Events & Programs AUGUST 2020
Welcome to Tower Hill Botanic Garden! Tower Hill is committed to your safety and is open on a limited basis following strict guidelines from the state of Massachusetts. Visitors are allowed to enter the Garden only with an online reservation. Visitors must make a reservation prior to arrival for their specific visit date and time. Per the governor's rule for botanic gardens, masks or face coverings are required for all visitors and class participants over the age of 2 who are able, throughout the Tower Hill property. Please visit towerhillbg.org for information and to reserve your admission ticket. Peruse the experiences you can enjoy during your garden visits and our outdoor education and online learning opportunities!
Program Registration We have moved to a solely online class registration system for the health and safety of our staff and visitors. We will no longer accept class walk-ins or be able to process cash or check for class payments. All class registrations must be made online and in advance. All programs are held outdoors in our gardens, under our class tent, or indoors in our partially enclosed conservatories. Classes are organized to abide by the current state regulations for social distancing and group gathering size. Check our full class descriptions online for more information. For questions about adult programs please contact our Manager of Adult Education at adulteducation@towerhillbg. org or call 508-869-6111 ext. 101. For questions about youth and family programs please contact our Manager of Youth Education at youtheducation@towerhillbg.org or call 508-869-6111 ext. 132.
ADULT PROGRAMS Wellness Programs
Art & Craft
Yoga in the Garden
Decorate Your Denim: Botanical-Style
MANDI GARRISON
Enjoy gentle-to-moderate-flow yoga in a class for all levels. Please bring your own mat. Tuesdays, 6–7:15PM Thursdays, 10:30–11:45AM PER CLASS: $10 M; $17 NM I PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Recharge and Flow Yoga
MANDI GARRISON
Enjoy a midweek, midday yoga break with a mindful all-levels vinyasa flow and meditation surrounded by nature. Please bring your own mat. Wednesdays, 12–1PM PER CLASS: $10 M; $17 NM I PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Arise and Energize Yoga
MANDI GARRISON
Start your day with an invigorating flow practice in nature. Let the sun guide you as we move through energizing warm-ups, sun salutations, breathwork, and stretching to awaken the body and prepare for the day. Please bring your own mat. Wednesdays, 8–9AM PER CLASS: $10 M; $17 NM I PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Forest Bathing
NADINE MAZZOLA
Relax and refresh through mindfulness practices, sensory awareness, and nature. Fridays, August 7 and 14, 9:30AM–12:30PM $36 M; $50 NM
$38M; $52NM
Big, Beautiful Botanicals
SUZANNE HAUERSTEIN
Learn how to be playful, work loosely and expressively to create beautiful abstract watercolor botanical paintings. Color theory, how to choose a color palette and composition will be covered. All materials included. Wednesday, August 19, 10:30AM–12:30PM $46 M; $56 NM (FEE INCLUDES MATERIALS)
Print and Stitch
SUZANNE HAUERSTEIN
Use fresh botanicals and printmaking inks to create an embroidery hoop canvas, wall art piece. After printing we will add simple, free-form embroidery accents using needle and embroidery floss. Printmaking and stitching demonstrations will be shown. No experience necessary. Thursday, August 27,10:30AM–12:30PM $46 M; $56 NM (FEE INCLUDES MATERIALS)
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MELISSA THYDEN
Take a walk around the garden and for inspiration and then use a wealth of materials and tools to decorate your jacket, jeans, or other item. You’ll use embroidery, fabric paint, studs, grommets, stencils, and other materials to create your one of a kind fashion piece. You supply the garment – all other materials will be provided, including demonstrations. This class is open to ages 12 and up. Thursday, August 13, 5:30–7:30pm
Nature Studies Guided Bird Walk
KYLE JACOBY
Interested in birding but don’t know where to start? Join this beginner’s bird walk and have fun learning the basics. Please bring binoculars and/or a bird guide, if you have them. Thursdays, August 6 and 20, 6–7:30PM $10 M; $20 NM
