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  • Monday, August 24, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – A Virtual Community Conversation: The Power of Public Monuments in a Time of Racial Reckoning

    Black Lives Matter has ignited public conversation about racial equity and justice. Public monuments have become lightning rods as people take issue with the messages some convey about who we are as a nation and a people.

    As calls for the removal of public monuments intensify, what questions should we be asking of ourselves? What impact will today’s decisions have on our national memory, identity, and drive to shape a more just and equitable way forward?

    Join The Friends of the Public Garden on August 24 at 6 pm online for this timely, virtual conversation featuring:

    Renée Ater
    Associate Professor Emerita of American Art at the University of Maryland and Visiting Professor, Brown University.

    David W. Blight
    Sterling Professor of History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.

    Moderator
    Karen Holmes Ward
    WCVB Director of Public Affairs and Host of “CityLine.”

    Introduction
    Michael Creasey
    Superintendent to General Superintendent
    National Parks of Boston

    Maximum capacity in the Shaw 54th Zoom Room is 500 attendees. Additional guests will be welcome to join us on Facebook Live or via livestream on WCVB/Channel 5’s social media channels.

    Everyone in the Shaw 54th Zoom Room will be entered in a drawing to win a Swag gift from the Partners to Renew the Shaw 54th.

    For more information, and to register, visit www.shaw54thmemorialrestoration.org.

    Sponsored by the Partnership to Renew the Shaw 54th Memorial.

  • Wednesday, August 19, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Season Extension Online Workshop

    As the summer winds down, the gardening season doesn’t have to! Join urban farmer Apolo Catala and The Trustees on August 19 at 6 pm for a free virtual workshop on crops, materials, and techniques for extending the growing season into the fall.

    This workshop, like many we’re presenting this season, is made possible by TD Bank’s Ready Commitment. 

    Pre-register here and you will receive an email with the Zoom link.

  • Tuesday, August 11, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Garden Therapy: Tips for Reducing Stress, Improving Health, and Growing Gorgeous Gardens, Online

    Kerry Mendez will speak in a Zoom presentation hosted by the Williamstown Garden Club on August 11 at 1 pm entitled Garden Therapy: Tips for Reducing Stress, Improving Health, and Growing Gorgeous Gardens. Topics will include remarkable plants, time-saving gardening products, and tools that benefit your health, as well as the well-being of the planet, while also beautifying your gardens. Visit www.williamstowngardenclub.org for more information.

  • Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23 – Environmental School, Course 3 – Air and Related Issues, On Line

    The Living Earth Environmental School curriculum of the Federated Garden Clubs is divided into a series of four individual courses – The Living Earth, Land, Air and Water and Related Issues.  Registration is now open for Course 3, Series 3, Air and Related Issues, to be held in a virtual format using the Zoom platform. The school is open to garden club and non garden club members. The mission of the Environmental School is to teach environmental literacy to cherish, protect and conserve the living earth. The courses teach participants environmental literacy, appreciation of the natural world, encourages action for sustainable development and appreciation for the interrelation of all natural things. Particular emphasis is presently placed on land conservation, water conservation and air quality.

    This course is hosted by The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts thanks them for organizing in the time of the pandemic. Complete schedule, fees, and registration information may be accessed at https://ctgardenclubs.org/education/schools/environmental-school/

  • Thursday, July 16, 7:00 pm – Raising Sheep at Gore Place Farm Webinar

    Gore Place, the historic agrarian site in Waltham, will host a free webinar on July 16 at 7 pm all about the sheep on their farm.

    Director of Interpretation and Programs Thom Roach will be joined by Director of Farm and Landscape Operations Scott Clarke for a lively discussion covering the challenges of raising a heritage breed of sheep and the recent shearing of the sheep by master shearer Kevin Ford. Emily Robertson will moderate.

    The webinar will take place on the Zoom platform and attendees may submit their questions throughout the discussion. This will be the third in a series of free webinars hosted by Gore Place.

    Although Admission is free, there is a $10 suggested donation. To register, please visit website, http://goreplace.org.

