Summer/Fall 2018 by Berkshire Botanical Garden

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SUMMER/FALL 2018

A Splendid Season in the Garden AUG 17 & 24

AUG 30

OCT 5

Family Fridays

Volunteer Appreciation Event

Harvest Festival Silent Auction Preview Party

Interactive activities focused on animals large and small.

BBG staff and board thank volunteers for their hard work throughout the year.

Skip the crowds and bid on hundreds of Harvest Festival Silent Auction lots at this festive gathering.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Matt Larkin, Chairman Madeline Hooper, Vice Chairman Janet Laudenslager, Secretary Rob Williams, Treasurer David Carls Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo Mary Copeland Adaline Frelinghuysen Ellen Greendale Lauretta Harris Ian Hooper Tom Ingersoll

Daniel Kasper Wendy Philbrick Martha Piper Ramelle Pulitzer John Spellman Mark Walker Suzanne Yale KK Zutter

S TA F F Michael Beck Executive Director

Christopher Kupernik Buildings and Grounds Manager

Christine Caccamo Senior Gardener

Dan Mullen Buildings and Grounds Assistant

Duke Douillet Senior Gardener

Robin Parow Director of Marketing Communications

Alex Fylypovych Camp Director Katarina Goldenberg Seasonal Gardener Cynthia Grippaldi Director of Visitor & Volunteer Engagement

John Ryan Seasonal Gardener Julie Schwartz Director of Development Bridgette Stone Education Coordinator

Deborah Helmke Gardener

Elizabeth Veraldi Office Manager

Dorthe Hviid Director of Horticulture

Chris Wellens Director of Education

CUTTINGS Alice Aycock’s Untitled (Cyclone), 2017, on display as part of “Beautiful Strangers: Artists Discover the Garden”

Robin Parow, Editor Julie Hammill, Hammill Design, Design

On the cover: Found Lines 2018 by Toni Ross. Photo by Robin Parow

OCT 6–7

NOV 11

NOV 30

DEC 1–2

Harvest Festival

Rooted in Place

Holiday Marketplace

An iconic Berkshire event since 1934 returns to the Garden, with fun activities for the whole family.

Annual gardening symposium focused on creating gardens that respond to the local landscape.

Holiday Marketplace Members Preview Party Save the date for merry making and first dibs on one-of-a-kind wreaths and more!

Featuring a festive gift and garden market, local artisan vendors and our spectacular Gallery of Wreaths. BERKSHIRE BOTANICAL GARDEN

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DIRECTOR’S CORNER MICHAEL BECK

Let us include you in our Garden! It’s that time of year again. The dog days of summer are here, full of humidity and heat that encourage our tomatoes to grow a foot a day, and that makes me wish we had installed central air conditioning in our home years ago. But the other evening I noticed dusk arriving just a little bit earlier than in June. Inevitably, our all-too-short summer will come to an end, and soon we will be grabbing sweaters and thinking of apple cider again! So let’s try and enjoy the swelter while it lasts. Our season at BBG has been spectacular to date, with two blockbuster “ART/GARDEN” exhibits exciting our visitors, and some wonderful events for BBG members held inside our new Center House as well as on the grounds. If you are not yet a member of the Garden, I really hope you will consider joining this year! In addition to free Garden admission all year long, your membership gives you amazing discounts for all of our educational classes, workshops, and field trips, as well as early access and discounted prices to many of our special events such as Plant Sale and Holiday Marketplace. Oh, and have you heard about our new members’ library? Your membership card will allow you to sit inside this beautiful space and peruse the large collection of historic gardening and design books we have amassed. We are constantly adding to the list of membership benefits, so be sure to check our website regularly for new discounts and free offers at local businesses, reciprocal free admission at other cultural organizations, members-only parties, and many other perks. Besides our growing group of members, we welcome many thousands of visitors to the Garden each and every season, with the trend over the last several years going nothing but up. In 2017, our admissions numbers increased 50% over the year before, and this year’s visitation is already up over 2017. Word has definitely gotten out that the Botanical Garden is a not-to-be-missed stop on the Berkshire tourist circuit. We love to help our visitors, whether they hail from New York or New Delhi, plan their trip through our regional cultural wonderland. This year, we are again offering a variety of joint admission packages with destinations like Edith Wharton’s Mount, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Clark Art Institute. Our wonderful local hotel sponsor, the Red Lion Inn, also helps to promote a Garden visit for their many guests, and other local business partners likewise to spread the word. We are very grateful for the kudos we are receiving from all quarters. With our Center House building now fully operational, we are seeing other ways that BBG is being inclusive. The stunning new building is having quite a buzzy inaugural year, hosting some wonderful gatherings, from corporate luncheons to tented weddings, all while preserving the contemplative beauty of our planted landscape for all visitors. It gives me great personal satisfaction to see this response, since our goal for Center House has always been to create a welcoming hub for our local community. Even more important, the building with its varied gathering spaces has opened its arms to a growing number of garden-minded groups, from BBG’s very own Herb Associate volunteers to the Western MA Master Gardeners. Bringing all of these organizations to BBG will ensure a robust exchange of horticultural ideas and learning, and will help us remain true to our mission to educate and inspire the community about the art and science of gardening, for many years to come.

Center House Shines for Private Events By Shawn Hartley Hancock

With all the elements of farmhouse-chic style — not to mention an actual Colonialera farmhouse — Center House offers beautiful and functional event spaces that range from simple to sensational.

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Whether a formal gathering or a corporate meeting, Center House spaces are easily transformed to meet individual needs.

Visitors to the Garden’s Center House, a Colonial-era home used for generations as a meeting and education space, surely appreciate the recent restoration of this charming historic building. This endearing 18th century structure now looks and functions better than ever as a newly expanded complex of spaces created to meet the needs of BBG members, staff, and the community.

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The transformation of “Center House, the antique” into “Center House the chic farmhouse-style complex” began almost three years ago. “[BBG’s Executive Director] Mike Beck and I had a firm vision, and we took our time to look down the road,” says Matt Larkin, BBG Board Chair. Larkin is also a respected interior designer and space planner who is responsible for the overall design and finishes of the complex. Matt and his wife Lainie own Grant Larkin, a design firm in Richmond, MA. “The idea was to restore the house, create a gallery for natural history and botanical art, and build a sizeable new building to serve a variety of other purposes, all in a centralized area concentrated under one roof,” Larkin says. “We also knew we wanted the Center House to be available to the community for private events.” The old Center House now adjoins a

new barn-like building (it’s red!) with a cozy library, flexible classroom/ meeting space, and a kitchen so beautiful and well-fitted it’s the envy of every caterer. For the design and construction component, Larkin and Beck worked with Lenox-based Mark Smith Design Inc. and Dalton-based builder Greg Schnopp. Larkin drew up all the interior elevations for the living wall, art galleries, library and kitchen, while Schnopp used a team of local contractors and artisans as well as lots of young apprentices to complete the build out. For visitors, the transition between indoors and out begins in the new welcome garden, the result of a nationwide design contest for landscape architecture students (won by a team from the the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s School of Landscape Architecture.) The space checks all the boxes for contemporary

garden design, with gathering areas as well as a fire feature, a fountain and, of course, plants. Directly inside the new Center House, visitors come face to face with the Living Wall, a splendid vertical plant display that might as well replace a welcome sign. The plants themselves are presented in a design created by BBG’s Director of Horticulture, Dorthe Hviid, and grow lushly thanks to automated irrigation and low energy LED lighting that’s on a timer. Turn left and you’re in the old house, renamed the Center House Leonhardt Galleries. One of the oldest homes in Stockbridge, this charming Cape Cod has been stripped back to its structural components, revealing its history and inherent beauty. The walls are adorned

