Somerville Garden Club

Mushrooms, Under the Mother Tree: How mycorrhizal relationships work and what it might mean for your garden.

In this talk we explain the types of mycorrhizal relationships beneath the soil, how nutrient exchanges occur in the “Wood Wide Web”, and how you can make use of it for horticultural purposes.

Gary Gilbert is an architect and amateur mycologist. A member of the Boston Mycological Association, a creator of four editions of ‘Mycocards’, flashcards for learning mushroom by genus (mycocards@gmail.com), and teaches about cooking with mushrooms. Some of his recipes are in the ‘Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook”. He has lectured locally and nationally.

In-person meetings are usually held on the second Wednesday of the month (with exceptions like this month!) at the Tufts Administration Building, (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available for a small fee, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm. The SGC has been informed that the entry doors to the TAB will be locked at 8pm, including on our meeting days. Please arrange your arrival times accordingly.

SGC Members Travel Around the World

Four club members will show photos and talk about their visits to gardens and horticultural venues around the world and the United States.

• Deborah Wagner will show images and talk about a Topiary Garden in Benenden, Kent, UK
• Lia Luus will talk about a Desert Botanic Garden in Arizona and Cactus gardens in North Carolina
• Laurie Allen will talk about her trip to Mongolia
• Mary Kocol will talk about the Hollister House Garden in Washington, Connecticut

In-person meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at the Tufts Administration Building, (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available for a small fee, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm. The SGC has been informed that the entry doors to the TAB will be locked at 8pm, including on our meeting days. Please arrange your arrival times accordingly.