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  • Monday, February 10, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Life’s So Sweet With a Sugar Maple in Your Yard

    Sugar maples provide New Englanders with shade, beautiful autumn color, and delicious maple syrup. Join Trish Wesley Umbrell, Natick Community Organic Farm’s Assistant Director, for a celebration of the versatility of sugar maples. She will share tips on tree identification and uses in the home landscape, explore the rich history and traditions of New England maple sugaring, and give a virtual tour of her local favorite sugar shack, as well as tips for making your own maple syrup on your stovetop. The program takes place Monday, February 10 at 1 pm at the Wellesley College Club in Wellesley. Free for Friends of the Wellesley College Botanic Garden, $10 for non-members. RSVP at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu

  • Thursday, October 18, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Massachusetts Horticultural Society Honorary Medals Dinner

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 118th Honorary Medals Dinner will take place Thursday, October 18 from 5:30 – 9 in the Hunnewell Building at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.

    Margaret Roach (pictured below) is the 2018 nominee for the George Robert White Medal of Honor, the highest honor given by the Society. Ms. Roach will be honored for her distinguished career in horticulture as a garden writer for publications, such as Newsday and Martha Stewart Living, where she was able to reach millions of people as she shared her knowledge of gardening. The author of three books, A Way to Garden, And I Shall Have Some Peace There, and The Backyard Parables and her web site, A Way to Garden. She also hosts a public-radio show and podcast which all continue to make meaningful connections between people, plants, and their beloved gardens.

    The George Robert White Medal of Honor was established in 1909 and is among the most distinguished horticultural awards in the United States. The first honoree was Charles Sprague Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum. Other recipients have included Gertrude Jekyll, Jens Jensen, The Royal Horticultural Society, Massachusetts General Hospital and Tasha Tudor.

    Dale Deppe of Spring Meadow Nursery is the 2018 nominee for the Jackson Dawson Memorial Award. This award is given for exceptional skill in the science or practice of hybridization or propagation of hardy, woody plants.

    William Cannon is the nominee for the Thomas Roland Medal, which honors men and women who have shown exceptional horticultural skill. Mr. Cannon is honored for his expertise of holly and his garden in Brewster, MA.

    Betsy Ridge Madsen will receive a Gold Medal for her leadership as Chair of Massachusetts Horticultural Society and her dedication to help continue the Society’s legacy. Betsy’s volunteerism at the Flower Show as a judge, clerk, and many other positions helps continue Mass Hort’s tradition of promoting Amateur Competitions for passionate designers and plants people. As a floral designer, gardener, horticulturist and spokesperson, Ms. Ridge Madsen has advanced the art and science of horticulture by example and her willingness to share her expertise with others.

    Carol Stocker will receive a Gold Medal in recognition of her work as a garden writer for the Boston Globe and other publications which has promoted the art and science of horticulture to thousands of readers.

    Karen Perkins is nominated for the Silver Medal for her efforts in the propagation and promotion of Epimediums. She is the owner of Garden Vision Epimediums, and has demonstrated her dedication to the science of horticulture and promoting plants for people to enjoy in their gardens.

    Trish Wesley Umbrell is nominated for the Silver Medal for her extraordinary skill as a garden educator, both formerly with Mass Hort and currently with the Natick Community Organic Farm.

    Reservations are required ($125 per person).  Visit https://masshort.org/education-events/honorary-medals-dinner/

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  • Tuesday, April 28, 6:45 pm – Eve Did Not Apply Roundup: Organic Practices for Home Gardeners

    Trish Wesley Umbrell, former Director of Education and Outreach at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, will speak at a Norwood Evening Garden Club meeting on Tuesday, April 28, beginning at 6:45 at the First Baptist Church Parish House, 71 Bond Street in Norwood.  Her talk is entitled Eve Did Not Apply Roundup: Organic Practices for Home Gardeners.  $5 donation requested, public is welcome.  For more information visit www.norwoodeveninggardenclub.org.  Image from www.strangehistory.net.

  • 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.

  • Wednesday, March 16 – Sunday, March 20 – The Boston Flower & Garden Show

    Leave behind the gray days of winter and rejoice in the 2011 show, entitled A Burst of Color: Celebrating the Container Garden. Boston’s biggest horticultural happening provides the tools and inspiration to kick off the season in style.  Hours are 9 am – 8 pm Wednesday, March 16 through Saturday, March 19 and 9 am – 6 pm on Sunday, March 20.   A complete schedule of lectures and demonstrations will be posted at www.thebostonflowershow.com, but some highlights include a talk by Tovah Martin on The New Terrarium, a lecture by Ellen Ecker Ogden  on The Complete Kitchen Garden, and a charmingly entitled “Growing Your Groceries in Containers” by Teresa O’Connor and Jayme Jenkins.   The show plays host to amateur competitions as well, coordinated by The Massachusetts Horticultural Society along with The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts.