Gardening

Wake Up Your Garden at the Loring Greenough House

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An informative, outdoor, in-person (with safety regulations) event on the Loring Greenough lawn to celebrate the arrival of spring! Join us from 10:00 – 1:00 pm for a plant sale, pick up some compost, and a garden book grab (if you have any you would like to donate, we’d be happy to add them to the grab table). There will also be gardening experts to answer all your garden questions, and the opportunity to win a gorgeous handmade hypertufa pot planted with lovely plants. Even some bubble fun and music for children! We hope you stop by as we welcome this glorious season… let’s Wake Up Our Gardens Together!

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Holiday Houseplant Hangover

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Sean Halloran, Plant Propagator, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Thursday, March 12, 6:30–8:00pm
[Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building]

Did you receive plants as gifts over the holidays? Are they looking a bit sad at this point and are you wondering whatever to do with them? Or are you simply a houseplant hoarder whose enthusiasm has waned with the winter months? If yes, let plant propagator and horticulturist Sean Halloran raise your plants—and your hopes—up a notch. Sean will share tips for getting your plants back on track to becoming home enhancements instead of embarrassments.

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Grafting Woody Plants: Fruit Trees

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Sean Halloran, Plant Propagator, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

[Dana Greenhouse Classroom, Arnold Arboretum]

Grafting is the technique of joining parts of separate plants in such a manner that they unite and continue their growth as one. Learn basic principles of grafting with an overview of different types of dormant-season grafts. Arnold Arboretum propagator Sean Halloran will provide step-by-step instructions so that you can practice both cleft and side veneer grafts using apple root stock. Simple after-care will be required until planting out in springtime. Fee $58

Registrants will need to sign an Assumption of Risk and Release in order to participate in this class.

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Garden Design Workshop for Home Gardeners

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Christie Dustman, Designer, APLD
6 Sessions: Thursdays, January 23, 30, February 6, 13, (skip 20), 27, Mar 5,
6:30–8:30pm[Arnold Arboretum, Weld Hill Building]

You may have the desire to make a garden, but then grapple with how to start designing your home garden spaces. Why not get some help in designing a layout for an area of your yard in this beginner-level class? Learn the organizational components of a coherent garden and practice the process of design with award-winning designer Christie Dustman. You will leave class with a plan in progress from which to continue your design explorations. This class is primarily about garden spaces rather than specific plant selection.

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Jumpstart Spring: Forcing Bulbs

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Tiffany Enzenbacher, Manager of Plant Production, Arnold Arboretum

Wednesday, January 15, 5:00–7:00pm
Location: Dana Greenhouse, Arnold Arboretum

Cure the winter doldrums! Students will learn the basics of bulb forcing and will plant a layered bulb container containing daffodils, hyacinths, grape hyacinths, and tulips. Bulb arrangements will be taken home to nurture and enjoy. Fee for all materials, including bulbs, soil, and container, is included in the cost of the class. Limited to 10; register early.

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Propagating Semi-hardwood Cuttings

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[Arnold Arboretum, Dana Greenhouse Classroom]

Tiffany Enzenbacher, Manager of Plant Production, Arnold Arboretum

Enhance your garden! Join Manager of Plant Production Tiffany Enzenbacher to learn how to propagate woody plants from fall cuttings. Students will collect and stick cuttings of several taxa (Ilex and Rhododendron to name a few), and will take their propagules home. After rooting, small plants may be ready to transplant as early as next year. Post-class nurturing will be required.

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Compost Compendium

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Conor Guidarelli, Horticulturist, Arnold Arboretum

[Arnold Arboretum, Weld Hill Building and Landscape]

Horticulturist Conor Guidarelli manages the Arnold Arboretum’s organic materials recycling area and has recently improved the production and quality of the resulting compost. Conor will discuss the components of compost and the nutrients that can be returned to a site when compost is applied. He will explain the mix of brown to green materials, moisture, and aeration. Class participants will start in the classroom and then travel to the Arboretum’s materials yard to see compost in various stages of development. Fee $30
Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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Lily Show at the Arnold Arboretum

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Enjoy hundreds of fragrant lily flowers at the 72nd Annual International Lily Show. You will be amazed by the vibrant colors and diversity of scents on display. Discover the genus Lilium! For more information and to contact us email arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu or call 617.384.5209.

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The Substance of Soil

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Soil is the basis of survival. Without soil, humans and most other living beings could not exist. Conor Guidarelli, who has dug deep into the soils of the Arnold Arboretum will present an overview of soil, from its formation and components to its properties. He will discuss ways to analyze soil quality and health to determine whether or not amendments are needed based on the soil outcome/use desired. Participants are encouraged to bring a pint glass jar with about a cup of soil in it to class.

Gardening

2019 Roslindale Garden Tour

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Roslindale Green & Clean hosts The Glory of the Garden, the sixth Roslindale Garden Tour on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Join us as we feature the gardeners who make these gardens glorious. Each garden is a unique blend of perseverance and creativity made visible as the gardeners met the challenges of an urban setting. All of these private gardens will inspire you with their stories, design, sustainability, and a genuine love of nature. The proceeds of the tour benefit continued improvements to the public green spaces in Roslindale.