Boston Flora

Tag: Weston Nurseries

  • Wednesday, March 12, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Eastern – Greening Public Spaces: The Green Roof Bus Shelter Project, Online

    Join The Native Plant Trust and Trevor Smith, Design and Education Manager at Weston Nurseries, and past president of the Ecological Landscape Alliance, to learn more about his efforts to build thirty green roofs for bus shelters throughout the city of Boston, in conjunction with Mayor Michelle Wu’s commitment to green infrastructure. In addition to describing the history of this project and the process of building a green roof, Trevor will share the insights he has gained while pursuing this work. The talk will take place on Zoom on March 12 at 6 pm Eastern, and is $17 for NPT members, $20 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/greening-public-spaces-the-green-roof-bus-shelter-project/

    A recording of this class will be available to all registrants for two weeks after the class.

  • Thursday, August 22, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm – Perennial Plant Symposium

    Register today for this year’s Perennial Plant Symposium at The Hunnewell Carriage House, The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The program is a joint presentation by The Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Perennial Plant Association. Featured speakers this year are Trevor Smith of Weston Nurseries, Holly Greenleaf of Greenleaf Design, LLC, Toshi Yano of the Perfect Earth Project, and Evan Abramson of Landscape Interactions. Register at https://www.masshort.org/perennial-plant-symposium-2024 Breakfast and lunch are included.

  • Wednesday, April 10, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Eastern – Discussing Resilient Landscapes with Trevor Smith, Online

    Trevor Smith, Design and Education Manager at Weston Nurseries, will take you past the scary numbers and the heartbreaking photographs and break out what sorts of things you can actually do about climate change in your landscape practice and design. He will discuss the plant-soil connection, the importance of biodiversity and overall, how native plants help the climate via hydrology, habitat, and restoring carbon cycling. The choices we make today have a great impact on tomorrow. Choose wisely. Register for the free April 10 Massachusetts Pollinator Network webinar HERE.

  • Thursday, March 25, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Stunning Spring Perennials, Online

    Whether you garden in sun or shade, there are many lovely spring perennials that will add colorful flowers and interesting foliage to the early season garden. Learn about our favorites and how to combine them for best effect in the garden, in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society webinar on March 25 at 10 am. ! Instructed by Joan Butler. $15 MHS members, $22 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org.

     Joan Butler has been an enthusiastic gardener and plant collector for over 35 years, and believes gardens should invite you to linger in the world outside your door. The gardens on her half-acre suburban property have been included on several garden tours and feature exciting plant combinations, dramatic horticultural specimens, and extensive collections of native plants, hosta and epimedium. Joan has a deep and fundamental interest in the natural world. She holds a BA in Geology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Certificate in Landscape Management from UMass Extension Green School. She is a Master Gardener, a horticulturist at Weston Nurseries, and is a past Chairman of the Massachusetts Landscape Design Council. She is a member of the Garden Consultants Council, the New England Hosta Society and is an accredited Flower Show Judge. Joan has presented programs at flower shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and at numerous garden clubs, horticultural societies and professional organizations.

  • Friday, December 8, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Make a Kissing Ball

    Come join Weston Nurseries of Chelmsford, 160 Pine Hill Road in Chelmsford, on Friday, December 8 from 6 – 8 for an evening of merriment and holiday creativity. Create your own outdoor holiday hanger with fragrant holiday greenery, ribbon, pine cones and colorful metallic ornaments. Want to add more bling? No problem! Weston Nurseries will be open for your shopping pleasure and will have holiday decorations available to purchase. Proceeds will benefit the Power of Flowers Project, and registration should be done in advance, directly with the Power of Flowers Project at powerofflowersproject.org Your hostess for the workshop will be Joyce Bellefuille. Since its beginning in 2009, with a few volunteers arranging flowers in floral designer Joyce Bellefeuille’s basement workshop, The Power of Flowers Project has grown to include over 100 volunteers donating thousands of hours each year and scores of recipient facilities serving the ill, the elderly, veterans, and others in need of a lift. Fee- $40.00

  • Saturday, December 2, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Make a Holiday Porch Pot

    Make a festive Porch Pot to adorn your stoop this Winter using Weston Nurseries fresh-cut greens, ornaments, and ribbons. Show off your stoop this Christmas season with pride.

    Saturday session on December 2 from 3 – 4 will be held at the Weston Nurseries of Chelmsford, 160 Pine Hill Road in Chelmsford. Fee- $35.00. TO REGISTER, please call 978-349-0055, or register online at www.westonnurseries.com and pay when you arrive for class. We require registration at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a spot in this workshop. Don’t wait, because these classes sell out quickly!

  • Sunday, November 26, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – All Day Christmas Workshop

    At this all-day event at Weston Nurseries, 93 East Main Street in Hopkinton on Sunday, November 26, you’ll create (3) items to jump start your holiday decorating. Projects include a fresh cut evergreen wreath, an urn for your porch, and an evergreen swag. 10 – 3, and lunch will be served. Registration fee of $149 includes: frames, evergreens, urn, pine cones, berries, small glass balls, dried fruit. Register online and pay when you arrive at www.westonnurseries.com.

