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  • Thursday and Friday, November 16 & 17, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Celebrating the Season: Holiday Card Workshop

    Taking your inspiration from the fruits and foliage of the holiday season, create a pen and ink painting suitable for your holiday cards, gift tags, and notepaper. Wellesley College’s Sarah Roche will lead you through the process and help you get your artwork ready for reproduction. This two day class at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens will take place November 16 & 17 from 9:30 – 12:30, and is suitable for Techniques and experienced Foundations students. Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens – $90, nonmembers $110. Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

  • Thursday, November 9, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Global Flora: We’re On Our Way!

    With a focus on diversity of form, and various microhabitats in the Dry House and Wet House at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, Global Flora will be a unique resource for experiencing and studying botanical wonders. Botanic Gardens Director Kristina Jones will go over the details of the project and answer questions. If you have favorite flora of fabulous form, please be ready to suggest them, as the list of taxa for initial inclusion is not yet closed. The event will take place in the greenhouses on Thursday, November 9 from 10 – 12. Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens free, nonmembers $10. Register by emailing wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu, or call 781-283-3094.

  • Wednesday, October 25, 1:30 pm – Documenting the Pine Barrens

    Botanical artist and NESBA member Kay Kopper received a grant from the American Society of Botanical Artists to paint plants and wildlife native to Southeastern Massachusetts, which has the second largest region of pine barrens remaining in the world. It is a habitat for pitch pine (Pinus rigida), scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia), cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia), New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis), and American woodcock (Scolopax minor), among other species. Kay will describe what an adventure and learning experience this project has been for her in a lecture on Wednesday, October 25, beginning at 1:30 pm at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden. Co-sponsored with the New England Society of Botanical Artists. Sponsor members free, nonmembers $10. Reserve by calling 781-283-3094 or emailing wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

  • Tuesday, September 19, 1:30 pm – Botanical Artists of the USDA

    During the years 1886-1942, a small staff of professional botanical artists was employed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Division of Pomology to support the agricultural initiatives of the Division. The artists’ impressive body of work, known today as the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, consists of more than 7,700 watercolor paintings, pen and ink drawings, and wax models of fruit specimens. Most of this work was produced by ten botanical artists during the years 1886 – 1920, although as many as fifty artists are known to have worked there. Pat Harrington will speak at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden on Tuesday, September 19, beginning at 1:30 pm, and will explore the origins, nature and scope of the work: why, where, and how it was done, and the artists themselves. Co-sponsored with the New England Society of Botanical Artists. Sponsor members free, nonmembers $10. Register at wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu, or call 781-283-3094.

  • Tuesday, October 17, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Introducing Small Fall Subjects

    Try your hand at painting a small autumnal subject in this Wellesley College Botanic Gardens one-day workshop on Tuesday, October 17 from 9:30 – 3:30 with British artist Dianne Sutherland and Irish artist Shevaun Doherty. You will learn to draw and paint one or two introductory subjects, such as a small fruit or leaf. You will first observe and interpret the fine details and tonal values in graphite before painting your subject. The class includes demonstrations and guidance on drawing color mixes and techniques. Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens – $150; nonmembers $185. Register by calling 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu. Image below copyright Dianne Sutherland.

  • Wednesdays, June 7 – 28, July 12 – 26, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Introduction to Herbalism

    Herbalist Steph Zabel demonstrates practical ways to gather and use medicinal herbs in this Wellesley College Botanic Garden course for adults and teens age 16 and up in the WCBG’s Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden.  Seven Wednesdays, June 7 – 28 and July 12 – 26, from 2 – 4.  Friends price $225, nonmembers $275.  Registration online at http://wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn.

  • Thursday, May 18, 10:00 am – Photo Journey to Southern India

    On a trip to southern India for her daughter’s wedding in 2013, Maureen Bovet was enchanted by the tropical gardens. What fun it was for a plant enthusiast! This photo lecture includes the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens in Bangalore, the backwaters of Vembanad Lake in Kerala (pictured below) and the tea plantations in the Western Ghats mountains, with (naturally) a few wedding photos as well. Maureen will share her photos at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden on Thursday, May 18 at 10 am. Wellesley members free, non members $10. Registration is required. Read more at http://www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn/adult_education#gdScv5mOfLKcOHWu.99

  • Friday, April 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Arums

    On Friday, April 14, beginning at 10 am at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, Carol Govan talks about the connections among related arum plants and how they express their genetic heritage in response to their environments. Some are important food crops, some are “delicious,” and others can make you sick. Some look X-rated, and a few can change sex according to the weather. One produces the largest flower in the world, while another is one of the smallest plants around. Learn all about the amazing Araceae family. Wellesley Friends free, nonmembers $10. Pre-registration required. Read more at http://www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn/adult_education#gdScv5mOfLKcOHWu.99

  • Friday, April 7, 1:30 pm – Hope Floats on White: White Gardens

    This illustrated lecture on Friday, April 7 at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens by author and garden designer Carol Julien (www.caroljulien.org) features the design techniques for creating a white garden. Carol discusses what is considered one of the finest gardens of the last 100 years: the White Garden at Sissinghurst Castle in England. She describes her 1,000 square foot white garden in Halifax, MA, and will distribute a plant list for creating your own white garden. Friends of the Wellesley College Botanic Garden: free; nonmembers $10. Pre-registration required.  Read more at http://www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn/adult_education#gdScv5mOfLKcOHWu.99

  • Thursdays, July 7 – July 28, 9:30 am – 12:30 am – Calligraphy for the Botanical Artist

    You want to complement your beautiful pen and ink, watercolor, or graphite botanical illustration with equally beautiful lettering.  Through demonstrations, handouts, guided exercises, classroom projects, and homework critiques, professional calligrapher Nancy Galligan will introduce you to the stately, majestic, and versatile Roman Capital alphabet and its lowercase accompaniment Foundational.  Over the course of these four Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Garden sessions, we’ll discuss the history of these alphabets and quickly delve right in with nib and ink to gain an understanding of ideal proportions, spacing, and modern use.  No previous experience required, and all materials will be provided.  Friends members $150, non-members $200.  Register by calling 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.