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  • Thursday, March 23, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern – Plant Exploration, Then and Now, Live and Online

    The Arnold Arboretum has been collecting plants from around the world for 150 years, but plant exploration today looks very different than it did in the 1800s. From changes in collecting practices to an evolving relationship between the Arboretum and its international partners, a lot has changed in the last century. Join Head of the Library and Archives Lisa Pearson and Keeper of the Living Collections Michael Dosmann on March 23 at 6:30 pm in the Weld Hill Research Building, 1300 Center Street in Boston, to learn what these trips were like in the days of yore, and what they are like now.  To register for the in person program, click here.

    Parking is available on-site at the Weld Hill Research Building. Find directions here. 

    This event will also be livestreamed to YouTube. To sign up for the virtual livestream instead, click here.

  • Tuesday, March 29, 2:00 pm – Celebrating a Sesquicentennial: The Founding of the Arnold Arboretum, Live and Online

    The Arnold Arboretum was founded on Friday, March 29, 1872. Exactly 150 years later, we invite you to join Lisa Pearson, Head of the Arboretum Library and Archives, for a special sesquicentennial lecture! Pearson will discuss the earliest benefactors of the Arboretum, the events surrounding the founding of the institution, and the busy first two decades during which the infrastructure and living collections were installed on the grounds. This event will also be livestreamed to YouTube. To sign up for the virtual livestream instead, click here. To sign up for the live presentation, click here.

    All attendees age 12 or over must bring proof of vaccination in order to enter the building—please bring either a vaccination card or a digital copy. Visitors age 17 and older must also present a valid driver’s license or government-issued form of ID, such as a passport. Attendees are required to wear masks indoors. 

    Registration is limited to 40 in-person attendees. We ask that you only register if you are sure you will attend, and only register one person per form submission. Parking is available on-site at the Weld Hill Research Building. Find directions here.

  • National Trust School of Gardening : How to Plant in a No Dig Garden, Online

    Welcome to the second episode of the National Trust’s new series of gardening films on YouTube. Join Rebecca Bevan, gardening expert and author of The National Trust School of Gardening, as she finds out about planting and growing from Nick Fraser who manages the veg plot at Nunnington Hall in Yorkshire. Nick shares his top tips for planting onions and broad beans and talks about how his approach to gardening is underpinned by organic principles. The five minute film may be viewed by clicking HERE. Transform your garden this spring with more tips from our gardeners by visiting our website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk​, or buy The National Trust School of Gardening book from our online shop. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shop​ We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference. Nature, beauty, history. For everyone, for ever.

  • Video Tour of the Gardens at Anglesey Abbey

    Though the Abbey has medieval roots, the gardens date mainly from the 20th Century and were designed by owner, Lord Fairhaven and his friend Major Vernon Daniel. Take a five minute online garden tour with the Royal Oak Foundation by visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a83FFAMPfZc&feature=youtu.be

    Lord Fairhaven designed his Cambridgeshire garden around personal taste and his regular routine of entertaining guests, with something to show them each and every season. Today, the gardens still follow the same seasonal pattern. In this video, Garden and Outdoors Manager Tom Fradd takes us on an exclusive tour, including the working areas not normally seen by the public, to show you how he and his team keep it looking so good. 

  • Arnold Arboretum Tree Mobs Go Virtual

    Tree Mobs have gone virtual! Join the Arnold Arboretum online for interactions with scientists or other specialists at the Arboretum via Zoom, and enjoy diverse perspectives on our plants and landscape. Visit http:/arboretum.harvard.edu and create a profile to receive Tree Mob notifications, and look for a new program nearly every week. Also view past Mobs in their entirety on our YouTube Channel, like a discussion of colorful spruce cones with Director William (Ned) Friedman, seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujqW9j-aT60

  • Top 100 Gardening YouTube Channels

    There are a lot of online gardening options out there. Some are from our trusted not for profit friends like Native Plant Trust and the Ecological Landscape Alliance. Some reach a much wider audience via YouTube, although the quality of the information may vary substantially. Most viewing is free (you can pay to dispense with ads) so try some out and see for yourself. The number one show, Growing Your Greens, is the most watched, with over 652,000 followers. There are specialty subjects, like One Yard Revolution (frugal and sustainable organic gardening) and AlboPepper (drought proof urban gardening), and shows from all over the world, including Pakistan, Australia, Ireland, Canada, and India. Some are productions of Public Television (Volunteer Gardener, from Nashville Public Television) For us New Englanders, watch New England Gardening along with 27,600 others. For the complete list, visit https://blog.feedspot.com/gardening_youtube_channels/

    MIgardener – Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living

  • Saturday, June 22, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Laura LeBoutillier

    Enjoy an elegant, seated luncheon on the grounds of the Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff on June 22 at 11:30 am and then remain for an entertaining presentation with Laura LeBoutillier.

    Get to know Laura LeBoutillier of Garden Answer in this Q&A style presentation. During the presentation you’ll learn about Laura’s journey to video fame and the passion for gardening that inspires her videos.

    Laura grew up around her parent’s garden center in Eastern Oregon. She worked there for 10 years and in 2014 started making gardening YouTube videos as a hobby along with her husband Aaron. After 2 short years of creating online videos she amassed over 1 million followers. Today she has over 2.5 million followers on Facebook and approaching half a million on Youtube. This easily makes her the most watched gardener on the internet.

    Admission:  Luncheon & Lecture $100/Lecture Only $50 (Both include one-day Show admission) Purchase at https://www.newportmansions.org/events/newport-flower-show/lectures-and-demonstrations