Boston Flora

Tag: Thursdays at the Hort

  • Thursday, February 20, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Planning a Cook’s Kitchen Garden

    Do you love to cook? Wouldn’t you like to step out your door and pick the ingredients for your evening meal? Gardeners know that home-grown food tastes the best. Learn how to select the best tasting varieties for your kitchen garden and make a plan for successful harvests from spring to fall. Learn simple preservation techniques and strategies for eating from the garden all year long. On Thursday, February 20, from 7 – 8:30, vegetable grower Tim Wilcox will discuss growing techniques and how to make the most of limited space, at the gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley.

    Tim Wilcox owns The Kitchen Garden farm in Sunderland, MA where he grows specialty vegetables for farmers markets, restaurant chefs and grocery stores throughout the Pioneer Valley. Tim started the farm in 2006 with his wife Caroline Pam and together they have grown from a 1-acre garden to a full-blown farm of 25 acres. His favorite crops are garlic, herbs, chili peppers and tomatoes, which inspire him to create amazing homegrown meals from cuisines as diverse as Italian and Thai.

    Lecture Fee $15 for Mass Hort members; $20 non-members.  Register at www.masshort.org, or call 617-933-4973.

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  • Thursday, November 7, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The Hidden Forest

    We all know what the forest looks like. What very few of know are the hidden organisms that nourish, protect, infect and destroy the visible portions of our ecosystems. More than 90% of the world’s plants have fungal partners, without which the world would be a vastly different place. Fungi form an entire kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants. Like us, they depend on plants for oxygen and carbohydrates. And, like us, they have a complicated relationship with the plant kingdom, acting sometimes as good gardeners and sometimes as destroyers. One lecture is not enough to tell you everything about this relationship but we promise that you’ll never see the forest in quite the same way again.  Come to Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Thursday, November 7, from 7 – 8:30, and hear Susan Goldhor’s lecture for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society entitled The Hidden Forest.

    Susan Goldhor is a biologist who is the President of the Boston Mycological Club, the oldest such club in the nation. Her essays about fungi, which have focused on their roles in ecoystems, have been widely praised for their clarity and style, as well as for popularizing aspects of fungi that have generally been the province of specialists.  Register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e8clee75612ddf48&llr=kzaorjcab.

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  • Thursday, July 18, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The Truth About Insects in Your Garden

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Thursdays at the Hort Series continues Thursday, July 18, with a lecture on The Truth About Insects in Your Garden.  Few gardeners welcome or really understand the insects that inhabit or make a brief stop in their gardens.  Nor do they think about the intricate behavior and physiology of the insect and how these characteristics impact what they do in the garden.  Join Mass Hort on a special voyage about your garden and some of the most spectacular gardens in the world.  $10 for Mass Hort members, $15 for non-members.   Register at www.masshort.org.

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  • Thursday, June 20, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Vegetable Gardening for Everyone

    Thursdays at the Hort will present Susan Hammond, Master Gardener at the Keeper Vegetable Garden, on Thursday, June 20, at 7 pm, at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. Vegetable gardening is something everyone can enjoy, from the novice to the experienced gardener. It can be a way to bring fresh food to your table, teach children where food comes from, or even a way to beautify your yard! We’ll look at different types of vegetable gardens and discuss layout, variety choices, and growing techniques.  $10 for Mass Hort members, $15 for non-members.  Register on line at www.masshort.org. Image from www.meusprojeto.blogspot.com.

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  • Thursday, May 30, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Growing Grains in Massachusetts

    Thursdays at the Hort continues on May 30 with Elizabeth E’Toile of Four Star Farms speaking at 7 pm on Growing Grains in Massachusetts. “Amber Waves of Grain” are probably not the first things that come to mind when thinking about agriculture in Massachusetts. Join Liz in a discussion of the history and resurgence of grain production in Massachusetts, how to enhance your landscape with ornamental and ancient varieties, and techniques for harvesting and storing grains on a home or small scale.

    Cost – $10.00 for Mass Hort members, $15.00 for non-members. Register on line at www.masshort.org.

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  • Thursday, April 25, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Spring Entertaining with Panache

    Do you want to host an event for Mother’s Day or a loved one’s graduation, but are short on ideas and time?  Join The Massachusetts Horticultural Society with Sue Schocket at her Healthy Habits Kitchen, 36 Washington Street, Wellesley on Thursday, April 25 from 7 – 8:30 to learn creative and delicious ways to make an impact on any crowd. Sample a selection of garden-inspired appetizers and cocktails, such as tomatoes filled with goat cheese, zucchini spread, raspberry-herb cocktail, white sangria, and more.

    Cost – $30.00 for Mass Hort members, $35.00 for non-members. Sign up on line at www.masshort.org.  Picture from www.margaritamakerextreme.com.

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  • Thursday, October 25, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Design-less Gardening: A Naturalistic Approach

    Disregard traditional design rules and adopt a new approach to garden design. Look to nature for your inspiration. What clues can you take from your landscape to help you provide the right plant for the right place? Learn to evaluate sunlight, moisture, soil and other factors to encourage a successful garden that does not require many inputs in the way of watering, fertilizing, extra coddling on your part. Create a low maintenance garden that actively supports the environment and provides beauty for all– people and pollinators alike.

    Dan Jaffe is currently a Propagator and Stock Beds’ Grower at the New England Wild Flower Society, and he will speak as part of the Thursdays at the Hort series on October 25 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.

    Presentations will begin at 7pm and go until all questions are answered. The classes are priced at $12 for members and $15 for non-members unless otherwise indicated. There is no need to pre-register and you may pay at the class. For directions visit www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, October 11, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Planting a Terrarium

    Lee Patterson is past president Noanett Garden Club, Past Chairman of the Amateur Horticulture Competition, and a winner of many blue ribbons and major awards at regional flower shows for her beautiful terrariums and miniature landscape containers (see below). In this October 11 Thursdays at the Hort presentation, Lee will give a demonstration on planting a terrarium which will inspire you to go right out and make one yourself. Presentations will begin at 7pm and go until all questions are answered. The classes are priced at $12 for members and $15 for non-members unless otherwise indicated. There is no need to pre-register and you may pay at the class. For more information visit www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, September 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Planting an Autumn Container Garden

    Trish Wesley-Umbrell of Natick Community Organic Farm will speak at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Thursday, September 13 beginning at 7 pm. The classes are priced at $12 for members and $15 for non-members unless otherwise indicated. There is no need to pre-register and you may pay at the class.  Trish will demonstrate the way to extend the season for your potted containers well into Thanksgiving.

  • Thursday, September 6, 7:00 pm – Creative Design with Color and Texture in the Garden

    Thursdays at the Hort continues September 6, beginning at 7 pm, with Warren Leach of Tranquil Lake Nursery speaking on Creative Design with Color and Texture in the Garden. Creating a great garden involves the juxtaposition of many elements. Before you plant, think about color – both foliage and blooms, and in-season and end-of-season – and plant and leaf texture. If you do your homework, you’ll have a garden that brings pleasure both to yourself and your visitors. Warren Leach, co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery in Rehoboth, MA, is a landscape horticulturist noted for his distinctive and enduring garden designs.

    Presentations will begin at 7pm and go until all questions are answered. The classes are priced at $12 for members and $15 for non-members unless otherwise indicated. There is no need to pre-register and you may pay at the class.  Photo of daylilies from Tranquil Lake Nursery below from www.fileunderfiber.blogspot.com.