Virtual Presentations, Garden Tours & Gardening Websites

Here is some 'Spring Gardening Inspiration' and a fantastic YouTube Presentation by The Heirloom Gardener, John Forti!   Click Here to view it! 
Have you seen the show 'floret' on the Magnolia network? 
If not, try to catch it...
Erin and Chris Benzakein have spent the last fifteen years building their family-run business Floret from the ground up in the fertile Skagit River Valley of Washington State. Now considered one of the most well-known flower farms in the world, they are embarking on a new endeavor—rehabilitating a new 24-acre farm in order to expand their growing ground and create a living laboratory.  
Watch their journey and the transformation of the farm in the Emmy-nominated four-part documentary series Growing Floret on the Magnolia Network

A fabulous opportunity to take a cut-flower garden mini-course virtually!  
CLICK HERE for the info! 
Here are a few more of their online courses from 'floret'.
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The Garden Conservancy's Spring 2022 Virtual Offerings

What is GardenFit: The Story of How an Open Days Garden Host Created a Hit PBS Series that’s Getting America Fit

Join long-time Open Days Garden Host Madeline Hooper and her co-creator and co-host Jeff Hughes for the story behind a new hit PBS series, GardenFit, that aims to inspire viewers to take care of their bodies while taking care of their gardens. Hooper and Hughes will narrate their journey from conception through development of the series, turning a personal experience of physical pain and horticultural passion into a TV adventure that saw them visit and explore more than a dozen distinctive private gardens and specialty farms all over America, helping gardeners overcome their seemingly inevitable aches and pains. All of Hooper and Hughes’ GardenFit fixes apply to every gardener, affecting how they move and maintain their body health in every aspect of their life, ensuring that their body be the best garden tool they have!  For more info, GO HERE
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​​OPEN DAYS - The Garden Conservancy  
Registration is now open for all Open Days!  Click Here to view the Massachusetts locations through 2022.  
These two Massachusetts Master Gardener Association Home Gardening Webinars are  open to NON-Master Gardeners:
Recommended by Donna Arold
  
​* Home Horticulture ONLINE Evening Lecture Series with MMGA
Ten weeks: March 22 - May 24, 2022
Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:00 PM (15 hrs. total)
​Click Here For More Information and to Sign-Up
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United States Botanic Garden Online Programs from 
​February through May, 2022
Learn about gardening, talks by garden book authors, yoga, cooking with seasonal food plants, and more via online programs by clicking here .

Smithsonian Gardens 'Let’s Talk Gardens', a free lunchtime webinar series on garden basics on Thursdays 12 to 1 p.m. For current webinar click here .
For video library of past webinars, click here .
​MMGA's popular MA Gardening Symposium is back,
​live-and-in-person for 2022!
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This year’s theme is “Gardening for Change,” and there are four acclaimed speakers lined up to talk about how to rethink garden beauty, right-size your garden to suit your lifestyle, help save the planet through regenerative gardening, and integrate science and art to create diverse landscapes. The date is Saturday, September 10, 8:00 AM-3:45 PM at Bentley University, Waltham. Non-MGs are welcome, too, and can register on our public website at https://www.massmastergardeners.org/symposium

Gardening Websites: 

Jackie Hokanson says:
"I just discovered the PBS show, Growing a Greener World, today even though it’s in its 12th season. The website is https://www.growingagreenerworld.com.  You can watch 26 minute episodes from all the seasons. I have a daughter who is a teacher in Brooklyn and I completely enjoyed their Emmy winning Episode “The Green Bronx Machine”.  There is much helpful and practical gardening information - it reminds me of Britain’s Gardening World but in the United States."

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"A Way to Garden"
A fabulous gardening website from Margaret Roach which includes resources of all kinds that relate to all things nature.  From timely essential garden guidance to info on all sorts of horticultural topics, this is a site for gardeners of all levels.  Be sure to sign up for Margaret's newsletter and her monthly podcasts!    
https://awaytogarden.com/​

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"Ken Druse" 
One look at Ken's website and you'll understand why he is known as "The Guru of Natural Gardening”!  Ken is a celebrated lecturer, and an award-winning author and photographer.  He is best known for his 20 garden books published over the last 30 years. His most recent book, "The New Shade Garden", 'Creating a lush garden in the age of Climate Change' will no doubt be of unique interest to MV Garden Club members, given the topic of gardening for shade and how climate change effects us all. 
https://kendruse.com/

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'Ecological Landscaping Alliance' 
Since its founding in 1992, the Ecological Landscape Alliance has been a leader in promoting sustainable approaches to landscape design, construction, and management. ELA’s commitment to innovative ideas and evidence-based practices has made the organization both a trusted resource and a vibrant community of landscape professionals and devoted gardeners.
www.ecolandscaping.org/
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PO Box 5061
Vineyard Haven MA 02568
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