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What's Coming Up in the Garden
March 22, 2012 

 

 

Save
the Date!

May 11-12

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!

For more information on the plant sale, click here.
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Job Openings at the Garden 
 

  

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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Meet Violet
   This Saturday, March 24, at 10 am for Chickens in the Backyard  

Join the backyard chicken movement! This program 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 

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.  


Rejuvenating Shrubs: Lilacs,
Weigela, Forsythia and More

Saturday, March 31, 10 am - noon 
Is that old lilac refusing to flower? This hands-on workshop will focus on rejuvenating pruning, including when, why and how to renovate or rejuvenate your woody plants. Following a lecture and several pruning demonstrations, participants will learn by doing.
          

Members: $35; Nonmembers: $42  
 
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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Cultivating All the Right Moves  
Body Mechanics for Gardeners

Saturday, March 31, 2012   1 - 3 pm  
 

Get ready to garden comfortably, safely, and efficiently this spring. In this participatory workshop, registered horticultural therapist Carrie Whitelaw will teach a simple, effective, and energizing stretching routine to help prevent garden-related injuries. Assess a variety of gardening situations for reducing stress and strain on your joints by choosing the right ergonomic tools and implementing energy conservation strategies.

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.
 




Gardening After Dark
A Series for the Perennial Gardener

Thursday evenings
April 5, 12, 19, 6-8pm

Join professional gardener Pat Parkins for an intensive exploration of perennial border gardening. The course is designed for both first time and intermediate gardeners at a time when they are out in the garden looking for new ideas.
 
Members: $60; Nonmembers $70

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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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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