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with salvaged paneling, partially stripped and now patinaed to perfection. The wide plank original floors (once wonky but sturdier now, of course) and beautiful center chimney instantly transport visitors back three centuries, while the current art show on exhibit grounds them in the present. On one side is the oval-shaped Procter Garden, especially lush in May and June, making it a perfect site for weddings, and on the other side, closer to the new kitchen, is the terraced 1937 herb garden. The new building houses the horticultural library, staff offices, and a state-of-the-art kitchen. It is finished in a modern farmhouse design characterized by a high-contrast black and white color scheme, oversized subway tile, white horizontal shiplap

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on the walls and distinctive black light fixtures. The kitchen’s size and configuration is impressive, especially the large island, which allows lots of people to gather round. “We need to show young people attending our Farm in the Garden Camp how to cook the food they’ve grown,” Larkin says, “so that island is essential.” An interesting feature of the kitchen’s new ovens is that they can reach down to a steady 110 degrees – the best temperature for drying herbs. This is especially useful for the Garden’s Herb Associates, a group of volunteers who grow, dry and process a variety of herbs into mustards and vinegars for sale in BBG’s Gift Shop. Continued on next page

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Hosting a Private Event at Berkshire Botanical Garden “All of the new event spaces at BBG are remarkably versatile,” says Dana Audia, BBG’s events manager. She should know. She’s executed hundreds of events at every venue imaginable since she arrived in the Berkshires 18 years ago. “The first wedding in the Procter Garden this summer was magnificent! Everything was in bloom and the sides of the tent were removed to let the beautiful surrounding gardens in,” she says. “While summer is prime-time for weddings, we plan to host events yearround.” Fortunately, even summer weddings don’t conflict with the visiting public. “Garden visitors are respectful if we have a wedding at 4 p.m. (the gardens close at 5 p.m.). “By the time dinner is served and dancing starts, it’s an entirely private space.” The new building is also appropriate for corporate events, where groups can find inspiration while accessing state-

The kitchen area doubles as a meeting room/reception area and classroom (it’s outfitted with a projector and screen). Elegant light fixtures (designed and donated by Grant Larkin) help create a distinctive and elegant space that’s just right for hosting high-end events, too. Barn doors close off the kitchen, and just outside, a large covered porch provides space for weather-dependent activities or overflow for events. From a caterer’s perspective, the kitchen and back pantry area at Center House don’t get much better. “The layouts of the kitchen and prep areas are great,” says Brian Alberg, Executive Chef of The Red Lion Inn, who has already catered a variety of functions at Center House. “There’s plenty of fridge space (which isn’t always the case at other venues) and the back pantry’s relationship with the front kitchen, often torturous at other venues, is very efficient and really well-planned,” he says. “Also, the equipment is great — there’s a clear ice machine, which is terrific.” “What you don’t see,” says Larkin, “is the massive drivein area at the basement (in the rear) where there’s highquality storage (something the Garden lacked for years), including cold storage for bulbs and areas to over-winter tropical plants.”

For more information about planning an event at the Garden’s Center House, contact Dana Audia: daudia@berkshirebotanical.org or 413 552-7992.

Sitting pretty in the Gallery — the first wedding at the newly renovated Center House, celebrated by friends and family of Rachel Graney and Dennis Palmer.

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Clay Murray; photo Noor Eemaan

of-the-art media equipment and the full-service kitchen.

Visit us online to learn about year-round events!

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All told, the Center House project cost $2.5 million to design and build. Generous contributions from BBG’s members, local organizations such as the Lenox Garden Club and the Town of Stockbridge, as well as two matching grants for a total of $345,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, allowed the Garden to complete the construction debt-free. The future of the Garden’s Center House is similar to its history: steeped in a love of gardens, education, and the community. “This space has once again become the Garden hub,” says Matt Larkin, “a place where learning continues and milestones are marked — always with the beautiful gardens as their backdrop.” A former magazine editor and communications executive, writer Shawn Hartley Hancock can appreciate the work at Center House. With her partner Chuck Weinlein, they run Centerline Construction, a preservation, restoration and new-build construction firm in Columbia County. Photos by Paul Rocheleau Event decor generously provided by Mahaiwe Tent

Center House By The Numbers

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the number of people that can be accommodated in the Procter Garden (with a tent) and the Leonhardt Galleries.

guests can enjoy a sit-down dinner in the open kitchen/reception/classroom area, but that number easily stretches to 90 for stand-up cocktails and conversation. “The kitchen area is so nice, you can keep it open or close it off,” said Dana Audia, events manager. “The area also makes a great

ceremony location in case of rain.” guests can comfortably enjoy the Leonhardt Galleries for cocktails or a sit-down dinner. It’s rare to be able to mix artwork and red wine, but that was a decision made early on in the planning of the restoration. “Our exhibiting artists know that their work will be featured in an area that’s really

being used,” says BBG’s chairman Matt Larkin. indoor-outdoor Knoll designer chairs are included in the rental fee for private events, as well as a

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generous number of wooden tables handcrafted from old-growth trees that once grew near BBG. Audia shares her list of preferred vendors (for caterers and other service providers), too.

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Center House Kitchen Classes Ramp up for Fall The advent of a new, state-of-theart teaching kitchen in the Garden’s Center House opens a realm of possibilities for on-site workshops and classes focused on teaching about gardening through the lens of cooking and culinary arts. Education Director Chris Wellens has designed a kitchen-focused curriculum that kicks off on September 22 with a food preparation class, “Dinner from the Ground Up: A Menu to Welcome

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Fall,” taught by chef/author Alana Chernila. “Offering cooking and food-based classes has always been a goal in our educational outreach,” said Chris, “and the new teaching kitchen meets all the requirements of expanding our offerings.” Guido’s Fresh Marketplace has partnered with BBG on a selection of late-summer/autumn kitchen classes (see class listings beginning on page 21). BBG is grateful to

Guido's for their sponsorship of these dynamic programs. Classes focused on seasonal handmade pasta and sausage making, cider making, preparing seasonal salads, herbal extractions and herbal gift making are open for registration at berkshirebotanical.org or by calling 413 298-3926. The Center House teaching kitchen provides the space and technology needed to bring food-based programs to the Garden.

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MAINSTAGE

ST. GERMAIN STAGE

THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BROADWAY

TYPHOID MARY

WORLD PREMIERE

JUNE 7–JULY 7

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2

MAY 23–JUNE 16

THE CAKE

JUNE 21–JULY 15

JULY 12–28

THE CHINESE LADY

WEST SIDE STORY

JULY 20–AUGUST 11

AUGUST 3–SEPTEMBER 1

THE GLASS MENAGERIE OCTOBER 3–21

WORLD PREMIERE

WELL INTENTIONED WHITE PEOPLE WORLD PREMIERE

AUGUST 16–SEPTEMBER 8

YOUTH THEATRE AT THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM ROALD DAHL’S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JULY 26–AUGUST 12 Debra Jo Rupp in The Cake, 2018. PHOTO Carolyn Brown.

Holiday Marketplace December 1-2

Featuring our annual gift and garden market, local artisan vendors and the iconic Gallery of Wreaths.

MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: NOVEMBER 30

Holiday Marketplace Members Preview Party Save the date for merry making and first dibs on one-of-a-kind wreaths and more!

