Lana Reed

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Wildflowers of New England

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

New to the world of native plants? There’s no better way to study our regional flora than in the field. In this class, we will learn to identify New England’s native flora by studying their habitats at Garden in the Woods. We will examine family characteristics, growth patterns, and key identification features of flowers, leaves, and stems. Bring a hand lens and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide.   There is a second Wildflowers of New England class…

$170

Wildflowers of New England

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

New to the world of native plants? There’s no better way to study our regional flora than in the field. In this class, we will learn to identify New England’s native flora by studying their habitats at Garden in the Woods. We will examine family characteristics, growth patterns, and key identification features of flowers, leaves, and stems. Bring a hand lens and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide.   There is a second Wildflowers of New England class…

$170

Arbor Day Celebration and Tree Giveaway

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

Come to this fun-filled, family-friendly day to celebrate native trees. There will be children’s activities and games, interactive art projects, guided tours, tree-climbing demonstrations, an arborist truck on display, workshops on planting and pruning trees, and a native plant sale. We will give away 500 trees, including one for every visitor who joins us for the celebration. Trees will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.   Fee: Free with Cost of garden admission: Admission …

$12

Yankee Garden Tour

Old Farm Old Farm, Wenham, MA, United States

We’ll begin the day with a tour of the beautiful garden at Old Farm in Wenham, designed by landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman in 1912. The Colonial Revival-style garden with rectangular garden beds and gravel walks is compatible with this old New England farmhouse, whose oldest parts date to 1659. The garden features daffodils, peonies, iris, phlox, and many native asters. After lunch we will tour Long Hill. The grounds boast 5 cultivated acres containing…

$24 – $28

Placemakers Lecture

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

The annual Placemakers Lecture highlights individuals and organizations that have gone above and beyond to reimagine and reinvent public spaces as public gardens and parks. This year we are showcasing the Friends of the Rail Park, a nonprofit organization working to repurpose a three-mile former rail line as public open space running through the heart of the Philadelphia. Spanning more than fifty blocks above and below street level, the Rail Park will traverse several diverse…

$20

Family Hike: Water, Water Everywhere!

Great Meadows Natl Wildlife Refuge Concord Great Meadows Natl Wildlife Refuge Concord, Concord, MA, United States

Spring is the perfect time to explore our wetlands. Where does the water come from, where does it go, and what lives in there? Join us to explore the Concord River wetland. We’ll climb an observation tower to get a bird’s eye view, walk out on a dike lined with cattails to look for plants and animals, and watch the river flow by to look for otters. You never know what we will see along…

$6 – $8

Ponemah Bog Hike

Ponemah Trail Ponemah Trail, Amherst, New Hampshire, Select a Country:

This 75-acre bog sanctuary features a 3-acre pond surrounded by a floating sphagnum mat and oak and pitch pine woods. We will see a host of bog plants, including pitcher plants, sundews, and tamaracks. The beauty of this kettle-hole bog is heavenly, and in fact, according to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ponemah means “land of the hereafter.” Bring a bag lunch, a hand lens, and waterproof footwear.   Fee: $30 (Member) / $36 (Nonmember)

$30 – $36

Trillium Week

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

In 2013 the Garden’s Trillium Collection was recognized as a Nationally Accredited Plant Collection by the American Public Gardens Association’s Plant Collections Network. This year, please join us in celebrating the beauty and variety of trilliums during a week-long affair at Garden in the Woods. Take a Trillium Tour with our horticultural experts; join us for a lecture by William Cullina, Executive Director of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens; and attend one of our trillium demonstrations.…

Understanding Trilliums

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

Among our most beloved wildflowers, trilliums trace their lineage back 60 million years to the great temperate forests that once circled the globe, and these photogenic woodlanders possess a certain refinement and unhurried approach to life that can only come with age. Of the 48 species in the world, a full 75 percent occur only in the forests of eastern North America. Join William Cullina for a tour of the genus Trillium, illustrated with gorgeous…

$20

Field Farm Hike

Field Farm Field Farm, Williamstown, Massachusetts, Select a Country:

Field Farm covers more than 300 acres of diverse woodland and field habitats. This trip will focus on the flora of the rich woods, including blue cohosh and early blue cohosh growing side by side, eastern leatherwood, long-spurred violet, Goldie’s wood fern, and many more wildflowers. We will have great views of Mount Greylock as we walk through the fields, where bobolinks will serenade us. Bring a bag lunch and a hand lens. Habitat: northern…

$30 – $36

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