Somerville Garden Club

Indoor Gardening
Jennifer Wille and Marissa Tomasic, employees at GYOstuff – Hydroponics, Organics & Indoor Gardens, 2400 Mass Ave, Cambridge, will give a presentation on indoor gardening with hydroponics. They will focus on the comparisons of growing inside with soil, coco, and hydro; an introduction to hydroponics; different hydroponic growing methods, growing mediums, nutrients, step-by-step instructions, and a demonstration.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at the Tufts Administration Building, (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop.

See all programs for 2012

The USDA has updated the hardiness zone map for the US.

You can see the new map here: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

Zip code 02143 is considered Zone 6b : -5 to 0 (F)

A Public Lecture Series at the Cambridge Public Library

First Wednesdays —February through June.
7:00 – 8:30 pm

Events are free and open to all.

For more information you can consult the Grow Native Cambridge website: http://www.grownativemass.org/programs/eveningswithexperts

February 1
Creating Beautiful Gardens Filled with Life
Carolyn Summers, Author of Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East

Instructive examples of gardens full of native plants are hard to find. Tonight, landscape architect Carolyn Summers fills that void with a plethora of images and commentary to fire our imaginations. She reviews the science behind the essential life support function of indigenous plants, takes us on a journey through a variety of formal gardens and more “naturalistic” landscapes, and illustrates the effective use of our northeastern native flora so that we can better visualize their full design potential. Ms. Summers is an adjunct professor at Westchester Community College and has been an effective advocate for native plants in the urban landscapes of New York City.
 
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There’s a whole slew of lectures and classes coming up that folks might be interested in at the Arnold Arboretum, include a free Director Lecture series in which “nationally recognized experts examine an array of contemporary topics related to Earth’s biodiversity and evolutionary history, the environment, conservation biology, and key social issues associated with current science. Opportunities to chat with the speaker follow each lecture. Lectures are free, but registration is required. All lectures held in the Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum.” Also of possible interest – workshops on grafting and home garden design. Check their calendar for details, as well as the full list of events. Arnold Arboretum Calendar