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What's Coming Up in the Garden
March 8, 2012 





Job Openings at the Garden:

 

 

Part-Time Position:

Youth Education Coordinator

Part-time, year-round education coordinator needed to teach and administer our education program in horticultural and environmental science. Must be adept at working with Children, curriculum development, highly organized and flexible.
Please contact Elisabeth Cary,
Director of Education

 

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 Full-Time Seasonal Positions:  

 

Farm in the Garden Camp

 Assistant Camp Director

 

 

Farm in the Garden Camp

 Camp Instructors 

 

Includes activities in the children's garden, hands-on animal care and productive farm work, preparing and sharing the food we grow and much more.To download job descriptions and apply:

 

Apply Here! 

 

     

Berkshire Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

   

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Save
the Date!

May 11-12

35th Annual Plant Sale
Lespedeza 'Gibraltar'
New This Year
Happy in Their Habitats 

Thousands of plants organized into plant habitats appropriate to northeastern gardens: perennials and annuals, shrubs and trees, wildflowers and grasses, organic vegetables and herbs, hanging baskets, containers

Back by Popular Demand

Regional and local vendors with their collections of plants, antiques and vintage/modern items for garden, patio and home 

Mother's Day Gifts!































 
A Nursery Man's Miscellany
Ed Bowen from
Opus Nursery - Little Compton, RI

March 10, 1-3 pm 

Please join nurseryman Ed Bowen of Opus Nursery for a look at the lesser-known garden worthy plants sure to enhance your garden. This lecture will open your eyes to an eclectic range of choice plants to rejuvenate your perennial  plant palette.  
          
Members: $22; Nonmembers: $27 
 
Click here to register online, or call 413-298-3926.
Become a Garden Member and save on classes, workshops and much more. Read about it here



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Build a Backyard Chicken Coop  
Basic Carpentry Skills

March 17, 2012   9 am - 3 pm  
 

Learn basic carpentry skills and put them to use building a small mobile backyard chicken coop. Will Conklin will lead this workshop and introduce basic hand and power tool techniques as well as woodworking and project planning skills. The instructor will focus on the simplicity and satisfaction of proper hand tool use. Learn the basics of the backyard chicken coop and take away the skills and confidence to build your own coop at home. 

Members: $50; Nonmembers $60 
Not a Member? Click here to learn more.

Click here to register, or call the Garden at 413-298-3926.



Chickens in the Backyard   

March 24, 2012     10 am - noon  

Join the backyard chicken movement! This workshop will inspire and give you the skills to start a backyard flock of your own. Topics covered include nutrition, shelter/coops, health, egg production, breeds, predators, regulations and more.
Inspect a few hens and admire some freshly-laid eggs.

     Members: $22; Nonmembers $27 
Not a Member? Click here to learn more.

Click here to register, or call the Garden at 413-298-3926.



For more information about Berkshire Botanical Garden  
call: 413.298.3926

check out our website: www.berkshirebotanical.org 


write:  
Berkshire Botanical Garden
PO Box 826, Stockbridge, MA. 01262

email: 
[email protected]

visit:
intersection of Routes 102 & 183, Stockbridge, MA



 

Open from 9 am - 5 pm daily. We look forward to meeting you!
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