides will take you on a journey through time in the historic gardens and landscapes and teach about the careful stewardship and maintenance that goes into preserving the living collection. Gain insights into traditional gardening techniques and how they have evolved, blending seamlessly with modern practices to ensure the gardens’ continued vitality and their ability to share the stories of the people who lived within them. The tours will take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays now through September 26 from 11 – noon, except for June 19, July 4, and September 1 & 4.

    You must have a general museum admission ticket to take the guided garden tour. https://www.strawberybanke.org/guided-garden-tours

  • Wednesday, January 25, 9:30 am – School Gardens

    The Wellesley Garden Study Group in collaboration with Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Wellesley Green Schools will host a program on School Gardens at the Parkman Educational Center, Mass Hort at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley on January 25th . Those interested to attend may join us 9:30A.M. for refreshments and announcements, and the program will begin at 10:30A.M. Free and open to the public.

    The program School Gardens will be an illustrated history of of the school garden movement of the 19th century America and its further development. John Forti will discuss the heirloom and native plants of our region and how they can be integrated into the school curriculum from seed to table. The discussion will also be on how a school yard can enrich both habitat and community.

    John Forti is the Director of Horticulture for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. He also serves as the Governor of Slow Food Massachusetts. He was formerly the Director of Horticulture at Strawbery Banke Museum and Plimoth Plantation Museum. Over 20,000 follow his blog as “The Heirloom Gardener – John Forti” on Facebook.

    The talk should inspire the interest of the home gardener as well as school gardener.  Photo from www.cityfarmer.info.