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March, 2010 Listings – Adult Classes, Gardening, Horticulture, Field Trips at Garden in the Woods and Eastern MA Locations

Thursday, March 4, 6:30-9 p.m., and Saturday, March 6, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Bones of the Garden: Strengthening the Design. Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA. While “bones” may seem like a strange word to describe the garden, the term identifies the placement of trees and large shrubs that create form, direct movement and organize the garden space. Recognizing how these plants contribute to garden development can help you create the right structure for the landscape you desire. Instructor Cheryl Salatino teaches the class how to select, situate and integrate these stately elements into the cultivated landscape. Fee: $66 (Member) / $78 (Nonmember). Pre-registration is necessary, contact the registrar at 508-877-7630, ext. 3303.

Monday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. coffee; 11 a.m. program. Going Green with Marie Stella: An Environmentally Engineered Home and Landscape. Wellesley College Science Center, Wellesley, MA. Marie Stella takes to heart the Renaissance ideal of harmony between art and technology. She designed her teaching site and landscape laboratory Beaver Lodge on this principle specifically to address environmental awareness, low energy consumption, the promotion of sustainability and innovative uses of plant material. Beaver Lodge incorporates such ecological approaches as rain gardens, buffer zones, vegetated roof, and green architecture. Marie highlights the integrated process of building an energy efficient, sustainable house and seamlessly blending it into a responsibly managed landscape. Fee: $15 (Member) / $18 (Nonmember). Cosponsored by New England Wild Flower Society, The Garden Club of Back Bay and Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture. Pre-registration is necessary, contact the registrar at 508-877-7630, ext. 3303.
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