News & Events

Check in often for details of events we have planned and what we’ve been up to recently. There are many events you can participate in as well & we’d love to have you join us!

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.”

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Related Events of Interest

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ongoing Sept – Nov Garden in the Woods classes www.newfs.org, see description below
Sept 24, Oct 8 Waterfire, Providence, RI
Oct 6 Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Practical Pruning
Sept – Nov New England Wildflower Society classes in Framingham, www.newfs.org
Sept 23 Autumn Equinox at 5:05am EDT
Oct 31 – Nov 2 American Society of Landscape Architects annual meeting, San Diego, CA
www.asla.org
Nov 22 – Dec 10 Mass Hort Society at Elm Bank / A Festival of Trees
Nov 18 University of Rhode Island lecture by Gina Ford, see description below
Nov 16-18 Build Boston 27th Annual Conference, Seaport World Trade Center, see description below
Dec 22 Winter Solstice at 12:30am EST

 

Labyrinth Walks

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Join the Labyrinth Guild of New England for their monthly walk at the Wellesley Congregational Church at 2 Central St.

 

Classes at Garden In The Woods

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The New England Wildflower Society hosts ongoing winter classes at their facility in Framingham, as well as at other locations.  Here are a few enticing options:

Sept 21-Oct 31  Photo Exhibit “People, Plants, Pollinators”

Sept 30  Invasives

Oct 1  Bark Basics:  Know Your Trees

Oct 12  Fall Full Moon Night Hike

Oct 22  Woodland Lichens

Oct 24  Wild Food:  Foraging for Wild Food and Mushrooms

Nov 2  Booklover’s Botany:  A Children’s Garden

Nov 8  The Green Garden

Nov 10  Full Moon Night Hike

Nov 12  Pruning Fundamentals

More info at:  http://www.newenglandwild.org/learn/adult/all-classes

 

Ecological Landscape Association

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Join ELA on Sept 14, 3:30 to 5:00 PM for “Design Magic on a Family Farm” in Sudbury, MA; on Sept 17 for “Native Gardens in Newton”, Sept 20 for “Urban Sustainability: Roger Williams Park, Oct 1 for “Hands On Hugelkulture Workshop”, Oct 5 “Weston Nurseries, Saving Resources – Saving Time”, Oct 13 “Fresh Pond Restoration”, Oct 18 “Tree Preservation from the Top”, and Oct 27 “Wood Decay, Fungi in Living Trees”.

Attend the 18th Annual ELA Conference & Eco-Marketplace in Springfield, MA on March 7 and 8, 2012.

www.ecolandscaping.org

 

Harvard GSD lecture

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Robert Hammond, “High Line:  The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky”,  Nov. 8, 2011, 6:30pm Piper Auditiorium

 

Festival of Trees at Elm Bank

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MassHort presents a Festival of Trees from Nov 22 – Dec 10.

 

Build Boston 27th Annual Conference

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Landscape Architecture Workshops include:

Wednesday, November  16, 2011

  • 3:30-5:00 – Design With the Heart in Mind – A63

For more information and to register, visit www.BuildBoston.com.

 

Trustees of Reservations

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Attend the Urban Park Advocates Summit on Oct 4 in Worcester, MA

Visit the Trustees of Reservations website at www.craneestate.org or www.thetrustees.org