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Volunteer Power Drives Library Project

Part II

By Gay Tucker

Last summer’s issue of Cuttings saluted Garden volunteers Janet Greenlee, Sally Weyers, Mary Trev Thomas, and Deborah Garry, who culled, organized, and combined the BBG book collection with another, which was donated by the Henriette Granville Suhr Estate in the fall of 2017. By May, 2018, the volunteers had transferred close to 1,500 tomes into the new Center House Henriette Granville Suhr Library, where glass-fronted shelves and comfy seating provide an optimal place to enjoy them. This fall, volunteers will continue

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fine-tuning their searchable inventory and will be available to assist Garden Members in becoming acquainted with this resource. Have you visited this revitalized library? This reference source is one of BBG’s enhanced Member benefits, and is also available, upon request, to special interest groups. The evolution and revitalization of this collection is remarkable. As a long-term Garden Member interested in landscape gardening and its history, I offer these reflections and tidbits to explain the

Right at home in the Center House Library: Janet Greenlee, Margot Towl, Deborah Garry, Gay Tucker, and Mary Trev Thomas are among the volunteers who have brought the library project to fruition.

library’s origins and purpose. Perhaps they will inspire you to come explore. When Director of Horticulture Dorthe Hviid interviewed me for a seasonal gardening job in 1998, we met in a room close to where the new library stands. That room was the largest space of the building and used for multiple purposes: staff meetings, a workspace to review projects and garden plans, a staff

Some of the many groups that will benefit from the resources our new library provides: Herb Associates, whose new kitchen is now next door. lunch room, and a place for volunteer Jack Trowill to create plant labels. Probably its least known use was as a reference center. The complete ‘library’ at that time was scattered. You would find parts of it in the staff room at Center House or across the street, in a shared workspace of the Membership Coordinator and Director of Marketing Communications. If you wanted to access any of those books, good luck! Lesser-used books resided on shelves stretching from floor to ceiling, in rooms filled with activity. Few folks knew what was where. More importantly, even if they did, could they locate the appropriate references, much less find them without disturbing others? Dorthe and I discussed these concerns regularly. Since BBG’s mission is to teach and inform, a reference library should support this. We believed that many more members would use it if they knew what is there and how to access it. The library team of volunteers has moved us closer to that goal, so now it is up to Members to inform us of what they need.

Master Gardeners whose members offer free, diagnostic services throughout the summer, either by phone or walk-ins welcomed Mondays, 9 a.m. – noon. This member resource certainly deserves a visible, accessible space, and the library fills that need. Summer interns who are chosen because they are interested in horticultural careers. When they come to BBG to work, they often bring along summer assignments on topics that the BBG collection covers. This reference source may assist them in advancing their work-study. BBG Horticulture Certificate Program students, whose reference needs have grown as the program expands. Now students can meet in the library to examine journals and directories on topics rarely found in public libraries. As the program has evolved, it has attracted professionals from local gardening, arborist and landscape firms, who have technical concerns that a newly enhanced, special reference shelf addresses.

Finally, perhaps dues-paying Members, like myself, will use the library to aid in garden projects when expanded references are needed. Starting this fall, library tours will begin to acquaint Garden Members with this resource. In the meantime, please check out the new library space and its materials, and consider joining efforts to improve its utility. This is an attractive space, ideal for both research and group discussion. Editor’s note: Since 1981, Gay Tucker has participated in many BBG activities, including volunteer gardening, the restoration of BBG’s pond garden, working with and mentoring summer interns, seeking activities through which BBG can coordinate with local organizations, finding teachers for the Horticulture Program, and funds to develop the original children’s summer camp. Her newest adventure, as a member of the Education Committee, focuses on promoting the new BBG Library.

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ROOTED I N PL AC E 3RD ANNUAL ECOLOGICAL GARDENING SYMPOSIUM

Sunday, November 11, 9 am - 4 pm • Berkshire School, Sheffield, MA Members: $95, Non-Members: $105, Tuition includes lunch

This full-day program focuses on managing the landscape sustainably, led by Neil Diboll, Jeff Lowenfels, Lee Buttala, and Dr. Robert J. Gegear. Please join us as we hear from the experts on topics relevant to all gardeners and growers:

Neil Diboll: The American Garden: A Life or Death Situation Our gardens and landscapes are becoming increasingly important refuges for pollinators, birds, butterflies and other creatures as their former habitats disappear. Diboll will focus on the evolution of the American garden from solely a creation for enjoyment of the owners to becoming a biodiverse refuge for native plants and animals. He will share a step-by-step approach that will provide you with “tried and true” methods to convert a small area to a prairie garden or a large acreage to a beautiful meadow. A pioneer in the native plant industry and recognized internationally as an expert in native plant community ecology, Neil Diboll has guided the growth of Prairie Nursery for 30 years. He has dedicated his life to the propagation of native plants and their promotion as uniquely beautiful, ecologically beneficial and sustainable solutions for landscapes and gardens. In 2013 Neil was the recipient of the Great American Gardeners Award from the American Horticultural Society.

Jeff Lowenfels: Teaming With Microbes and Fungi: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web No one ever fertilizes the Redwoods. How do these trees live over 500 years and grow to 380 feet without Miracle-Gro or other chemicals? In an extremely humorous and entertaining presentation, Jeff Lowenfels will tell you and show you how to successfully use the very same natural principles to maintain your yard and grow your gardens. No more chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other nasty chemicals and a lot less work as Jeff shows you how to team with the microbes in your soil! After just one extremely painless and entertaining hour even the ‘reluctant spouse’ will never use chemicals again. As more and more professionals in all aspects of horticulture are learning about the benefits of mycorrhizal fungi, these symbiotic fungi are becoming readily available to the public as a whole. All gardeners and growers need to learn about mycorrhizal fungi and how to use them as they make a huge, beneficial difference in so many ways. This talk gives you all you need to know, plus a few laughs. Jeff Lowenfels is the author of a trilogy of award winning books on plants and soil, and he is the longest running garden columnist in North America. Lowenfels is a national lecturer as well as a Fellow, Hall of Fame member, and former president of the Garden Writers of America.

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Lee Buttala: The Return of the Species In a horticultural and agricultural universe where hybrids and vegetative propagation have become commonplace, the biodiversity of many species is being bottlenecked even by those with the best of intentions. In this talk about how to maintain the genetic breadth of species and varieties that allow them to adapt and evolve to local conditions and weather change, Lee Buttala advocates for the importance and ease of growing many of these plants from open-pollinated seed. Citing examples he has learned from writing about seed saving in relation to his work on the preservation of heirloom vegetables at Seed Savers Exchange, Buttala sets forward a simple approach to how we can all contribute to biodiversity in our own backyards, whether we are growing natives, vegetables or ornamental plants, in a manner which is economically and environmentally sound and satisfying, not to mention cost-effective and fun. Learn to preserve the biodiversity of the plant kingdom, one seed at a time. Lee Buttala is the Executive Director of Seed Savers Exchange, a seed bank dedicated to the sharing and saving of seeds that define Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food and garden heritage, and the only non-governmental organization storing seed at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Formerly the director of marketing communications for BBG and the Preservation Manager for the Garden Conservancy, he is also the Chair of the Historic Landscapes Committee of the APGA. He was the Emmy-Award winning garden television producer for Martha Stewart Living, the creator of PBSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cultivating Life and editor of the award-winning book: The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Saving Seed. He also writes a weekly garden column for the Berkshire Edge and sits on the board of Hollister House Garden in Washington, CT. He studied garden design at the Chelsea Physick Garden, the New York Botanical Garden, and the Kyoto School of Art and Design.

Dr. Robert J. Gegear: Humming a Different Tune: An Ecological Approach to Native Pollinator Conservation Pollinators are declining at an unprecedented rate worldwide due to human-induced rapid environmental change. These declines pose a significant threat to our food supply and consequently, there has been major focus on the development and implementation of conservation strategies to maintain pollination services to crop plants. However, the overwhelming majority of current strategies do not consider the keystone role that pollinators play in natural ecosystems, making them an ineffective tool for maintaining and restoring biodiversity. Dr. Robert Gegear of WPI Department of Biology and Biotechnology, and Director of the New England Bee-cology Project, researches and presents on the importance of developing an ecologically-focused approach to developing and maintaining your garden, citing examples from his ongoing field research in Massachusetts. Dr. Robert J. Gegear is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Director of the New England Bee-cology Project. Dr. Gegearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current research focuses on Pollinator neuroecology and conservation, with particular focus on bumblebees native to Massachusetts.

