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Program Calendar
Friday, Sep 20
Join Jennifer Tafe, director of the Museum of American Bird Art (MABA) to learn about the history of Mass Audubon’s mission to prevent bird extinction during the 19th century, and see how they continue to inspire their art collection on Friday,...
Sunday, Sep 22
Experience the turn of the season at the equinox on Sunday, Sept. 22, 5 to 6 p.m., with a contemplative process to cultivate the “inner harvest” with mindfulness facilitator Sandrine Harris. Through a fluid mix of outdoor walking, quiet sitting and guided...
Tuesday, Oct 1 to Tuesday, Oct 22
Taught by Jenna O’Brien, this four-session course will focus on the bones of the garden with a survey of ornamental woody plants for residential landscape design. It will cover ornamental shrubs, small flowering trees, shade trees, and broadleaf and...
Saturday, Oct 5 to Sunday, Oct 6
Capture the color and contour of BBG’s gardens in autumn in our dynamic, hands-on workshop. In this two-day intensive, we will brew dyes with plants harvested from the BBG gardens and learn three different ways to capture color on paper. On the second day...
Tuesday, Oct 29 to Tuesday, Nov 19
This four-session course will explain how plant growth is affected by soils, from drainage to pH and nutrients. Learn how to evaluate soils, improve those that are less than ideal and amend soils for specific garden uses. Fertilizers, soil amendments,...
Tuesday, Nov 26 to Tuesday, Dec 17
This program focuses on factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques will be taught. Learn to minimize potential problems through proper site preparation, plant...
Friday, Dec 6 to Sunday, Dec 8
An eagerly awaited tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-10, with Holiday Marketplace featuring the legendary Gallery of Wreaths.
The festivities begin Friday evening, Dec. 8, with the Holiday...
Saturday, Jan 4 to Sunday, Jan 5
Find out about the art and science of plant propagation from Broken Arrow Nursery’s Container Production & Horticulture Manager, Adam Wheeler, who will focus on the basic botany needed to understand and successfully propagate plants. Sexual...
Tuesday, Jan 14 to Tuesday, Feb 18
Learn about the maintenance considerations that should be integrated into the garden design process in Sustainable Garden Care and Maintenance on Tuesdays, January 14 though February 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Students’ horticultural knowledge will...
Tuesday, Mar 4 to Tuesday, Apr 8
This course, presented by Tyler Horsley, will introduce students to the design process — the systematic way designers approach a site and client. Learn design principles such as form, balance, repetition, line, texture, color, and spatial relationships....
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