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 trees and the forests they live in. There will be children’s activities, games, art projects, face painting, and investigation stations throughout the Garden. Adults can enjoy guided tours, workshops on planting and pruning trees, and our on going native plant sale. We will give away 240 trees […]

Designing with Native Plants

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

This entirely self-paced online course will teach you the basics of designing with native plants and show you how to incorporate native plants into your garden and landscape. Discover the variety of native plants found throughout New England and learn how to design a visually interesting landscape that also supports biodiversity. Students complete the course […]

$64 – $80

Plants 102: Deeper Into the Green World

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

Delve deeper into the New England Flora in this online and field course. Learn how plants change as they grow; how they interact with other species; and how geology, soils, land-use history, hydrology, and climate shape the plant communities of the region. You'll adopt a plant to observe throughout the course and enjoy interacting with […]

$100 – $160

Plants 101: Intro to the Green World

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

Join us as we explore New England's plant life. In this online and field course you will learn what plants are, how they function, and why they are essential to all life on earth. You’ll also discover many of the region’s native and non-native plants. This course includes five self-paced online modules offered over the […]

$100 – $160

New England Plant Diversity: Session 4

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

Keeping up with changes in plant names can be challenging, but it reflects our expanding understanding of the plant kingdom based on genetics, a closer look at plant form, and new ways of analyzing relationships. Learn how to make sense of this new plant universe from one of the best botanists in the field, Arthur […]

$46 – $54

Conserving and Gardening for Monarchs

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

Learn about the monarch butterfly—its natural history, the reasons for its decline, and the many conservation efforts that are currently underway along its migration pathway. We will also discuss how you can help the monarch in your own yard by planting a native pollinator garden. After the lecture, we will walk around the Garden to […]

$24 – $30

Basic Wetland ID and Delineation

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

This two-day course introduces the principal elements of wetland identification: wetland hydrology; hydric soils; and hydrophytic plants. We will identify plants in the field, place a delineation line, and utilize web resources. Recommended gear includes a field notebook, field guides, soil color charts, an auger, and rainwear. Bring a bag lunch. Some pre-class reading is […]

$160 – $200

Shady Edibles

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

Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and a host of other vegetables grow well in sunny spaces, but what edibles can you grow in the shade? Join Dan Jaffe to learn about the various native, perennial edibles that thrive in shady environments. You will discover a wide variety of choice edibles from the leaves of ramps, the stems […]

$23 – $28

Plants and Pints

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

Celebrate the summer solstice in the Garden while enjoying craft beer, great music, local food, and a ceremonial lighting of the Ball of Fire. You won't want to miss this special summer night on the longest day of the year! Somerville's Aeronaut Brewing Company will provide seasonal craft beers, discuss the science of brewing, and […]

$25 – $30

New England Plant Communities

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

For a relatively small region, New England boasts an astonishing variety of plant communities, ranging from freshwater and tidal wetlands to coastal dunes, grasslands, forests, and montane. Learn how soil, topography, moisture, geological conditions, glaciation, and historical use affect the vegetation of each community. We will study dominant canopy, structure, range, and characteristic species of […]

$238 – $280

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