To register, visit berkshirebotanical.org or call (413) 298-3926.

Rooted in Place is sponsored by The Red Lion Inn and the Seed Savers Exchange.

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A Season of Art in the Garden: Priceless

“Beautiful Strangers” artists Fitzhugh Karol, Mark Mennin, Stephen Talasnik, Ned Smyth, Toni Ross, Michele Oka Doner, and curator James Salomon, gathering around “Grand Temptation” by Wendell Castle at the exhibition’s opening at the Garden’s annual gala, Fête des Fleurs.

The ART/GARDEN season continues through October 3rd featuring Ellsworth Kelly’s iconic plant lithographs on exhibit in the Center House Leonhardt Galleries, and Beautiful Strangers: Artists Discover the Garden, an exhibition of contemporary sculpture on display throughout the grounds. Kelly’s plant lithographs embody the simplicity of botanical art, demonstrating the artist’s innate desire to stay rooted in nature. This first major exhibition at the Garden’s Leonhardt Galleries is a popular destination for devotees of the famed abstract artist wishing to see first-hand his genius

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in perceiving the plant world, and his uncanny ability to convey this to the observer. Our thanks go to the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation for partnering with BBG on this exhibition. Curated by James Salomon of Salomon Contemporary in New York City, Beautiful Strangers: Artists Discover the Garden is an exhibition of contemporary sculpture representing some of the world’s leading artists. Sited throughout the grounds, the collection invites curiosity and reflection, from a collection of largerthan-life aluminum water lilies created by E.V. Day as artist-in-residence at Monet’s garden in Giverny, France,

to “Grand Temptation” created by the late Wendell Castle, considered the “father of the art furniture movement.” Our thanks to James Salomon, the artists, and their galleries for their participation in this season’s exhibition of Beautiful Strangers: Alice Aycock, Wendell Castle, E.V. Day, Fitzhugh Karol, Mark Mennin, Michele Oka Doner, Toni Ross, Ned Smyth, Stephen Talasnik, and Rob Wynne. ART/GARDEN has been generously underwritten with a grant from the Dorothea Leonhardt Fund at the Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.

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Contributors

The following constituents made contributions of $150 or more during BBGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 fiscal year from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. Contributions include membership dues, unrestricted contributions to the Annual Fund, donations to designated funds, as well as grants and sponsorships. Contributors marked with an * supported our Center House Campaign during 2017. Thank you very much to all our friends for making 2017 such a spectacular year for the Garden!

$50,000 and above Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo* Marian Godfrey and Thomas Gardner* Dena and Felda Hardymon* Andrea Cassullo Harkins* The Dorothea Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas* Madeline and Ian Hooper* Massachussets Cultural Facilities Fund* Elizabeth Ford Sayman* The Estate of Henriette Granville Suhr* Elisabeth and Robert Wilmers* $25,000 to $49,999 Candace and Frederick Beinecke* Ellen and Christopher Greendale* The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc. Kate and Hans Morris* $10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous* Maria and David Carls* Mary Copeland and Jose Gonzalez, Jr.* Adaline Frelinghuysen and Titus Ogilvie-Laing* Ellen and Scott Hand* Honey Sharp and David Lippman* Jane Iredale and Robert Montgomery* Monument Mountain Management Trust The Honorable Deval and Mrs. Diane Patrick* The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust* CPA/ Citizens of Stockbridge* Tania and Mark Walker* Carol and Robert Williams* $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous* Michael Beck and Beau Buffier* Diane and Richard Brown* Marcia and Jonathan Feuer* The Frelinghuysen Foundation Mary Harrison Matt Larkin and Elaine Grant* The Lenox Garden Club* Barbara and Michael Polemis* The Estate of Elizabeth Plummer Wendy Philbrick and Edward Baptiste* Georgeanne and Jean Rousseau* Samuel H. Kress Foundation* The Feigenbaum Foundation, Inc. Allen Timmons Edward and Judy Warren* Kathleen and John Zutter $1,000 to $4,999 Anonymous (3)* Linda Allard* Stephanie Beling* Jeannene Booher Penelope Borax and John Donald* Stephanie and Carl V. Bradford* Jytte and John Brooks* Bonnie and Terry Burman Sharon Casdin*

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Neil and Kathleen Chrisman* Lynn Villency Cohen and Stephen Cohen* Colorblends Mary and James Cooper Caroline and William Croswell Lucy and Nat Day* Helen and John Davies* Michele Dodge Ruth Krauss Foundation The Garden Conservancy GE Foundation Cynthia Wick and R. Channing Gibson* Mr. Marion G.H. Gilliam* Elise and Carl Hartman* Maureen and Paul Hickey* Donna Raftery and Vincent Inconiglios* Tom Ingersoll Elizabeth and Gene Johnson Sherry and Daniel Kasper Diane Kern Patti and Harvey Klein Susan and Will Laidlaw* Wendy Linscott and Jim Lamme Janet Laudenslager and Maxime Aflalo Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation Judith and Kim Maxwell* Betsey McKearnan* Abigail and Julien McKee Caitlin and Mitchell Nash* Skippy and Vaughn Nixon* Noth American Rock Garden Society Linda O'Connell Ramelle and Michael Pulitzer Mary Ann and Bruno Quinson Joseph H & Carol F Reich Dale Saul and Joseph Schiffer AJ Schnopp Jr.* Linda Saul-Sena and Mark Sena* Gail Shaw* Anna and Starbuck Smith* Maureen and Jack Sprano* Reginald Taylor* Robin Tost* Margot and Kip Towl Gay Tucker Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association Harriet Wetstone Cheryl and Michael Zaccaro $500 to $999 Emily Aber and Rob Wechsler* Kate Baldwin Lee and Syd Blatt* Stuart Rosen and Suzanne Butterfield Richard Cantele Gregg and James Carroll Lauretta Harris and Louis Cohen* Paul and Christina del Balso* John and Janet DePiero Betsy and Jonas Dovydenas Denis Farina Judith Fetterley and Sara McCain*

Alice and George Frelinghuysen Hugh Freund and Sandra Wijnberg Marita Glodt Annette Grant James Brayton Hall and Mark Hambleton Stevens* Nathan and Marilyn Hayward* Cynthia Valles and George Hebard* Karen Hershey Sara Jane Johnson Isabel Johnson Ron and Patricia Kujawski John Millar and Rault Kehlor L.P. Adams Christopher Magee Barbara and Christopher May Leonard and Barbara McCue Dr. Gail and Dr. Allen Meisel Gay Morris Anjani and Barbara Nelson Bonnie Podolsky and Douglas Rich Sheila and Hal Richman Mark Vandenbosch and Hunter Runnette Stephanie and Richard Solar Elizabeth Stanley* Katie and James Stewart* Ginnie Styles Lenore and Paul Sundberg* Ingrid and Richard Taylor* The William & Mary Greve Foundation, Inc. Michael and Kathleen Voldstad Elaine Widmer* Susan Wolf $250 to $499 Anonymous Katherine and Leopold Abraham Aetna Foundation, Inc. Richard and Laura Allen Elizabeth Anema and Betsy Johnson Patricia Baer* Jeff Bailey and John Lillis Cheryl and Ben Barrett* Tina and Andreas Beck* Dr. and Mrs. Hans Beck* Robert Hyland and Andrew Beckman* Jeanne Weller and Marcey Bemiss David and Anne Bone* Chase Booth and Gray Davis Natalie and John Boyce Bronly and Sarah Boyd* Andrew and Pamela Breslin Robert Bujalski and Loretta Scheel Timothy and Patty Burch Charlotte Cagan* Artemas Callahan Terri Chegwidden and Nathan Casto Stefanie Lew and Joseph Cho Catherine Clark and Edward Ivas* Carol Parrish and Paul Clark* Edward and Nancy Cobden* Sally Soluri and Amy Crosson Miriam and Tom Curnin* Susan and Edmund Dana

