Somerville Garden Club

January 18, 2010
by Head Gardener
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February 2010 Events – New England Wild Flower Society

New England Wild Flower Society has a fascinating selection of classes for adults and children scheduled in February of 2010.

Contact:
Steven Ziglar, Marketing and Public Relations Manager
508-877-7630 x 3503 sziglar@newenglandWILD.org

For more information, visit www.newenglandwild.org/learn.

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

Tuesdays, February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 5:45-7:45 p.m. Residential Landscape Design. Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA.

In this multi-session course appropriate for beginners, learn different aspects of the landscape design process with special emphasis on native plants in the residential landscape. Workshop sessions focus on design methods using site analysis techniques and schematic design tools. With consultation of the instructor, Karen Sebastian, work on a project of your own choosing. Interspersed with design work, lectures focus on plants and habitats, including information on plant choice and placement in the landscape. A list of required materials supplied at the first class. Fee: $175 (Member) / $210 (Nonmember). Cosponsored by New England Wild Flower Society and Cambridge Center for Adult Education. Pre-registration is necessary, contact the registrar at 508-877-7630, ext. 3303.
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January 18, 2010
by Head Gardener
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Meeting Cancelled: February 10, 7-9pm

This evening’s garden club has been CANCELLED in anticipation of unsafe (and unpleasant) weather conditions.

Japanese Gardens and Bonsai

Mark Cyr a leading designer of Japanese gardens in the United States, will discuss how the use of water, stones and plants to emulate gardens found in Japan, can provide a tranquil garden setting.

Mark Cyr, owner of Eastern Reflections landscaping, will give an illustrated lecture on his experiences designing Japanese style gardens in the Boston area for the past twenty-five years. Currently Mark and his family live in and serve as caretakers for the Edwin Reischauer House in Belmont, Massachusetts. Professor Reischauer served as the United States Ambassador to Japan during the administration of John F. Kennedy.

Cyr grew up in Cambridge and attended the University of Michigan, where he studied forestry and natural resources. While serving in Japan in the U.S. Marine Corps, he became enthralled with Japanese gardening. That enthusiasm led to his founding Eastern Reflections, now in its 25th year.