Providing horticulture education for adults is a large part of the mission for the Massachusetts Horticulture Society. We offer an array of workshops, courses and lectures throughout the year that cover a wide variety of topics and interests. Below is the list of upcoming classes in chronological order.
MHS also offers a comprehensive Master Gardener training program. To learn more about this program, please see our Master Gardener section. If you are a teacher, please see our Courses for Teachers.
To sign up for any of the classes below, use our online registration form or you may call or e-mail Elizabeth Hoyt 617-933-4983, ehoyt@masshort.org or Kathi Gariepy 617-933-4985, kgariepy@masshort.org.
Upcoming Workshops, Classes and Lectures
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Conifers Promise a Year-Round Landscape |
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Monday, May 19 2008, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
with Suzanne Mahoney, American Conifer Society
 Suzanne Mahoney shows how to use a variety of carefully chosen conifers—especially dwarf and miniature species—to provide color, texture and structure in all seasons.
Presented by MHS in cooperation with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Garden Club of the Back Bay, New England Wild Flower Society, and Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture.
Workshop fee: $12 members ● $15 nonmembers
Course AE7SP08
Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Register today online!
Location: Wellesley College Botanic Gardens’ Visitor Center
Contact: Elizabeth Hoyt, 617-933-4983;
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Container Planting Workshop |
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Wednesday, May 21 2008, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
with Trish Wesley Umbrell, Director of Adult Education and Outreach, MHS
 Learn the basic principles of composition by planting up and taking home a pot of brightly colored annuals.
Workshop fee: $85 members ● $102 nonmembers
Limit 15: Includes plants and materials.
Course AE4SP08
Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Register today online!
Location: MHS Horticulture Center
Contact: Elizabeth Hoyt, 617-933-4983;
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Plant a Carnivorous Bog in a Bucket |
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Saturday, May 24 2008, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
with Priscilla Purinton, VicePresident, New England Carnivorous Plant Society
 Plant your very own bog in a bucket under the watchful eye of an experienced carnivorous-plant lover and grower. Take it home to impress your friends!
Workshop fee: $150 members ● $180 nonmembers
Includes plant & materials
Course AE9SP08
Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Register today online!
Location: MHS Horticulture Center
Contact: Elizabeth Hoyt, 617-933-4983;
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How To Prune Anything - Session 2 |
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Wednesday, June 04 2008, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
with Joe Biagoni, Arborist, Arbor Alliance
Joe's encouraging, tone-to-earth style will ease your pruning worries. Please bring your own hand pruners.
Workshop fee: $40 members ● $48 nonmembers
Course AE1SM08
Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Register today online!
Location: MHS Horticulture Center
Contact: Elizabeth Hoyt, 617-933-4983;
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Natural Plant Dyes |
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Saturday, June 07 2008, 10:00am - 12:00pm
with Iris Weaver, Herbalist & Professional Gardener
 Vivid reds, bright yellows, rich purples, deep blues, and mossy greens--an amazing array of colors can be extracted from plants. Learn about the ancient art of natural dyeing, using plants and a few simple ingredients to dye fibers and fabrics like wool, silk, and cotton. You'll be introduced to the basics of natural dyeing through a demonstration, and learn about the wide range of plants that produce color, and which can be grown in your own garden. Students will go home with several dyed samples produced in class.
Iris Weaver is an herbalist and professional gardener who has been working with plants for 35 years. She is self-taught and believes that everyone can learn from and enjoy plants. She gardens, consults, and teaches classes in the greater Boston area.
Workshop fee: $70 members • $98 nonmembers
Course AE2SM08
Limit 10
Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Register today online!
Location: MHS Horticulture Center
Contact: Elizabeth Hoyt, 617-933-4983;
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Ecological Landscaping in a Coastal Environment |
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Tuesday, July 22, 10 AM-1 PM
with Kevin Doyle, landscape designer
Cosponsored by the Jones The Jones River Watershed Association, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and the South Shore Natural Science Center.
 Here’s a chance to combine your love of gardening with a summer trip to the beach! Join noted landscape designer Kevin Doyle and a coastal ecologist for a guided walk along the shore at low-tide to look at native shore plants in their natural habitat. Then you’ll tour Kevin’s own remarkable Kingston seaside garden, gaining an understanding of the practical and ecological considerations of gardening close to the ocean’s edge.
Workshop fee: $20 members ● $28 nonmembers
Limit 20
Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Register today online!
Location: Kingston MA
Contact: Elizabeth Hoyt, 617-933-4983;
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