Randy Tryon and Daniel DeBerardinis* Jackie Del Rossi and Lewis Friedman* Page Dickey and Bosco Schell* Gordon Dinsmore, Jr. and Susan Dumont Joan Dix Blair* Stephen Donaldson Robert Donovan* Carol and James Edelman* Nancy and Fredric Fagelman* Gretchen Farrell Susan Ginns Norine Harris and William Ortel Charles Schulze and Lucy Holland* Ruth Houghton Janet and John Hutchison Gary and Beverly Igleburger* Jim Panichella and Anita Jorgensen Julia Kaplan* John and Anita Killea Ann Larkin Robert Lee Mary and Will Leland* Elizabeth Leonard* Will Pelgrin and Alan Lillyquist* Benjamin and Sharon Liptzin Enid Michelman Michael and Nancy Miller* Barton and Marnie Miller Jo Dare and Bob Mitchell* Alice and Alan Model Craig and Laurie Norton Moffatt Judith Monachina and Fredric Rutberg* Deborah and Brian Munson Elizabeth and James Murray* MaryEllen O'Brien Jenna O'Brien* Stephen and Constance Pajeski* Laura Persily* Eric and Ellen Petersen Erik and Ranesh Ramanathan* Adele Rodbell Margaret Rousseau* The Sasco Foundation Ginger and Arthur Schwartz Carol and Richard Seltzer* Jane and Terrence Shea Rosemarie Siegel Robert and Roberta Silman Ashley and Deborah Smith Colin Stair* Elizabeth Stanley Stockbridge Cultural Council Theodora and Beatrice van Roijen Edward and Vivian Wachsberger* Edward and Linda Wacks Linda and Bill Wagner* Greg Ward* Tom Whalen* Mrs. John Winant Sandra Zwink $150 to $249 Susan Abramowitz and Aaron Gurwitz Judith Ambery Glenda Anderson and David Lossez Anne Auberjonois and Sebastian Bonner Bruce and Anne Aune Michael and Sibylle Baier Amy Bainbridge-Jordan and Michael Jordan Sally Wilder and Barbara Barrantes

Deborah Barry and Ron Holdman Jean Malone Anne and John Beardsley Arthur Kreiger and Rebecca Benson David and Cindy Berger Paul Bernstein and Jane Magee Laura and James Blodgett Kathy and Steve Bluestone Pamela and Mathieu Boudreau John Magnesi and Carol Bowen Marcia Brolli Fredda Brown and Christopher Oliva Rebecca Wolin and Danielle Bruno Thom Gentle and Eva Burnham Kathi Cafiero Paul Hirt and Lynn Campana Thomas Doane Perry and Karen Carmean Linda and David Cass Lisa and Eric Chamberlain Michael and Licia Conforti Patricia Conlin Jacqueline and William Connell Claudia Cooke Gary and Deborah Crakes Sonja and Dominic Cucinotti David Cudaback and Diane Hersey Stuart and Zoe Dalheim* Sandy Dawson Michael and Marilyn Dee* Susan Diamond and Henry Michaelis Anita and Nicholas Diller Janet and William Dobie Stewart and Lynn Edelstein Janet and John Egelhofer Egremont Garden Club Vicki and Michael Ernst Gregory and Diane Eshleman Eric and Wendy Federer Jane and Melvyn Feldman Deborah Fenster and Edward Seliga Diane and Alan Fergurson Mary Ann Fernandez and Richard Pierce Linda Greenhouse and Eugene Fidell Arolyn Garnell and Brendan Fisher Bonnie and Terry Flynn Fort Orange Garden Club Elizabeth Gall Debbie Gangemi Billie Jo and Nelson Garcia Donald and Marie Gelston Margaret Sutherland and Ann Ghublikian Patricia Oleaga and Edward Gill Linda and John Gillespie Steven and Barbara Glicksman Sheldon and Barbara Goldberg Irene Samuels and David Gonsalves I. Michael Goodman and Judith Uman Judith and Stephen Goodman Susan and Carl Gutman Susan Harlap and Stephen Bazil Leon and Gail Harris Jane and William Havemeyer John and Deborah Helmke Angela Henry Waynet Hinds Sarah Hudson Richard and Marianne Jaffe Carolyn Jones Richard Kalb and Karl Laird Sally Schnappauf and Paul Kaplan

Ryan McMenamy and James Keating Chris and Martha Kidd Anne King Thomas and Rosanna Koelle Eric and Casey Krawczyk Ilana Krishnamurti Elaine Zanelli and Isa Krocheski Michael and Elaine Kurasinski Linda and Robert Levitt Angela Liporace John and Ruth Littlechild Patricia and Mark Lusted Maria and Michael Maloney Missy Matthews and Tim Sheehy Helen and James McCarthy* Helen and Jennie McCue Kathryn and John McNutt Andrea and Fred Mensch Robert Merli and Soo Sung Wong-Merli Deborah and Stuart Minton Jessica and Hussain Mooraj John and Charnell Moore Susan Morris Linda and Robert Noonan Mark Smith and John O'Keefe Kurt and Claire Parde Diane and John Parks Laurie Spar and John Pierce Martha Piper John and Anne Pope Sandra and Edward Rappaport Bonnie and Edward Regendahl Rick and Nancy Richardson Shirley Ripullone and Kenneth Stahl George and Kathryn Ritter Elizabeth Roberts and Garrett Vail Carol Saginaw and Joachim Frank Sanjay and Anita Sathe Sally Schoenknecht Harvey and Justine Schussler Sally Set Deborah and Robert Shakotko David and Susan Shapiro Evelyn and Ron Shapiro Charles St. John and Nancy Shook Earle and Jeanne Shumway Licia Sky and Bessel van der Kolk Walter and Sabina Slavin Carol and Irving Smokler Sheila and Bernard Solomon Madaline Sparks Appy and John Stookey* Pamela Strousse Alice and Richmond Talbot The Academy Garden Club of Lenox Arlene and Frank Tolopko Kevin Truex and Francis Burnes Ellen and Wade Walbrun William and Celeste Watman Wayne and Marie Weatherhead Jane and Christopher White Peter and Joan Williams Alexa Wilson and Marta Kirsis Maureen Wilson and James Newberry Ron and Veronica Yaple Steven and Mary Yarmosky Steve and Dee Zimmer

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Contributors continued Memorial Contributions In Loving Memory of Diane B. Ladden Patricia Baer In Memory of Mary Bardwell The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank In Memory of Mary Harrison Susan and Edmund Dana Michael and Marilyn Gerhard Beverly Hallock Skippy and Vaughn Nixon Robert Bujalski and Loretta Scheel Ashley and Deborah Smith Elizabeth Wrona In memory of Nancy Nirenberg Allison Forsman Karen Hershey Matt Masiero Joseph H & Carol F Reich In Memory of Susan Merrill and Nancy Nirenberg Susan and Edmund Dana In memory of William A. Parker Skippy and Vaughn Nixon In Memory of Ilse Wischnewsky Carolyn Jones In Honor of Wendy Philbrick and Ed Baptiste Bart Reidy In Honor of Matt Larkin and Elanie Grant and Ian and Madeline Hooper The Garden Conservancy

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Arborist Day Donors Brush Hill Tree Service Burkhart Works Butternut Tree and Land Care Ingersoll Land Care John W. Field Tree Service, Inc Marconica, Inc. Race Mountain Tree Services, Inc Shelter Tree, Inc Sweet Tree Service, LLC Treecology Whalen Nursery, Inc Plant Sale Donors Amherst Nurseries Andrew's Greenhouse Bay State Perennial Farm Beardsley Gardens Broken Arrow Nursery, LCC Callander's Nursery & Landscaping, Inc. Chatham Berry Farm Clark's Garden Center Country Caretaker Countryside Landscape Cricket Hill Garden Faddegon's Nursery, Inc. Freund's Farm Market Gade Farm Glendale Botanicals Hadley Garden Center Holiday Brook Farm Hudson Valley Organics

Kent Greenhouses Keyes Perennial Farm Landcraft Environments, LTD Maple Lane Nursery Monrovia Nursery, Inc. Mt. Williams Greenhouses North Creek Nurseries O'Brien Nurserymen, LLC Old Farm Nursery Oliver Nurseries Pioneer Gardens, Inc. Pond Side Nursery Prides Corner Farms Randall's Farm and Greenhouse Rare Find Nursery Salisbury Garden Center Sixteen Acres Garden Center Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. Summer Hill Nursery, Inc. Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc. Taft Farms The Plant Group, Inc. The Robert Baker Companies Tomich Landscape Design Troy's Landscape Supply Wahconah Street Greenhouses Ward's Nursery, Inc. Whalen Nursery, Inc. Whitney's Farm Market & Country Gardens Wildflowers Florist Windy Hill Farm, Inc. Zema's Nursery, Inc.

