PLANT YOUR TREES RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
Fall is a great time to put in those trees and shrubs you’ve been dreaming about. Join botanist Greg Lowenberg to learn the best way to plant balled and burlapped or containerized trees and shrubs. This workshop is valuable for landscapers, home gardeners, and even those who hire others to do their planting, as landscape professionals frequently make crucial errors. In this hands-on workshop and demonstration with live material, you will learn the proper way to prepare the site, unpack plant material, plant, mulch, and give aftercare. It’s not more difficult to plant correctly, so give your woody
plants the best chance to thrive well into the future.
Tuesday, September 18, 5:45–7:45 p.m.
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Course Code: HOR3016
Instructor: Greg Lowenberg
Fee: $25M/$30NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
FOR THE BIRDS: PREPARING THE WINTER GARDEN
Fall is a wonderful time to be in the garden and a great time for planting and transplanting. Learn about plants that enhance the fall landscape as well as those that provide migratory food for birds heading south and food and shelter for those that overwinter here. Methods of dividing plants and preparing the garden for winter will be demonstrated. Robin Wilkerson has two acres of vegetable and perennial gardens and a woodland garden of native plants, and she will provide divisions and seedlings to take home for your own gardens. While it is daunting to think about saving the world, we, as gardeners, can work to restore our small corner of the planet to ecological health. Cosponsored with Massachusetts Audubon’s Drumlin Farm.
Sunday, September 23, 1:30–4 p.m.
Drumlin Farm Nature Center, Lincoln, MA
Instructor: Robin Wilkerson
Course Code: HOR4233
Fee: $22M/$26NM
Credit: Elective–HD or FB
DESIGN AND PLANT A NATIVE MIXED BORDER IN THE FALL
In this two-part course, you will learn how to take advantage of the ideal fall planting conditions to establish borders, beds, and larger gardens filled with native perennials, shrubs, vines, and trees. Horticulturist and designer Liz Krieg will discuss ways to mix a variety of plants to create beautiful combinations that not only look great, but are useful for wildlife. Fall bargains abound in the nurseries, and this is an ideal opportunity to coordinate your perennials with hardy bulbs. This illustrated program includes a focus on planting design, native plants that work in a variety of garden situations, soil preparation, and low-maintenance tips to ensure success for your new garden. Cosponsored with Montshire Museum of Science.
Tuesdays, September 25, October 2, 7–9 p.m.
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT
Course Code: HOR1517
Instructor: Liz Krieg
Fee: $48M/$56NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
REJUVENATE YOUR FOUNDATION PLANTINGS WITH NATIVES
Foundation plantings can emphasize your urban or suburban home’s best features … or not! Whether you are starting from scratch or working with what is already there, this seminar will address how to rejuvenate your overgrown, underplanted, or tired-looking foundation, and use plants to their best advantage. Landscape designer Laura Eisener will introduce native shrubs and perennials to add color, structure,
and texture, as well as help reduce maintenance chores.
Choose one of two sections.
Tuesday, September 25, 6–8 p.m.
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Course Code: HOR4505
Instructor: Laura Eisener
Fee: $25M/$30NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
Tuesday, October 2, 7–9 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR4506
Instructor: Laura Eisener
Fee: $25M/$30NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
100 NATIVE PLANTS FOR YOUR HOME LANDSCAPE
Bring the beauty, vibrancy, and hardiness of nature’s own creations into every corner of your home landscape. This workshop will present the many native trees, shrubs, flowers, and ferns that grow naturally in New England. Sue Reed, a landscape architect with two decades of experience in designing with native plants, will illustrate and explain each plant’s typical characteristics and habits. The plants will be shown both in their wild locales, where they form interconnected communities with other plants and animals, and in various home garden settings. Through interactive discussions and design exercises, participants will learn how to incorporate native plants into their own landscapes.
Choose one of 3 sections.
