Tyler Akabane, owner of The Mushroom Shop, Somerville, MA Tyler Akabane has been supplying area restaurants with mushrooms for more than a decade. He opened The Mushroom Shop in May 2022 and sells foraged and cultivated culinary mushrooms alongside books, gifts and food products. Tyler is interested in and will discuss the cultural and social […]
Join co-chairs Susan Hollis, Claudia Dolphin, Patsy Bray and Carolyn Aliski for an orientation to our gardens. We will start at the Old Ordinary where Patsy and Carolyn will give a brief history followed by an orientation to the garden. We will then travel to Founders Park, the traffic islands at Hingham Centre and will […]
Christie Dustman, Principal, Certified Landscape Designer, APLD, Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist (MCH) While the intensive labor required for a Japanese garden as seen in Japan is beyond most home gardeners, there are elements of Japanese gardens that can translate into our New England gardens. Christine will discuss the use of line (a design principle and visual […]
Join us as we bring back Garden Therapy. Garden Club Members will visit Allerton House and assist residents in making a festive autumn arrangement in a pumpkin. Please bring shears or scissors. Arranging and clean-up usually lasts 1-2 hours. Event Contacts: Valerie Bouret and Christina Farren
Join us to flex your creative gardening abilities with brush and canvas for a watercolor painting class focused on a fall harvest theme followed by lunch at Island Creek Oysters! The class is being taught by South Shore local artisan and shop owner, Sandy Sweetser. She recently led a class for the Duxbury Garden Club […]
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. […]
We will gather to celebrate the holidays and enjoy working with a variety of materials to make small, tasteful grapevine wreaths that are great additions to decorations for our own homes or offer as a special gift. We will also share favorite seasonal cookies at our traditional cookie swap while enjoying a special coffee and […]
Alexis Doshas, Nursery Manager at Native Plant Trust’s Nasami Farm, will teach us about growing native plants from seed and why the skill is relevant in a horticultural context. She will cover topics including germination requirements, seed cleaning, and seed-sowing techniques for many of our native species. Alexis will also discuss wild collection protocols and […]
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 […]