EDUCATION

AUGUST – DECEMBER 2018

Education Our education program provides a diverse selection of learning opportunities throughout the year, from hands-on workshops and inspiring talks, to offsite field studies. Our curriculum focuses on the large and small — from exploring Page Dickey's expansive “Church House” gardens in Falls Village, CT, to capturing the minute details of the plant world through our macro photography workshop. Whether your interests include farm-to-table cooking, gardening, botanical art, or landscape design, BBG has a program for you! For more information on classes and events, visit berkshirebotanical.org.

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Classes, Lectures, and Workshops Fall Hive Management Saturday, September 2, 2 – 4 pm Members: $10/Non-Members: $20 Join 6th generation beekeeper Ken Warchol for an in-depth program on fall hive management of honeybees. This lecture/ demonstration will focus on how to prepare your beehives to survive the winter, including hive preparation, feeding, and pest control. Ken will provide beekeepers with critical information and timing of important management techniques to prepare hives for the cold. Weather permitting he will do a hive inspection in the BBG apiary. Bring protective equipment.

New England Heritage Gardens Offsite Field Study at The Bidwell House Monday, August 20, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Members: $35/Non-Members: $45 The Bidwell House Museum’s extensive ornamental gardens are designed to showcase historical, native, and pollinator-friendly plants, as well as herbs used by 18th century settlers. The main garden bed highlights the shrubs and perennials common to New England gardens of the era. The Heritage Garden gives visitors a look at the likely design and crops the Bidwells would have grown to feed their family and many community members. The Museum plants vegetable varieties that were present in New England in the mid-18th century, including Hubbard True Green squash, Red Wethersfield onions and Blue Pod Capucijners peas. The Museum has also started a collection of heirloom apple varieties that originated in Massachusetts in the same period, including Hightop Sweet and Westfield-Seek-NoFurther. The four-square layout of the garden would have reminded the Bidwells of English garden design, a feature that was common throughout New England at the time. Transportation to and from BBG is included in price and time. Ruth Green has been head gardener at the Bidwell House Museum since 2009.

Church House Tour with Page Dickey Offsite Field Study Saturday, September 1, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Members: $35/Non-Members: $45 Join us for a unique opportunity to tour Church House, Page Dickey’s gardens and surrounding 17 acres of fields and woods located in Falls Village, CT. Ideally situated with a view of the Berkshire Hills, it is a gardener’s classroom with groves of shadblow (Amelanchier), a saltwater pool accented by hydrangeas and flowering shrubs, and a small cottage garden surrounding the house. Meadow paths rich in native flowers lead to a lime rock-strewn woodland and ravine with a vernal pool. Transportation to and from BBG is included in price and time. Please dress for the weather.

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Tuesdays, September 4 – 25, 5:30 – 8:30 pm Members $175/Non-Members: $185 Taught by David Burdick, this course covers basic herbaceous plants used in the garden setting, including identification, planting, fertilizing, pest control and pruning. Perennial selection will be the focus, although some time will be spent on annuals and bulbs. This offering is essential for the serious gardener. Students should dress for outdoor field study, including sturdy waterproof footwear and warm outer clothing.

Macro Photography in the Garden Saturday, September 8, 2 – 5 pm Members: $35/Non-Members: $45 Join photographer/editor Kim Hubbard as she teaches how to observe nature in a mindful way through the art of macro photography. You will learn how light, color, composition, and texture can be used to bring out the beauty of the tiniest details, whether it be raindrops on a spider web or the individual strands of silk in a milkweed seed. Hidden treasures abound in your own backyard, and Kim will demonstrate how to find and photograph them. Through a special arrangement with Canon, all cameras, lenses, and strobes for use at this workshop will be provided. Please bring your own SD memory cards.

This symbol denotes Horticulture Certificate Program classes, workshops and lectures open to both students seeking credit towards BBG’s acclaimed horticulture certificate as well as the general public. Please visit berkshirebotanical.org or call 413 357-4657 for additional information.

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Drafting for Garden Design

Wednesdays, September 12 – October 10, 5:30 – 8:30 pm Members: $250/Non-Members: $275 Led by Steven Foster, this five-week studio intensive is essential for those who would like to take their in-garden planning and design to the next level. Learn basic drafting skills necessary to record and effectively communicate scaled site plans. The course will cover reference books, drafting supplies, media/paper types, line weights, lettering, and scale reading. Drafting demonstrations will familiarize students with professional drawing techniques, and the students will begin to draft basic site plans and mapmaking. During the last half of the course, students will learn to develop a landscape graphic palette to illustrate trees, shrubs, perennials, and groundcovers, as well as hardscape materials such as stone terraces. This course is designed for beginner to intermediate students.

Designing with Annuals, Tropicals, and Unique Hardy Perennials

Come visit and see what makes Bay State special!

Thursdays, September 13 – October 4, 5:30 – 8:30 pm Members: $175/Non-Members: $185 This class is designed to add drama to your gardens with big, bold, and beautiful plants. Under the guidance of Robert Clyde Anderson, students will learn to utilize underused annuals, seasonal tropicals and hardy perennials that can really make a splash in your garden with overscale, luxuriant and dramatic foliage effects. Also covered will be tips and techniques for how to create exuberant and impactful container plantings and groupings for versatile display on terraces, decks and poolside.

• Complete Organic Lawn Care: installation, maintenance & mowing • Realistic Computer Image Design • Design & Construction • Lawn Installation: seeding & sodding • Woodland Restoration & Cleanup • Backhoe & Excavator Work • Drainage Systems • Underground Irrigation • Erosion Control • Tie Retaining Walls & Steps • Driveway Construction

• Perennial Gardens • Stone Walls, Patios & Steps • Waterfalls & Reflecting • Alpine & Rock Gardens • Natural Screening • Garden Restoration • Land Clearing • Test Pits & Septic Systems • Pools Fencing • Night Lighting • Snow Plowing • Synthetic Golf Greens • Golf Lessons

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Saturday, September 15, 10 am – 1 pm Members: $25/Non-Members: $35 At the end of the summer what do you do with all those special patio plants that you have fussed over for the summer months? This class will give gardeners tricks of the trade to protect their tender perennials, house plants, woody potted specimens and succulent collections and encourage them to thrive during the winter season. Taught by Jenna O’Brien, topics of this class will include cultivation, fertilizing, watering and healthcare. Learn by doing and take home some plant companions. These simple costsaving methods will help gardeners multiply their plant supply for the next season’s garden.

Seed Saving Saturday, September 22, 10 am – 1 pm Members: $25/Non-Members: $35 Join Dottie “Lou” Kratt in this handson workshop to learn how to save seeds from your garden. Topics covered will be proper handling, collecting times, cleaning and storage. The primary focus will be native perennials and annuals. Participants will collect seeds from the grounds of BBG and be able to take some seeds home for next year’s garden!