Saturday, September 29, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR1800
Instructor: Sue Reed
Fee: $75M/$85NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–all certificates
Thursdays, March 13, 20, 27, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, MA
Course Code: HOR1801
Instructor: Sue Reed
Fee: $75M/$85NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–all certificates
Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Yale Peabody/ Marsh Botanic Garden, New Haven, CT
Course Code: HOR1802
Instructor: Sue Reed
Fee: $75M/$85NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–all certificates
FALL PLANTING AND WINTER CARE OF TREES AND SHRUBS
Early fall is the preferred time to plant many trees and shrubs. Learn how from an International Society of Arboriculture–certified arborist, including which trees and shrubs to plant at this time of year and what you can do to help your woody plants survive the winter. Discussion will cover planting techniques, proper watering schedules, and winter protection for your plants. Cosponsored with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
Saturday, September 29, 10 a.m.–12 noon
Dana Greenhouses, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, MA
Course Code: HOR3020
Instructor: Jen Kettell
Fee: $25M/$30NM
Limit: 16 Credit: Elective–HD
KICK THE HABIT: CHEMICAL-FREE LAWNS
Perfect lawns are often treated with an arsenal of chemicals. But at whose expense? Yours? Your children’s? Your pet’s? Paul Tukey answers “yes” to all three. But he follows his response with great information on how you can kick the chemical habit and turn your lawn into an ecosystem teeming with life. As the founder of SafeLawns, Paul is touring the country to convince landscapers and home gardeners alike that lawns can be lush and chemical-free. Come hear Paul’s message and learn organic lawn care methods that you can put to use this fall. Your health depends on it. His book, The Organic Lawn Care Manual (Storey Books, 2007), will be available for purchase and signing. Cosponsored with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
Wednesday, October 3, 7–8:30 p.m.
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, MA
Course Code: HOR3909
Instructor: Paul Tukey
Fee: $15M/$20NM
Credit: Elective–HD/Adv. HD
DESIGN A NATIVE MIXED BORDER GARDEN
Learn how to artfully combine shrubs and small trees with a selection of perennial and annual herbaceous plants to create a border garden with four seasons of beauty. Horticulturist and landscape designer Laura Eisener will illustrate basic design principles you can apply to planning and planting a mixed border of any size and shape. Also covered will be a range of native North American plants that thrive in borders. Along with plant attributes and drawbacks, Laura will talk about those “difficult” areas where your plants never seem to thrive and discuss which plants will do well there.
Choose one of two sections.
Tuesday, October 9, 6–8 p.m.
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Course Code: HOR1515
Instructor: Laura Eisener
Fee: $25M/$30NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
Saturday, October 13, 1–3 p.m.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,
Boothbay, ME
Course Code: HOR1516
Instructor: Laura Eisener
Fee: $25M/$30NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
HORTICULTURAL TECHNIQUES
Good horticultural practices form the backbone of any successful garden. Understanding how to apply the basics of plant care is the essential first step to becoming a horticulturist. In this three-session course we will discuss how to properly select and install native plant material and choose the right plant for the right place. We will practice proper techniques in transplanting woody and herbaceous plant material. Correct methods of preparing soil, mulching,, watering, and maintaining your plants will be explained. Proper pruning techniques will be addressed and demonstrated. We will wrap up with winterizing gardens and then discuss how to prepare for the coming spring.
Choose one of two sections.