  • Sunday, November 12, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Spice Up Your Home With A Grapevine Wreath

    The spice of life, all encapsulated in a wreath. Weston Nurseries, 93 East Main Street in Hopkinton, will help you craft a visual and fragrant creation. A grapevine wreath will frame a mixed arrangement of dried oranges, apples, lavender, quince, wheat moss and cinnamon sticks. A perfect way to welcome your Fall guests at your door! The class takes place Sunday, November 12 from 11 – 12:30, and is $45. Registration includes all materials. Bows available for an additional $10. To sign up, call 508-435-3414 or visit http://wwww.westonnurseries.com.

  • Thursday, October 5 – Saturday, October 7 – America in Bloom National Symposium

    The 2017 America in Bloom National Symposium is coming to New England for the first time this October.  The Town of Holliston will host the event October 5 – 7, and attendees from out of state will lodge at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center.

    The conference kicks off with an East Coast Garden Tour on Thursday, October 5 from 10 – 4, advance registration required. If you want to experience horticultural heritage in the Boston area at its best, this tour is for you! We’ll start by visiting one of the oldest and finest garden centers in the Boston area, Weston Nurseries. Known for offering exceptional plants and garden ideas, this nursery in Hopkinton, MA also has an amazing railroad garden. After touring the garden center we’ll enjoy lunch hosted by Peter Mezitt, fourth generation nursery owner. Then we will head to The Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA, headquarters of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Here we will enjoy special tours of 12 display gardens, including an historic Olmsted Italianate Garden as well as the Bressingham Garden designed by English nurseryman Adrian Bloom. The last stop on the tour is to Wellesley College, rated one of the most beautiful small college campuses in the country. We will have a special tour of their botanic garden which now focuses on the fundamental role of plants in nature and culture. The cost is $50 and includes lunch. Tour is limited to 50 people so register early.

    If you prefer, take a tour of the Urban Farming Institute from 1 – 4. If you believe in sourcing local, fresh food, don’t miss this tour! The Urban Farming Institute is a brand-new concept in the historically-diverse Roxbury/Dorchester/Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston. The Institute’s mission is to develop and promote urban farming as a commercial sector within the city and to create green collar jobs for residents. It is also committed to engaging its urban community in building a healthier and more locally-based food system. The Fowler-Clark-Epstein Farm, currently under reconstruction, is becoming the center for celebrating the agricultural heritage of the Boston area as well as the cultural and historic heritage of this unique community. On this tour, you will see first-hand the work the Institute is doing to enable urban farming through farm creation, farmer training, public education, and policy change, and how the Institute brings people in urban neighborhoods closer to food production. Your tour leader is Barbara Knecht, partner in “Strategies for Cities.” Barbara has brought 30 years of developing urban land for public good and a love of all things edible to her work developing urban farm sites. The cost is $35. Tour is limited to 11 people so register early.

    Prior to that evening’s silent auction and cocktail reception there will be a Mayor and Elected Leaders Reception, and later, a Celebration Dinner.

    The Symposium begins in earnest on Friday, with a Keynote Presentation by Ken Kruckemeyer, board member of LivableStreets Alliance and partner in “Strategies for Cities.” Ken specializes in the design of civil infrastructure focusing in pedestrian and bicycle corridors as well as roadway and bridge design. Historic preservation has become a fundamental tool for strengthening communities. When understood as a combination of physical and human attributes, it can provide a framework for communities to build on their assets and improve health, affordability, prosperity, and well-being. Historic preservation can make it possible to achieve a wide range of public goals, including small business incubation, affordable housing, sustainable development, neighborhood renewal, heritage tourism, and economic development. By examples primarily drawn from his Boston experience, Ken will address the importance of historic preservation and the role that walkable corridors play in an effective immersion in the historic character of a community.

    Friday brings a host of panel presentations such as Creating a Sense of Place Downtown, and a How-To Guide to Improving Your Town Through Horticulture. Afternoon and evening tours of the Freedom Trail and the Rose Kennedy Greenway, plus Mount Auburn Cemetery, are on offer.

    On Saturday the Showcase of Innovation continues, and America in Bloom President Katy Moss Warner will take a brief look at collective successes in her morning Keynote Speech. A lunch and Holliston Walking Tour round out the afternoon, and that evening, the America in Bloom Awards Banquet will take place.

    Full registration is $345, and by registering online at http://www.americainbloom.org/Symposium/Registration.aspx before September 8 you will receive a discount. You may also call 614-453-0744, or email aib@AmericainBloom.org.

  • Wednesday, April 5, 6:00 pm – 7:30 p – Pansy Wreath Workshop

    On Wednesday, April 5 from 6 – 7:30, come to Weston Nurseries of Chelmsford and celebrate the coming of Spring. Starting from a moss form, we will help you to create a colorful and unique decorative item to last the entire season. Pansy Wreaths can adorn your door or table!

    Fee: $50/person. REGISTER ONLINE at www.westonnurseries.com and pay when you arrive for class. You may also call 508-293-8091 and make a reservation. We require registration at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a spot in this workshop. The nursery’s address is 160 Pine Hill Road in Chelmsford.