Today, May 6th, is the third annual National Public Gardens Day in the U.S. Its purpose is to highlight public gardens across the nation and to emphasize the important roles they play in plant/water conservation, environmental stewardship, education, and provision of green/open space. In celebration of this day, below is a sampling of a few [...]
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National Public Gardens Day
Posted in Gardens, Plants, tagged flowers, gardens, plants on May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
College President’s Property at WPI
Posted in Academic Campuses, Gardens, tagged college campuses, gardens, Massachusetts, plants, Worcester MA on March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is one of nine colleges in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. The college president’s property, near the campus, is an interesting site with a series of walled gardens adjacent to the house and detached garage. The buildings and gardens were constructed in the 1920s as the residence for an industrialist, and [...]
Winter Garden Scenes
Posted in Gardens, tagged gardens, Massachusetts, plants, winter on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I recently spent a part of an afternoon at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, in Boylston, Massachusetts, which is a short 15-minute drive from my home. It’s always an inspiring place to visit, regardless of the season. In November they opened the second of two indoor winter plant spaces, called the Limonaia (Lemon House), primarily containing [...]