Saturdays, October 13, 20, 27,
9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Instructors: Scott LaFleur and Rolf Schilling
Course Code: HOR3600
Fee: $180M/$210NM
Limit: 16 Credit: Core–HD
Saturdays, October 13, 20, November 3,
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Marsh Botanic Garden, New Haven, CT
Course Code: HOR3606
Instructor: Eric Larson
Fee: $180M/$210NM
Limit: 16 Credit: Core–HD
PROPAGATING TREES AND SHRUBS FROM CUTTINGS AND SEEDS
Need to nurture? Then join longtime Arnold Arboretum propagator Jack Alexander and learn basic information and techniques for propagating most woody plants. The first session includes a workshop on seed propagation and construction of a propagation case. The second session features a workshop on hardwood cuttings. You will leave class with numerous cuttings and seeds. You must sign an assumption-of-risk-and-release form in order to practice the techniques taught in class. Bring lunch and a beverage. You will be collecting propagules from the Arboretum grounds on both afternoons, regardless of weather, so dress accordingly, and wear comfortable shoes. Cosponsored with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
Saturdays, October 13, 27, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Dana Greenhouses, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, MA
Course Code: HOR3080
Instructor: Jack Alexander
Fee: $180M/$215NM
Limit: 14 Credit: Elective–HD/Adv. HD
PRUNING FUNDAMENTALS
After leaf drop, the form and architecture of trees and shrubs are readily visible, making late fall or winter a good time to prune most species. Proper pruning involves understanding how plants grow and how they respond to pruning. The instructor will demonstrate the selection of basic tools, how to make a proper cut, and which branches to cut, and discuss the correct time to prune for different species. Students will try various cuts. The workshop’s focus will be on common shrubs and trees in the residential landscape, and techniques to improve the plants’ health and aesthetics. Bring a hand pruner and pruning saw (if you own one) for a hands-on experience.
Choose one of two sections.
Saturday, October 13, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT
Course Code: HOR3124
Instructor: Liz Krieg
Fee: $33M/$40NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–all certificates
Saturday, November 17, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR3111
Instructor: Rolf Briggs
Fee: $33M/$40NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–all certificates
ASSESSING TREE HEALTH AND STRUCTURE
Proper tree care requires assessment of the entire tree system from roots to shoots. Learn how to assess a tree’s health and structure with techniques used by professional arborists. Most trees possess some structural defects. Learn which compromise the integrity of the tree and require attention, and which are merely aesthetic concerns. It’s important to assess foliage, twig growth, and the presence of pathogens and diseases periodically. A classroom session covering tree physiology and site conditions that relate to tree health will be followed by a field session at Garden in the Woods to look at a variety of trees. This seminar is appropriate for landscape care professionals as well as property owners who want to know what they can attempt on their own and when to call a professional arborist. Cosponsored with the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
Saturday, October 20, 9:30 a.m.–12 noon
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR3400
Instructor: Dave Ropes
Fee: $30M/$36NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
THE ECOLOGICAL HOME LANDSCAPE: HOW TO MAKE YOUR PROPERTY MORE HEALTHY AND LIVABLE
Your landscape should welcome you home and support the life you wish to live, while at the same time contributing to the health and vitality of the natural world. This workshop provides concepts, guidelines, and practical tips to help you make your home landscape more energy efficient, ecologically diverse, environmentally healthy, and personally satisfying. Based on 20 years of experience in ecological landscape design, Sue Reed’s illustrated presentations and discussions will focus on how ecological concepts may be applied in home landscapes. Participants should bring several photos and/or maps of their home and property.
Choose one of two sections.
Saturdays, October 27, November 3,
9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, MA
Course Code: HOR4250
Instructor: Sue Reed
Fee: $160M/$190NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–all certificates
Fridays, November 2, 9, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Marsh Botanic Garden, New Haven, CT
Course Code: HOR4251
Instructor: Sue Reed
Fee: $160M/$190NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–all certificates
USING PLUGS TO ESTABLISH MEADOWS AND NATIVE GROUNDCOVERS
Plugs offer an exciting alternative to direct seeding or expensive container-grown plants for quick establishment in landscapes. Especially useful in groundcover and meadow installations, the increasing availability of native plants as plugs makes it possible to establish larger plantings in a variety of habitat types. Join nurseryman Dale Hendricks for an in-depth seminar covering plant selection and establishment techniques, and how to order and hold plant material. A discussion will feature economic considerations and tradeoffs between the various sizes available, while demystifying some of the lingo. This seminar is appropriate for landscape designers and contractors, as well as ambitious gardeners.
