What is the first thing that catches your eye in a floral arrangement? Color, of course! This workshop will explore different color schemes—analogous, complementary, and triadic--to illustrate how to combine colors to create harmonious combinations. Ruth Evans, flower show judge and winner of numerous flower show awards, will teach this class. The workshop includes instruction […]
With Sue DuBrava and Chuck Doughty, owners of Cochato Nurseries, horticulturists, and rare and unique plant enthusiasts In the early 1990’s Chuck Doughty and Sue DuBrava purchased five acres of land to develop a nursery. Fast forward to today, Cochato Nurseries has been written up in many gardening magazines and books as a “must-see” destination. […]
Please join us for a festive journey to Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, Rhode Island to celebrate the holidays! Enjoy Christmas tea and tour the beautifully decorated rooms and gardens of an historic home. This year’s theme is "All About Augustine". (Please see website link for more detail). The cost of the trip includes tea and […]
Garden Club Members will visit Allerton House and assist residents to make a festive Valentine’s Day arrangement. Please bring shears or scissors. Arranging and clean-up usually lasts 1-2 hours.
Erik Sechler, Ecological Programs Coordinator, Native Plant Trust Erik will give a presentation on invasive plant management, which will include early detection of invasive plants and invasive plant species most likely to move into New England within the next 10 years. Prior to joining Native Plant Trust, Erik worked with the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program […]
Lisa Berkin, owner, Lisa Berkin Designs and Berkin Farms Lisa, a longtime Garden Club of Hingham member, will show us the latest methods for successfully growing our own cutting gardens using organic practices and principles of succession planting. We will learn how these techniques help produce blooms all season and create an environment that attracts […]