New England Wild Flower Society: Gardeners Day with Free Demonstrations and Garden Advice

FRAMINGHAM, MA— New England Wild Flower Society announces a Gardeners Day from 10-4, Rain or Shine. The Society’s Horticulture experts give free talks for the gardening public. Bring your toughest gardening questions to the "Plant Professor" with office hours throughout the day, and attend gardening demonstrations all free of charges. Find garden book treasures at the Used Book Sale running throughout the day. With regular Garden admission, take a wildflower walk at 2 p.m. with a fee for adults of $8. Meet Rolf Schilling, Greg Lowenberg, and Scott LaFleur. all ready to share advice. The Garden features 1,500 kinds of native plants on 45 acres, including 200 rare and endangered species. View mature examples in the living museum, and select from hundreds of nursery-propagated unusual native varieties for sale at the Society's native plant nursery. Take a guided tour and admire the peak of the bog garden, find insect-eating plants in bloom and look for the last of rare native orchids in bloom. Gain inspiration for a host of sustainable garden ideas to bring home at the Idea Garden area. This is a great time to plant for summer and fall interest, and expert Society staff members help the public with custom choices of rare and unusual hardy varieties for the home garden. Become a member of the Society at the Gardeners Day Festival and receive two discount coupons good for one adult for David Rogers’ BIG BUGS Sculpture Exhibit and Web-of-Life Extravaganza arriving July 12. All purchases and memberships support the health of New England's natural areas and the award-winning plant conservation programs of New England Wild Flower Society. Garden in the Woods,180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA. 508.877.7630, www.newenglandWILD.org.

It's Like a Workshop and Plant Festival Rolled into One. The "Plant Professor is IN" until 4 p.m, no appointments required. Attend garden and conservation talks from 10-3. At 11 a.m. New England Wild Flower Society Horticulturist Rolf Schilling leads a workshop of Container Gardening with Native Plants. At 1 p.m. learn about Lawn Alternatives from Scott La Fleur, Horticulture Director of New England Wild Flower Society and Garden in the Woods At 3 p.m. Discover Tree and Shrub Planting Techniques for Urban Gardens with Dr. Greg Lowenberg, Education Director of the Society.

Date : June 7, 2008.

Time : 10 AM-4 PM.