'Tis The Season
December is a wonderful time of the year. As families decorate their homes for Christmas and the holidays, poinsettias are a popular addition to the decor.
For me it’s also fun to bundle up and walk through the garden to see what’s going on during this season.
The red winterberries, a species of holly (Ilex verticillata), are spectacular this year and we were able to cut some sprigs to add to our front-steps planter, along with some evergreen and rhododendron cuttings...
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Thursday, January 24
in Wellesley
Artists of New England and their Gardens - Mass Hort Society Class
Saturday, January 26
in Wellesley
Greenhouse Growing and Maintenance - Mass Hort Society Workshop
Saturday, January 26 - Saturday, February 23
in Jamaica Plain
Smartphone Photography: Winter Landscapes Enhanced - Three Sessions Class
Sunday, January 27
in Harvard
Concert in the Garden featuring Indian Hill's Cello Ensemble - Benefit for Cancer Therapy
Tuesday, January 29
in Jamaica Plain
Plant Collecting in Western Hubei, China - Arnold Arboretum Lecture - Free
Friday, February 01
in Waltham
Moonlight Tour of Gore Place
Year of the Dahlia for 2019
Every year the National Garden Bureau selects one annual, one perennial, one edible and one bulb to be featured in their "Year of the..." program.
Plants are chosen because they are popular, easy-to-grow, widely adaptable, genetically diverse, and versatile.
The inclusion of bulbs is a relatively new category and the Bureau’s 2019 choice is "The Year of the Dahlia," one of this columnist’s favorite flowers for sure...
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