  • Thursday, June 25, 12:00 noon – Restoring Bog Turtles in Massachusetts Webinar

    The Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Chapter, will sponsor a Zoom webinar on June 25 at noon on Restoring Bog turtles in Massachusetts, with Angela Sirois-Pitel, TNC Stewardship Manager and Mike Jones, MassWildlife’s State Herpetologist. Hidden away in the wetlands of western Massachusetts, a small but mighty bog turtle population is stabilizing, thanks to the ongoing study of this endangered species and careful management of its habitat. Angela and Mike will share stories about days spent wading through bogs in search of nesting, basking, and foraging turtles. They will answer your questions about this important species. Interested participants must register for this free webinar at  https://tnc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYoc-2vrjooH9MznfJ5v5Ag6A4PvzFyzjYh

  • Wednesday, June 10, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Foundation Gardens That Say “Welcome Home” to Native Plants Webinar

    The area around a building is the very place that says “Welcome” to the visitor or “Relax, you’re home” to the occupant. The foundation of a building also contributes to the elusive quality called curb appeal. Yet how often do we see stressed-out shrubs and struggling perennials in this most visible area?

    In this one-hour Tower Hill Botanic Garden online presentation on June 10 at 6:30 pm, we first consider the design problems posed by the foundation area around homes and other buildings. Then we look at native plants that fit into that highly visible setting. The foundation garden need not be a bastion of pachysandra and boxwood!

    Kathy Connolly is a landscape designer who specializes in naturalized designs, low-impact techniques, and native plants for homeowners, municipalities, and other organizations. Kathy has a master’s degree in landscape planning and design from the Conway School in Easthampton, MA. She completed the advanced master gardener program and is an Accredited Organic Land Care Professional through NOFA. She is an active member of the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG). She is a regular columnist for The Day community papers which circulate throughout southeastern Connecticut and has written about lawn alternatives for The Spruce/About.com. She gives about 25 talks and workshops each year for conservation organizations, master gardeners, museums, libraries, land trusts, and garden clubs. Her website is http://www.SpeakingofLandscapes.com.

    A Zoom link will be sent to participants in the confirmation e-mail that will be sent after registration. $7 for Tower Hill members, $10 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org

  • Thursday, June 4, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Painting Edo

    “Painting Edo” at the Arnold Arboretum is a collaboration between the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and the Harvard Art Museums, inspired by the exhibition Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection.Observing artworks from the exhibition alongside the living collections of the Arnold Arboretum, we invite you to marvel at the remarkable accuracy with which artists of the Edo period (1615–1868) in Japan rendered their botanical subjects.  In this online talk, Rachel Saunders, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Curator of Asian Art, and William (Ned) Friedman, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, will discuss the striking Magnolia sieboldii, also known as Siebold’s magnolia or the Oyama magnolia. After a close look at a very rare painted specimen in the Feinberg Collection with Rachel, Ned will bring us into the Arboretum’s landscape to learn about the live specimen’s unique biology and gorgeous bloom.  
    This virtual program will take place live in Zoom. Free admission, but registration is required. Rain date Friday, June 5. Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Frp8sRcWTqG1S_aZKI7gZg

  • Saturday, June 6, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Pickup, 6:30 – 8:00 pm Virtual Dinner

    The Boston Community Gardens team wants to bring the taste of spring to you in your homes! We have curated a vegetarian menu featuring some of the best early spring treats – tender greens, herbs, vegetables, and flowers.

    On Saturday, June 6th, you come pick up your bundle of ingredients, at the SW Corridor Community Garden in JP*. That evening, you will be invited to a live Zoom cooking class where we prepare the menu together.

    Menu:

    • Violet syrup soda (can be made into a cocktail)
    • Farrow salad with assorted garden fresh micro greens, spring roots, feta, and chive blossom vinaigrette
    • Spring vegetable frittata
    • Blossom shortbread and foraged floral tea

    Staples required: cooking oil, milk/yogurt (dairy or non dairy), salt & pepper

    (*if this pick up location is not workable for you, please let us know) This event was rescheduled for June 6 so please disregard any page when registering that says May 30. Trustees members $34, nonmembers $42. Contact 617-233-1743, or email arabiyah@thetrustees.org. Register at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/metro-boston/event-55993.html

  • Wednesday, May 13, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Intro to Container Gardening Online

    There’s no better time to learn how to grow your own food at home.
    Container gardening is a great way to grow food if you have limited space, or aren’t sure about the quality of your backyard soil. In this virtual free workshop, The Trustees will go over the basics of container gardening, offering some ideas of recycled materials that can be used as containers, and the basics of building your own raised bed. We will also review some of the best crops to plant in containers to maximize your harvest.

    There will be a live demonstration and time at the end to ask questions.

    All are welcome to join via Zoom:
    https://thetrustees.zoom.us/j/93514443534?pwd=UTd3THpNazNUa3RwcWU0SisxOG1Edz09

    If you can’t make it, the workshop will be recorded and posted on the Trustees’ Facebook page.