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Tag: Wanda Macnair

  • Monday, February 25, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Bring the Rainforest Indoors: Terrariums

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will sponsor a Horticulture Morning on Monday, February 25, from 10 – noon at South Church, 41 Central Street in Andover.  The speaker is Wanda Macnair, past president of the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society, on the subject Bring the Rainforest Indoors: Terrariums.  Ms. Macnair is active also in the New England Chapter of The Gesneriad Society. She is a member of the Nomenclature Committee, and the Amateur Horticulture Committee of the New England Spring Flower Show. She writes a column entitled “A Passion for Plants,” for the Lincoln County News, Damariscotta, ME. For complete information call 781-237-0336 – office hours are 9 – 2, Tuesday through Thursday, or email gcfm@verizon.net.

  • Sunday, September 25, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Propagation of Begonias and Gesneriads

    Wanda Macnair will give a presentation of methods to grow the various species and cultivars of the two families–Begoniaceae and Gesneriaceae, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, September 25, from 1 – 2. Growing medium and different methods of propagating these plants will be discussed. Reproducing terrarium plants will also be covered. Everyone in attendance will go home with a starter or two from Wanda’s extensive collection. Free with admission to Tower Hill. For more information, visit www.towerhillbg.org, or call 508-869-6111, x 124. Image from www.houseplantsguru.com.

  • Saturday, September 26 – Sunday, September 27 – Begonia Show at Tower Hill

    The annual juried begonia plant show will take place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA on Saturday, September 26 – Sunday, September 27.  The show is sponsored by the Massachusetts Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society.  The Massachusetts Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society is a great place to learn about begonia culture, get new plants, and meet fellow begonia lovers.  Members include novices and experts, and meetings provice in-depth information about begonia species and cultivars, propagation techniques, growing tips, and much more.  Regular meetings are on the first Saturday of each month at the Wellesley Free Library, from 9 a.m. to noon.  For information on joining, email co-President Stuart Hammer at stuarthammer@charter.net, co-President Bonnie Lambert at lladyllove@aol.com, or Membership Secretary Wanda Macnair at wmacnair@aol.com.