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Cider Making 101 Sunday, September 23, noon – 2:30 pm Members: $35/Non-Members: $45 New England is one of the finest cider making regions in the world. Join Mike Schilling and Jordana Starr, the husband-andwife team behind Beerology in Northampton, and delve into the history of cider making. Taste sweet and hard ciders, and learn everything you need to know to make your own hard cider!

Goldenrod and Asters Field Study

Saturday, September 29, 10 am – 4 pm Members: $85/Non-Members: $95 In late summer and early fall, asters and goldenrods come into their own. In this class taught by Ted Elliman, the morning discussion will include a presentation of many of Berkshire County’s asters and goldenrods, focusing on their identification features and discussing their characteristic habitats. In the afternoon, we’ll explore nearby natural areas to observe and identify the asters and goldenrods growing in meadows, woodlands, and wetlands. We’ll examine the differences that characterize these species. A hand lens is recommended. We will travel by BBG’s passenger van. Please dress for weather and bring a bagged lunch.

Ornamental Woody Plants

Tuesdays, October 2 – 23, 5:30 – 8:30 pm Members: $175/Non-Members: $185

Dinner From the Ground Up: A Menu to Welcome Fall Saturday, September 22, 2 – 5 pm Members: $55/Non-Members: $65 Join cookbook author Alana Chernila for a meal to honor the gorgeous vegetables of the New England Fall with a menu from her new book, Eating From the Ground Up: Recipes for Simple, Perfect Vegetables. This will be a hands-on class, so push up your sleeves and get ready to make watermelon radishes with herb compound butter, scarlet turnip galettes with from-scratch pie pastry, miso greens, and butternut squash custard with bourbon pecans. All vegetables will be sourced locally and at their peak. We’ll discuss how to find and store the best vegetables, as well as tricks to bring out the best in every root and leaf. Students will share a light meal together to truly celebrate the bounty of the Berkshires. All participants will receive a free signed copy of Eating From the Ground Up.

Taught by Elisabeth Cary, this course will focus on the bones of the garden with a survey of ornamental woody plants for residential landscape design. It will cover ornamental shrubs, small flowering trees, shade trees, and broadleaf and needle evergreens. Students will become familiar with the many gardenworthy woody plants that thrive in Zone 5. Course covers plant ID, selection, siting, cultivation, and possible design uses.

Kitchen classes are sponsored by Guido’s Fresh Marketplace with stores located in Great Barrington and Pittsfield.

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Landscape Design Clinic: Introduction to a Coherent Process

Saturday, October 13, 9 am – 4 pm Members: $115/Non-Members: $125 This fast-paced, information-saturated clinic led by Walter Cudnohufsky will introduce design students, home owners, and others to an opportunity-finding and problem-solving design process. It will lead to the basic conceptual elements of a landscape master plan. Through visits to various home landscapes, all attendees will participate in the process of observing and designing. Students will come away with coherent examples of how design happens. An active discussion format will focus on common design principles. This all-day workshop is a prerequisite for the Landscape Design Clinic II course. The field trip is held rain or shine. Transportation to and from sites will be provided by BBG. To have your project considered, call (413) 357-4657 for details.

Landscape Design II

Wednesdays, October 17 – December 12 (No class 11/21), 5:30 – 8:30 pm Members: $550/Non-Members: $590 Learn skills essential for effective functional garden design that honors the site and meets client needs. Led by Chuck Schnell and Walter Cudnohufsky, each week will cover a different topic or technique focusing on the importance of getting to know the client and site as a basis of effective and appealing design. Essential and easy-tograsp design principles for those who design or install gardens will be introduced throughout the course, with the goal of practicing a formfinding approach to garden design. The tools taught will provide a vocabulary essential for assessing a property’s potential and problems, and for asking the right questions to realize a client’s wishes while avoiding common design mistakes. Learn how to make well-considered and sustainable choices for the elements and materials commonly used in the residential-scale garden. Students will select from instructorprovided projects and take it from creative concept to completed design plan, including site assessment diagrams, conceptual sketches and schematic drawings. Each class will involve instruction and evaluation of projects in progress and will include both class instruction and studio time. Frequent group discussions and exercises will put the skills learned into action. Students will make a formal presentation at the final class with the primary goal of conveying a coherent design narrative and process leading to proposed solutions.

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Gardener’s Study Weekend in the Brandywine Valley Perennial Plant Symposium at Scott Arboretum Thursday – Saturday, October 18 – 20 Departs Thursday, October 18, 7 am from Berkshire Botanical Garden; Returns Saturday, October 20, 6 pm Members only: $1,075 Join BBG staff members for a three-day study weekend in the Brandywine Valley of Pennsylvania. The cornerstone of this trip is attendance to the Perennial Plant Conference held at the extraordinary Scott Arboretum located on the campus of Swarthmore College. Attended by professionals and avid home gardeners from the northeast and mid-Atlantic states, this conference is by far the most sophisticated, cutting-edge gardening conference held on the East Coast. This three-day trip includes transportation, tours of exceptional gardens and admission to a world class gardening conference. There will be a bit of free time for relaxing and resting weary feet! The BBG staff is eager to share this wonderful gardening adventure with you. Included in the cost: motor coach transportation; attendance to the Fall Perennial Plant Conference at Swarthmore College, admission to Mt. Cuba Center, Longwood Garden, Scotts Arboretum; overnight accommodation Thursday and Friday night; all breakfasts and lunches Evening meals are on your own; a variety of different restaurants are located within walking distance of the hotel. The cost includes a $150 tax-deductible donation to the Berkshire Botanical Garden.

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Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs Saturday, October 20, 10 am – 1 pm Members: $25/Non-Members: $35 Autumn is a great time to assess your woody plants for shape and structure. This demonstration/workshop taught by Ken Gooch will focus on pruning, including when, why and how to shape, renovate, train or rejuvenate your woody plants. Learn about pruning tools, timing and specific techniques available to the home gardener. Pruning techniques for both evergreen and deciduous hedges will be covered. Wear waterproof outerwear and boots and bring pruners.

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Botanical Illustration: The Fall Meadow Wednesday, October 24 – Friday, October 26, 10 am – 4 pm Members: $315/Non-Members: $350 The meadow in fall is rich with shapes and textures creating exciting sculptural forms to sketch and draw. Flowers and leaves that have lost their radiant color now await winter with windshredded petals, twisted dry leaves, and seed-spilling pods. Capture the textures and patterns of pods, the arching curves and angles of dried grasses and leaves. Guided by botanical artist Carol Ann Morley, tell your own visual story with pen and ink or tones of graphite, bringing to life the drama nature has left in the fall meadow. Students wishing to work in pen and ink should have prior experience; for graphite, all levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch. Materials list available at www.berkshirebotanical.org

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Visit www.wtfestival.org or call 413.458.3253 Brooks Ashmanskas and Matthew Broderick in The Closet, 2018 Season, photo Carolyn Brown.

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Business of Gardening

Fridays, November 2 – 16, 1 – 5 pm Members: $175/Non-Members: $185

Delicious and Nutritious Seasonal Salads Saturday, October 27, 1 – 4pm Members: $45/Non-Members: $55 In this class taught by Anna Gershenson, we will focus on a variety of seasonal salads you can easily throw together. We will start with what you need to have on hand in your pantry and refrigerator, which utensils should be in your kitchen, and how to use grains, beans and local produce. We will also learn how to use herbs and spices to flavor your salads and how to dress them.

