Boston Flora

Tag: Volunteer

  • October Daffodil Planting on the Charles

    This autumn, the Charles River Conservancy will be planting bulbs along the banks of the Charles in Boston, Cambridge, and Watertown.  For the next month, every dollar you give will purchase one bulb that will help to brighten our Parklands next spring.

    If you’re unable to donate funds for the bulbs, help plant them!  Volunteer events will take place throughout October and November until the ground freezes.

    You can donate securely via their website, www.TheCharles.org.  Please specify BULB PLANTING in the “Comments” box.  If you prefer, you can also mail a donation to: Charles River Conservancy, 4 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

    For questions, or to volunteer for a bulb planting event, please contact the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator John Broderick at jrb@thecharles.org or 617.300.8173.

    Daffodils at water's edge

  • Saturday, September 26, 1 – 3 pm – Behind the Scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show

    Spend an inspiring afternoon at the Heritage Art Museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, with Paul Miskovsky, an award winning landscape designer/horticulturist from Falmouth, MA.  In 2007, Miskovsky had the opportunity to work at the world’s most prestigious horticultural event, The Chelsea Flower Show, in London England for The Blooms Of Bressingham as a volunteer. Join him for a behind the scenes photo journey of the show’s setup to the completion – you will be astounded at the scale and quality of this event!  For more information, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/event.  The lecture will take place in the North Wing of the Art Museum. Free with Museum admission.

  • Saturday, September 19, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. – Morning Bird Walk with Molly Edmonds

    Join Mass Audubon volunteer Molly Edmonds on an early morning walk through the Boston Nature Center on Saturday, September 19, from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m., to discover and learn more about birds and birding. Binoculars will be provided, if needed. All ages and birding abilities welcome. $4 for Mass Audubon members, $6 for non-members.  For more information, call 617-983-8500, or email bnc@massaudubon.org.

  • Tuesday, July 21, 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Flower Arranging: Fresh From the Garden

    The stunning arrangements of garden-grown flowers in the Polly Hill Arboretum Visitor Center in West Tisbury wow visitors, volunteers, and staff all season long.  These vibrant bouquets of familiar and unusual flowers are grown and arranged by PHA volunteer and retired commercial grower Susan Silva in her West Tisbury garden.  Join Silva from 10 – 11:30 as she shares techniques for growing and arranging cut flowers.  Using flowers from her garden, participants will create their own spectacular bouquets. Bring a container to transport your flowers home. Space is limited, please pre-register.  Call 508-693-9426.  $45 per person ($40 PHA members).  You may contact Karin Stanley by email, karin@pollyhillarboretum.org, for directions and more information.

  • Commonwealth Avenue Mall Call For Volunteers

    Volunteers are needed to water five newly planted trees on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall throughout the summer and into the fall.  Each tree requires 1/2 hour of watering once a week — about 3/4 to 1 hour of your time. Trees are located at the corner of Exeter (2), between Fairfield and Gloucester (1), and between Gloucester and Hereford (2). Instructions, hoses, and vacation backup will be provided.  To offer your services or for more information, please call Susan Juretschke, Volunteer Coordinator, at 617.876.6542 or 617.833.9609.  Naturally, if it keeps raining, this will be an easy job, but chances are the skies will clear sometime this summer!