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  • Saturday, August 3, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Water-Wise Gardening

    Learn to conserve water in the garden through soil care, watering practices, and crop selection. The Trustees will hold a Water-Wise Gardening session at El Jardin de la Amistad, 403 Dudley Street in Boston, on Saturday August 3 at 10 am. We’ll cover when and how to water, building your soil for water retention, and mulching. We’ll go over the water requirements of various crops at different stages in their life cycles. This Spanish-English bilingual workshop is free and open to all

    Registration isn’t required but it helps us plan and get in touch with you if anything changes. Sign up at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/metro-boston/event-48217.html

  • Sunday, January 10, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Water Conservation in the Garden

    All gardeners aim to beautify the world. But we also have a responsibility to ensure that our actions contribute to, rather than detract from, the environment. On Sunday, January 10 from 1:30 – 3, learn how water conservation practices can help you to create beautiful garden spaces without wasting precious water resources. This New England Wild Flower Society class is part of the Urban Gardening Series, a set of classes designed to help city dwellers grow healthy, sustainable, and beautiful urban gardens. Led by Society staff in partnership with the Cambridge Conservation Commission, these free classes take place at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge. Image from www.urbanfarmonline.com. To register, visit http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/urban-gardening-series-water-conservation-in-the-garden.

  • Monday, April 6, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Water Conservation: Landscape Design Strategies

    Each year millions are spent on designing, building, and maintaining landscapes that use too many unsustainable resources and rely on unsustainable practices. There is little thought given to water conservation in traditional landscape design and the result is a continuing depletion of our water resources. Gary Krause is committed to landscapes designed with water conservation in mind. As drought conditions become the norm in many parts of the country, the need for water-conscious landscape design becomes more critical. This one hour webinar presentation on Monday, April 6, beginning at 5:30 pm, will address many water conservation techniques including plant choices, material selection, and irrigation options. With careful planning, landscape designs can provide alternatives to our clients and create sustainable landscapes that are both beautiful and water-conscious. The cost to register is $10, and the sponsor is the Ecological Landscaping Alliance.

    Gary Krause holds a degree in design and maintains a wide range of certifications including permeable pavers, drainage systems, rainwater harvesting, and is a Certified Sustainable Landscaper. Gary has over 30 years’ experience in gardening, landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Gary believes that the future for sustainable landscapes is very promising thanks to all of the new technology in plant genetics, ‘Smart Water’ irrigation products, and other water-conserving innovations.
    – See more at: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/webinar-water-conservation-landscape-design-strategies/#sthash.9Lz6Wsvm.dpuf

  • Monday, March 9, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Water Conservation: Landscape Design Strategies

    Each year millions are spent on designing, building, and maintaining landscapes that use too many unsustainable resources and rely on unsustainable practices. There is little thought given to water conservation in traditional landscape design and the result is a continuing depletion of our water resources. Gary Krause is committed to landscapes designed with water conservation in mind. As drought conditions become the norm in many parts of the country, the need for water-conscious landscape design becomes more critical. This Ecological Landscaping Alliance webinar presentation on Monday, March 9 from 5:30 – 6:30 will address many water conservation techniques including plant choices, material selection, and irrigation options. With careful planning, landscape designs can provide alternatives to our clients and create sustainable landscapes that are both beautiful and water-conscious.

    Gary Krause holds a degree in design and maintains a wide range of certifications including permeable pavers, drainage systems, rainwater harvesting, and is a Certified Sustainable Landscaper. Gary has over 30 years’ experience in gardening, landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Gary believes that the future for sustainable landscapes is very promising thanks to all of the new technology in plant genetics, ‘Smart Water’ irrigation products, and other water-conserving innovations.
    – See more at: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/webinar-water-conservation-landscape-design-strategies/#sthash.lCiWYbzT.dpuf

  • Friday, July 11 – Water Stories: Conversations in Paint and Sound

    On Friday, July 11, the Museum of Science will open a multi-media project entitled Water Stories: Conversations in Paint and Sound, an exhibit in the Blue Wing on Level 2. Water — our most precious resource. Easy to take for granted, but without it, there can be no life. Industrial practices, human behaviors, and climate change have caused us to face unquestionable challenges regarding the future of our water supply.

    Through paint and sound, artist Anne Neely, in collaboration with sound artist Halsey Burgund, focuses our attention on alarming stories unfolding today. This exhibition will consist of paintings dealing with the beauty and foreboding we face with the water issues in this country through either climate change or man-made problems. Neely invites inquiry into water’s unifying role in our world and the many ways humans affect it.  Free with exhibit halls admission. Image below copyright Anne Neely.