LEARN + GROW
Discovering Trees
with instructor Garry Plunkett
Two dates and two locations! 
Wed. June 11
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Sunday June 22 1-4 p.m.
Lloyd Center for the Environment
Dartmouth, MA
To view our entire online course catalog, click here. To register, contact |
| UNIQUE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Horticulture Department
Wednesdays or Fridays
Plant Label Maker - Must be able to accurately copy information and work independently. Involves using a simple engraving machine and placing signs in the garden. No heavy lifting or labor. A great opportunity for someone wanting to learn more about native plants. Contact Rolf Shilling, rschilling@newenglandwild.org.
Membership Department
Flexible Schedule - work at GITW or from home
Real Estate Researcher- Volunteer wanted to research real estate transactions in Framingham and Sudbury on an ongoing basis, in order to send introductory information, with discounted membership offer, to new residents. Contact Karen Pierce, kpierce@newenglandwild.org for more information. |
| CALL FOR BOOKS
Donate plant-related and natural history books to the Used Book Sale for our June 5 and June 7 events. Drop your tax-deductible donation off at the reception desk at headquarters. Sales benefit the new book fund for the Society library.
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PERFECT FOR DAD
You haven't seen nature until you've looked through the Macroscope! This all-in-one optical instrument allows you to focus from long distance all the way to an-unheard-of 18 inches.
Now available in our Museum Store, this is the perfect gift for hikers, nature lovers and gardeners.
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Dear Members and Friends,
Making a grand entrance is a pleasure at Garden in the Woods, now graced by majestic stone works, thanks to artist Michael B. Mazur. The stones are surrounded by richly diverse native plantings. Come visit soon! |
CREATIVE COLLABORATION
 Taking cues from nature, where plants live in communities and "collaborate" to create magnificent environments, Horticulture Director Scott LaFleur teams up with artist Michael B. Mazur for a very special result. Learn more.
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| WELL- DRESSED PCVS
Plant Conservation Volunteers (PCVs) from New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts gathered last week to hand-pull invasive chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) and garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in Vermont's Green Mountains, in an area  about 1,400 feet from the summit. If sunlight is present, the juices of the chervil can blister the skin, so the volunteers were particularly well clad for this important conservation effort. To learn more about invasive plants, click here.
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| NIGHT AND DAY FOR NATIVE PLANTS
Don't miss the Thursday, June 5 fundraiser, go WILD! An Evening of Garden Delights & Irresistible Plant Shopping. You can see some of the cool auction items on our site. This is your last chance to buy tickets -- there are only a few left. Call Heather McDonald, 508 877-7630 x3208 for more information or click here.
On Saturday, June 7 at Gardeners Day, we'll share custom horticulture advice based on your most popular questions and present free demonstrations from 10-4 p.m., rain or shine. To learn more, click here. |
GARDEN WALK
 A Society first: The horticulture staff has just completed the Native Plant Green Roof at the Idea Garden. Part of our sustainable gardening focus, "green roofs" decrease impermeable surfaces, radiant heat, and storm water run off. Visit us this week at Thursday evening's go WILD! party and Saturday's Gardeners Day and enjoy the first flowers of our many new Penstemons, a completely North American genus of overachieving bloomers. Sundial lupines ( Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis) are in full swing in the New England Garden of Rare and Endangered Plants, and in late June our new collection of showy lady's slipper ( Cypripedium reginae) will grace the Sarah J. Place bench in the lower calcareous wetland. More walks to come! | |
LAST SPRING WEEKEND AT NASAMI FARM
 Join us for the last spring sale weekend, open June 4-8 from 10-5 p.m. Enjoy a special "Buy three, get one free" offer for a select group of perennials.
Elizabeth Farnsworth, co-author of the Society's revision of the Peterson Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America, demonstrates top native ferns this Sunday June 8 at 1 p.m.
Nasami Farm reopens September 4.
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| CREATIVE ECONOMY
If you have friends or family visiting this summer, ask for very special Garden in the Woods room rates at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center offering newly-renovated rooms and all amenities. Call 1-800-325-3535 and mention "woods" for your special rates, especially welcome when you bring your guests to the BIG BUGS exhibit, July 12-October 31. Thanks also to BIG BUGS sponsor www.bostoncentral.com, which features the most exciting family activities. We also appreciate the support of these other BIG BUGS sponsors.
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| APPEAL FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Life on earth depends on plants -- and we depend on you. We seek support for sharing practical hands-on techniques for ecologically-appropriate gardening and for critical conservation work. It's not too late to donate to our spring appeal. For more information about spring appeal, click here. Thanks to all of you who have already helped us to make a more sustainable New England. |
 Only 38 days until the arrival of BIG BUGS!
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Karen Pierce Debra Strick
Director of Membership Director of PR and Marketing
& the whole New England Wild Flower Society Staff |
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