Boston Flora

Tag: Wildflowers

  • Saturday, December 1, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter

    This New England Wild Flower Society class on December 1 from 11 – 2 focuses on the identification of herbaceous plants in winter—both native and naturalized species of wildflowers and grasses. Students look closely at the distinctive winter characteristics of these species that allow them to be identified well past their flowering and fruiting period. The session, taught by Ted Elliman, will take place at the Barber Town Reservation in Sherborn. $28 for NEWFS members, $35 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newenglandwild.org. Image from www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org.

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  • Tuesday, May 22, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Wildflowers of Macomber Woods

    Macomber Woods in Framingham is a woodland oasis that encompasses an upland forest, a babbling brook, and wooded wetlands. There is evidence of human handiwork in the stonework, cattle guards, and century-old wisteria vines and rhododendrons, but clearly the property has been untouched for decades. New England Wild Flower Society will sponsor a walk with Roland “Boot” Boutwell on May 22 from 10 – 2. We expect to see a host of spring wildflowers in bloom, including Indian cucumber root (Medeola virginiana), pink lady’s-slippers (Cypripedium acaule – picture below from GoBotany!) and jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). Bring lunch. $38 for NEWFS members, $46 for nonmembers. Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions. Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/wildflowers-of-macomber-woods

  • Saturday, September 16, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Wildflowers of Fall

    Fall-booming New England natives are the swan song of the growing season, with the explosion asters, goldenrods, and others providing a last burst of color before winter. In this quick introduction to fall favorites on Saturday, September 16 from 10 – 1 at Garden in the Woods, you will learn to identify flowers, habitats, and pollinators through a combination of classroom instruction and a walk in the field at the Garden. Bring a hand lens and Wildflowers of New England. Instructor is Neela de Zoysa, co-sponsor is Mass Audubon, and the fee is $40 for NEWFS and Mass Audubon members, $48 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/wildflowers-of-fall

  • Saturday, June 4, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Wildflower Walk

    Whether you are new to native wildflowers or a long-time enthusiast, there is no better way to learn about regional flora than in the field. In this New England Wild Flower Society program, co-sponsored by Mass Audubon’s South Shore Sanctuaries, participants will learn to identify native flora in a variety of habitats. The walk will take place Saturday, June 4 beginning at 10 am in Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield, and will be led by Ted Elliman. Members of sponsor organizations $15, nonmembers $20. Register online at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/wildflower-walk

  • Saturday, April 25, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Our Amazing Spring Wildflowers Guided Walk

    Sheffield is a global hotspot for rare species and Bartholomew’s Cobble puts on one of the best shows of spring ephemerals from mid-April to mid-May. Come greet the rich variety of wildflowers on Saturday, April 25 from 10 – noon, and leave with an understanding of how to help identify and protect these gems of our native flora not just in conservation lands, but in your own yard and the open spaces of your community.

    A Trustees of Reservations naturalist will reveal what makes this particular environment so well-suited to rare and diverse plants and explain what the Cobble is doing to protect the natural resilience of this landscape. You’ll see trilliums, trout-lilies, Dutchman’s breeches, wild ginger and many more! Please pre-register at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/berkshires/event-894.html?. The cost for TTOR members is $5, nonmembers $8.

  • Tuesday, July 15 – Thursday, July 17, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – WCBG Florilegium: Wildflowers

    Tuesday, July 15 – Thursday, July 17, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – WCBG Florilegium: Wildflowers

    The Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens invite you to head outside with Carol Govan and Sarah Roche for three days, July 15 – 17, to observe botany in action in the College’s meadows and then record the flowering plants that you see using pencil and pen sketches and dry brush watercolor.  The class will be held from 9:30 – 3:30 and the registration fee is $225 for Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens and $275 for non-members.  Call 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Wednesday, October 16, 11:00 am – Boston Committee Annual Meeting Featuring Bill Cullina

    The Annual Meeting of The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America will take place Wednesday, October 16 beginning with coffee and registration at 10:30 am, and the meeting at 11 am at The Country Club in Brookline. We are fortunate to have as our keynote speaker Bill Cullina, Bill is the Executive Director at one of North America’s newest and most exciting public gardens, The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Bill’s topic is Sugar, Sex and Poison: Shocking Plant Secrets Caught on Camera: The world of pollen, poisons, pigments, pheromones, sugars and sex, and how they translate into sound into sound organic gardening practices.

    A well known author and recognized authority on North American native plants, Cullina lectures on a variety of subjects to garden and professional groups and writes for popular and technical journals. His books include Wildflowers, Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, Understanding
    Orchids, Native Ferns, Mosses, and Grasses, and most recently, Understanding Perennials, published in 2009.  Members of The Boston Committee clubs will receive invitations by email.  Garden Club of the Back Bay members will receive car pool notices in the mail. If you are not a member but wish to attend, please email info@bostoncommittee.org.

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  • Wednesdays, July 14 and July 21, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Identifying Natives with Newcomb’s

    Learn to use Lawrence Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide for the first time or revisit an old friend to understand why this book remains one of the most popular and useful field guides for a non-botanist (botanists like it too). With its unique key, short accurate descriptions, and sensitive drawings by Gordon Morrison, you will be able to identify both woody and herbaceous native plants from rare wild flowers to tiny interesting weeds. Even if you have used this book before, you will enjoy getting to know about Newcomb’s history, his close observations in the field and in his own garden that helped him create a book light enough to carry, yet filled with 1,375 wildflowers, shrubs and vines of the Northeastern United States. Receive a solid grounding in “Newcomb’s,” which will serve you well as you take other botany courses in the New England Wild Flower Society’s Certificate Program.  The classes will be held on Wednesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 21, from 10 – 12:30, at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, and are taught by Carol Govan, a past speaker at  Garden Club of the Back Bay meetings.  NEWFS member fee is $55, $65 for nonmembers, and you may register at www.newfs.org.

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  • Sunday, September 27, 11 am – 3 pm – Hop Brook Floodplain Walk

    The secluded Tyringham Valley is one of the most scenic areas in the southern Berkshires.  This field trip will take us through a variety of natural and pastoral landscapes, climaxing with a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside from the top of the Tyringham Cobble, a natural area owned by the Trustees of Reservations.  We will look closely at the flora of the Hop Brook floodplain, a calcareous wetland community with a remarkable variety of grasses, sedges, and wildflowers, including several rare species.  As we hike towards Tyringham Cobble, we will explore successional old fields and mixed hardwoods-hemlock slopes.  Songbirds and butterflies, as well as wildflowers, grace the meadows of this special area.  The hike is about 4 miles long and moderately strenuous.  Wear suitable foot gear (feet may get wet in the floodplain) and bring a lunch.  The walk on Sunday, September 27, will begin at 11 a.m., will be led by Ted Elliman, is limited to 15 participants, and is co-sponsored by The Trustees of Reservations. $40 fee for members of NEWFS and The Trustees of Reservations, $45 for non-members.  To register, log on to www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7630.

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