Taught by Craig Okerstrom-Lang, this course is a must for those working or planning to work professionally in the field of horticulture. Participants will learn how to write a simple business plan, understand a team approach using employees and subcontractors, how to lease equipment, and how to bid out materials and plants for a business advantage. Also included will be general ways to organize a business from sole proprietor to incorporation (S-Corp, Inc., LLC), and the legal deductions allowed. Learn the industry standards for markups on materials and labor, what the going rate is to charge clients, and how to cost-estimate projects. Students will complete a cost estimate for a residential project—start to finish. The focus will be how to best prepare yourself to run your own business and how to make a profit.

Seasonal Handmade Pasta and Sausage Making Saturday, November 3, 10 am – 1 pm Members: $45/Non-Members: $55

Soil and Soil Amendments

Tuesdays, October 30 – November 20, 5:30 – 8:30pm Members: $175/Non-Members: $185 Taught by John Howell, this course will explain how plant growth is affected by soils, from drainage to pH and nutrients. Learn how to evaluate soils, improve those that are less than ideal, and amend soils for specific garden uses. Fertilizers, soil amendments, making and using compost, moisture management, and the pros and cons of mulching will be covered. Students need to get a soil sample before class and bring the results to the first class.

Join the Chef/educator team of Stephen and Julie Browning of Prairie Whale for a garden-inspired, hands-on workshop making a fall pasta and a herb Italian sausage. Using local eggs and flour, learn techniques for making and rolling fresh tagliatelle pasta. Sausage will be made using herbs from BBG and local pork.

Winter Cuttings: 4.75”W x 3.5 “H

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Herbal Extractions Saturday, November 17, 1 – 3 pm Members: $35/Non-Member: $45 Join Jamie Samowitz, educator and herbalist, for a hands- on exploration of the world of herbal extractions. Home herbalism straddles the line between food and medicine. By extracting herbs into oil, vinegar, and alcohol, we gain access to the herb’s nutritional and medicinal qualities. And by making our own nourishing and delicious products with aromatic, tonic, and bitter herbs, we become empowered to take our health into our own hands. We will learn to make three categories of herbal extractions: infused oils (including culinary, fragrance, and medicinal oils), infused vinegars, and tinctures. As a class we will make a spiced bitters tincture that will serve as both a health-supporting digestive aid and a warming remedy for a cold winter’s day.

Plant Health Care

Tuesdays, November 27 – December 18, 5:30 – 8:30 pm Members: $175/Non-Members: $185 Led by Chris Wellens, this program focuses on factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens, and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques will be taught. Learn to minimize potential problems through proper site preparation, plant selection, and placement. Managing problems using biological, chemical, and cultural techniques will be discussed with a focus on IPM (integrated pest management).

Green Cinema Series Comes to the Center House Berkshire Botanical Garden is once again excited to be partnering with the Berkshire International Film Festival! This fall, we are proud to present three movie events bringing garden-themed films to our Center House. Each Green Cinema Series event will begin with a scrumptious box lunch provided by Haven Café of Lenox, followed by a documentary film featuring three icons of the garden design world: Beatrix Farrand, Frank Cabot, and Piet Oudolf. Afterwards, enjoy lively conversation led by an authority on the designers, and share your thoughts with fellow participants. Green Cinema screening dates are scheduled for Saturday October 13, November 10, and December 8, from noon to 3pm. Further information can be obtained through the Garden’s website and weekly Garden enews. Subscribe to one or all of the screenings, at berkshirebotanical.org.

Bark and Buds: Winter Tree ID Saturday, December 8, 10 am – 2 pm Members: $25/Non-Members: $35 Discover the many plants that lend bark, buds, fruit and structural interest to the garden in fall and winter. Under the expert guidance of Brad Roeller, students will develop the ability to identify winter trees by twig and bud anatomy, bark features and plant architecture while practicing their skills with winter tree dichotomous keys. This program will be held primarily indoors, and students will work with collected specimens. Bring a bag lunch and dress for occasional outdoor fieldwork.

Some course details may have changed since printing and others may have been added. Visit berkshirebotanical.org for the most up-to-date program offerings. Enrollment in many classes is limited. Withdrawals: To withdraw your registration from a class, please contact us as soon as possible so we can make your space available to others. If you give us at least 7 days’ notice prior to the event, we will provide a refund, less an administrative fee equaling 25% of the program cost. Please note: we cannot offer refunds for withdrawals less than 7 days prior to a class.

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VOLUNTEER NEWS

We Love Our Volunteers! A Volunteer Appreciation Garden Party! Thursday, August 30, 4 – 6 PM

GARDEN NEWS

BBG Wins “Best of the Berkshires” Award Berkshire Botanical Garden was recently voted best public garden in the 2018 “Best of the Berkshires” survey conducted by The Berkshire Eagle. The annual contest drew over 25,000 ballots for Berkshire businesses and cultural organizations.

BBG will soon be celebrating the important contributions of our amazing Volunteers with a very special appreciation event. More than a party, this is an historic occasion, marking the first time this annual event will be held in our new Center House. All Volunteers and their spouses/partners are invited to attend. The celebration will include a special Center House Tea Punch and other light refreshments; an awards presentation; and the famous Viennese Table featuring an exceptional variety of irresistible desserts baked by our very own, very talented board member, Janet Laudenslager. Invitations have been sent by email; if you didn’t see yours, you can still RSVP by emailing Cynthia Grippaldi, cgrippaldi@berkshirebotanical.org. Did you know? BBG has more than 300 active Volunteers who help keep things humming all around the Garden, from the display beds to the Visitor Center, from the Leonhardt Galleries, to behind-the-scenes in the offices and greenhouse. Harvest Festival brings just about every Volunteer to the campus to run this spectacular event — visit the BBG website and sign up now for your post! Thank you to all our Volunteers, and we look forward to honoring at our Volunteer party. New Volunteer Facebook Page

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SUMMER/FALL 2018

For the latest in Volunteer news and to see photos of our Volunteer team in action, check out the Garden’s new Volunteer Facebook page. Once you’ve logged onto Facebook, go to Berk Botanical Volunteers to catch up with what’s new. And if you have any news items or good photos you’d like to post on our page, we welcome your input! Join our Docent Team BBG is now a year-round art destination with the creation of our beautiful Leonhardt Galleries inside the restored Center House. This exhibition space will stay open throughout the fall and winter months. We need “artful” Volunteers to welcome visitors to this serene space and provide information on the artists and their works. If you are interested and able to make a commitment of a 4-hour shift during the Gallery’s winter hours, please contact Cynthia Grippaldi at cgrippaldi@ berkshirebotanical.org.

A Gift that Gives All Year Long Garden Membership comes with many benefits, including free Garden admission, discounted classes, early buying privileges at Holiday Marketplace and our Plant Sale, and exclusive Member events bringing together a community of people with a common interest — gardening! Giving the gift of a Garden Membership opens the door to a realm of opportunities — all year long! Visit berkshirebotanicalgarden.org or call (413) 354-8410 for information about a gift of Membership for yourself or for a special gardener in your life!

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MEMBER’S SPECIAL EVENTS Friday, October 5 Harvest Festival Silent Auction Members Preview Party Skip the crowds and peruse the fabulous Harvest Festival Silent Auction at your leisure at this festive gathering.

Thursday, October 18 Among Flowers– A Poetic Exploration of the Garden A joint Membership event with The Mount Poet Susan Kinsolving explores many common garden flowers through botanical history, myth, fact, and fable. Her program, based on her first book Among Flowers, offers information, humor, and poetry.

Thursday – Sunday, October 18-20 Gardener’s Study Weekend in the Brandywine Valley Join BBG staff for a three-day weekend in the Brandywine region of Pennsylvania, which includes attendance at the Perennial Plant Conference held at the Scott Arboretum located on the campus of Swarthmore College. See page 24 for information.

Friday, November 30 Holiday Marketplace Member’s Preview Event Save the date for merry making and first dibs on the beautiful wreaths on sale for Holiday Marketplace.

RSVP for all events to membership@berkshirebotanical.org or call 413 298-3926, extension 15.

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