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Guest Lectures in 2008
Guest Lectures take place at each Somerville Garden Club monthly meeting. The SGC meets on the second Wednesday of every month 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Tufts Administration Building (TAB), 167 Holland St., second floor. The meetings are open to the public and are wheelchair accessible.

December 10
Coming soon!

November 12
Erik Gehring
Topic: Nature and garden photography
Website: http://www.erikgehring.com/

October 8
Chuck Sherzi, Certified Arborist and Horticulturist
Topic: History of Gardens and Farming: Agrarian and literary portrait of Louis Bromfield and daughter Ellen Bromfield Geld

September 10
SGC Members
Topic: Favorite garden tools and stories
Also featured:

  • General discussion
  • Plant Sale sign up

    August 13
    Somerville Garden Club Member Demos
    Topic: Special presentations by club members

    July 9
    Arn Franzen, City Open Space Coordinator
    Topic: City Plans for Somerville Open Spaces Presentation/discussion

    May 14
    Vithal Deshpande, City Environmental coordinator and Peter Mills, Environmental Program Manager
    Topic: Somerville's Environmental and Recycling Programs Presentation and discussion

    June 11
    Bruce Wenning, Ecological Landscaper
    Topic: IPM - the basics of setting up a garden and lawn Integrated Pest Management program.

    April 9
    Lynette Tsiang, Designer Japanese Gardens and Design Aspects
    Topic: Discussion and visual presentation

    March 12
    Frances Clarke, Botanist
    Topic: Let's Go Wild-Biodiversity and Principles of Ecology Illustrated lecture

    February 13
    Photographic presentation by members
    Topic: Chihuly glass in St Louis and Pittsburgh greenhouses, the Getty Gardens, and scenes of Boston

    January 9
    14th Anniversary Potluck Gathering - Bring a dish to share
    Topic: Reviewing the Club's Year in Photos