Friday, November 2, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR4306
Instructor: Dale Hendricks
Fee: $60M/$72NM, including coffee and snacks. Bring a bag lunch or order a box lunch for $12 with registration.
Credit: Elective–HD; Core–Adv. HD
THE TRANSPORTABLE GARDEN
Gardening in containers can be an excellent solution to many garden challenges, whether you have plenty of outdoor space or none at all. Using container plants indoors and out expands gardening possibilities and can solve many of the problems of weather, soil, sun, or shade that may prevent us from growing the plants we want. Container gardens are great focal points on steps, porches, and patios, or at strategic points in the outdoor garden. Landscape designer Laura Eisener will show inspiring examples and discuss how to select plant companions for more interesting container gardens, as well as planting and maintenance tips appropriate for your house, condo, or apartment. Handouts will be provided. Cosponsored with the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.
Tuesday, January 22, 6–8 p.m.
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Course Code: HOR2955
Instructor: Laura Eisener
Fee: $25M/$30NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–HD/Adv. HD
RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN
In this multi-session course appropriate for beginners, you will be introduced to the landscape design process with special emphasis placed on native plants in the residential landscape. Workshop sessions will focus on design methods using site analysis techniques and schematic design tools. In consultation with the instructor, you will work on a project of your own choosing. Interspersed with design work will be lectures focused on plants and habitats, including information on plant choice and placement in the landscape. Required materials: 11” x 17” quadrille graph paper, 12” x 18” tracing paper, and a ruler and pencil.
Choose one of three sections.
Saturdays, January 26, February 2, 9,
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Fells, Newbury, NH
Course Code: HOR4008
Instructor: Liz Krieg
Fee: $175M/$210NM
Limit: 12 Credit: Core–HD
Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 4, 11, 18, 5:45–7:45 p.m.
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Course Code: HOR4002
Instructor: Karen Sebastian
Fee: $175M/$210NM
Limit: 12 Credit: Core–HD
Tuesdays, February 26, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 7–9:15 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR4000
Instructor: Laura Eisener
Fee: $175M/$210NM
Limit: 12 Credit: Core–HD
TEAMING WITH MICROBES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL: COMPOST AND COMPOST TEA
As organic land care sweeps the nation, compost and aerated compost teas are taking the place of Peter’s ä and Miracle-Gro ä in the professional’s toolbag for fertility management. Join Jeff Lowenfels, a leader in the soil food-web movement, to understand what is behind this change in how your customers want to garden. The latest practices offer tremendous opportunities for green professionals. In this interactive seminar, Jeff will explain how to create and apply compost and compost teas to build plant health, outcompete disease organisms, and encourage beneficial soil organisms. Experienced gardeners and green industry professionals are encouraged to attend this seminar. Bring your lunch and join an informal discussion with the instructor following the seminar. Drinks and desserts are included in the fee.
Friday, February 1, 9 a.m.–12 noon
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR3920
Instructor: Jeff Lowenfels
Fee: $50M/$60NM
Credit: Elective–HD; Core–Adv. HD
GRAFTING TECHNIQUES FOR ORNAMENTAL TREES
Grafting is the technique of joining parts of plants in such a manner that they unite and continue their growth as one plant. It is sometimes the most practical propagation method for the hobbyist since it does not require special conditions or equipment. This workshop will teach methods of grafting and offer practice in making graft unions from actual plant material. You will graft both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants may include two- or five-needled pines and crab apples. If you own pruning shears or a grafting knife, please bring them to class. You must sign an assumption-of-risk-and-release form in order to practice the techniques taught in class. Cosponsored with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
Saturday, February 2, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Dana Greenhouses, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, MA
Course Code: HOR3076
Instructor: Jack Alexander
Fee: $90M/$110NM
Limit: 14 Credit: Elective–HD/Adv. HD
DESIGNING EDIBLE PLEASURE GARDENS
Bring the local food movement home! Whether you have a tiny plot or many acres, incorporating edible plants into your existing garden is a beautiful way to start growing your own food. This seminar will focus on designs that are both edible and aesthetic, while conveying techniques for success, such as partner planting, proper rotation, organic fertilization, weeding, and mulching. Plants for the beginner and intermediate gardener—including many native species—will be discussed, along with each plant’s unique edible or medicinal properties. The seminar will also delve into the pleasures of edible flowers, while keeping an overarching eye on design.
Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR6016
Instructor: Natalie DeNormandie
Fee: $33M/$40NM
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–HD/Adv. HD
FOUR SEASONS OF COLOR IN THE GARDEN
Although homeowners often rush to buy whatever is in flower at the garden center, it is the shape of plants, and their foliage, bark, and berries, that carries the garden through our varied New England seasons. Successful gardens are tapestries of herbaceous plants, vines, trees, and shrubs woven together by the color, structure, and texture of their foliage. Garden enthusiast and plant connoisseur Ellen Lathi will talk about the use of bold, colorful, and variegated foliage in her four-season Needham, Massachusetts, garden—a favorite stop on local garden tours—where flowers are used only as accents rather than the main course.
Friday, April 4, 3–4 p.m.
Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Visitor Center, Wellesley, MA
Course Code: HOR4907
Instructor: Ellen Lathi
Fee: $12M/$15NM
UNDERSTANDING AND GROWING LADY-SLIPPER ORCHIDS
There are few wildflowers as beloved and mysterious as the lady-slippers. Their rarity, elegance, and difficult propagation give them an air of inaccessibility that is somewhat undeserved. Join renowned plantsman William Cullina to discuss their amazing biology and use current research to help dispel some of the myths regarding fungus associations and parasitism. Bill will show examples of modern lab techniques for raising seedlings that are making the plants available to gardeners like never before. We will also cover some cultivation tips for growing several species in the garden. Finally, each participant will have the opportunity to take home either a mature large yellow or a showy lady-slipper, as well as a lab-grown Kentucky lady-slipper seedling to nurture into bloom.
Choose one of two sections.
Friday, April 4, 1–3:30 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR2070
Instructor: William Cullina
Fee: $75M/$85NM (includes all materials)
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
Tuesday, April 8, 2–4 p.m.
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan, CT
Course Code: HOR2071
Instructor: William Cullina
Fee: $75M/$85NM (includes all materials)
Limit: 20 Credit: Elective–all certificates
PRUNING SHRUBS WITH THE PROS
Early spring is an excellent time to prune many woody plants. In this hands-on workshop, participants will work in small groups for guided practice on woody members of Garden in the Woods’ shrub collection. Learn to enhance a plant’s vigor, health, and appearance while discovering what types of tools to use, when to prune, and how the plant responds. Bring hand-pruners and dress for working outdoors—rain, snow,
or shine.
Saturday, April 5, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Course Code: HOR3115
Instructors: Deborah Howe and Garden in the Woods Horticulture staff
Fee: $33M/$40NM
Limit: 15 Credit: Elective–HD or Adv. HD
DESIGNING MIXED BED PLANTINGS
Scott Scarfone, landscape architect and author of Professional Planting Design—An Architectural and Horticultural Approach for Creating Mixed Bed Plantings, will discuss his design principles for mixed garden beds in this interactive program designed for green professionals and amateur gardeners alike. After analyzing the components of an appealing, well-designed mixed bed, Scott will deconstruct the whole to get to the essence of a workable plan. Then, using a building-block technique, he will demonstrate the careful orchestration that will result in a visually interesting garden. Bring a bag lunch and beverage. Scott’s book will be available for purchase. Cosponsored with Arnold Arboretum, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture.
Saturday, April 5, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, MA
Course Code: HOR4036
Instructor: Scott Scarfone
Fee: $90M/$108NM
Credit: Core–Adv. HD; Elective–HD
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