$10 M; $20 NM
Horticulture and Gardening Growing a Holiday Herb Pot
Drawing Wildflowers and Discovering the Inner Life of Plants BOBBI ANGELL
Draw summer wildflowers while examining and dissecting them, creating an accurate and aesthetically pleasing illustration that will reveal the beauty and complexity of a species. Friday, August 7, 10:30AM–1:30PM $47 M; $57 NM
Guided Butterfly Walk
butterfly’s life cycle and how you can attract them to your own gardens. Saturday, August 15, 10:30–11:30AM
MARTHA GACH
Tower Hill's gardens and meadows provide bountiful food and shelter for a variety of butterflies in both their adult and larval forms. Join Martha Gach from Mass Audubon to learn about a
BETSY WILLIAMS
Add savory richness to fall & winter meals! Plant a 12’’ potted herb garden that you can pick fresh herbs from just outside your door from September until December. Saturday, August 22, 10:30AM–12:30PM $77 M; $91 NM
Savory Herbal Kitchen
BETSY WILLIAMS
Capture the flavors of summer's herbs to use for fall and winter cooking as well as holiday gift giving. Learn how to fill your pantry shelves with jewel toned bottles of herb vinegars, golden brown herb mustards, jars of herb salt and bottles of herbal syrups to use for desserts and in cocktails. Saturday, August 5, 10:30AM–12:30PM $48 M; $62 NM
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Webinars Tired of your kids saying their bored? Want to get your young friends off the couch, and away from electronics? Join Youth Education Manager Marissa Gallant for simple tips and tricks to get kids of all ages engaged and exploring the world outdoors from simple nature crafts to hands-on investigations. Wednesday, August 5, 6:30-7:30PM
and immersive exploration of the exceptional and ordinary ways people around the world find purpose and connection through the act of gardening. The Planthunter is for the plant curious, the plant killer, the plant lover and everyone in between. Jam-packed with soulful stories and hundreds of eyeopening photographs, this must-read will inspire contemplation, curiosity and action. Our Summer Author Series is presented in collaboration with Berkshire Botanical Garden and Timber Press. Thursday, August 27, 6:30-7:30PM
$7 M; $10 NM
$10 M; $15 NM
Nature Play for Kids
MARISSA GALLANT
Our Ecosystems and Climate Change DR. CAITLIN MCDONOUGH MACKENZIE
Dr. Caitlin McDonough Mackenzie, David H. Smith conservation research postdoctoral fellow and Second Century Stewardship fellow at the University of Maine, will speak about her research on specifics of climate change's current effects on local plants and ecosystems. Wednesday, August 12, 6:30-7:30PM $7 M; $10 NM
Made in the Shade: Strategies for Enlivening Low Light Gardens CHERYL SALATINO
Many New England gardeners find shade a challenge to make appealing. It seems color, diversity and interest are lacking in those spaces. We'll take a look at how the mood, plants, conditions, and a few design principles can act as our guide to stimulate new ideas. Wednesday, August 26, 6:30-7:30PM $7 M; $10 NM
Summer Author Series Writing Wild
There are plenty of no-touch activities and fantastical displays to enjoy during your garden visit. Find a fairy house, take a stroll along our story walk, or challenge yourself to a scavenger hunt. We can’t wait to see you at the garden!
Fairy Houses
The fairies are back and they have taken over Tower Hill! Search throughout the gardens for their magical homes. Share your fairy house photos with us and let us know how many you found!
Story Walk
Take a walk in the woods and enjoy a story. Each step on the trail is a new page of the tale. Make sure to come back to enjoy a brand-new story every month.
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Can you complete our outdoor scavenger hunt? Explore the gardens and take to the trails to find a variety of, no-touch, site-specific nature challenges.
KATHRYN AALTO
Join author Kathryn Aalto to discuss her new book Writing Wild. Who are the pioneering and imaginative women who dared … to take simple walks without the chaperone of men? To pick up a pen and write under their own names? To record their protests, poetry and prose? To change history? In Writing Wild, Kathryn Aalto lyrically profiles 25 women, both historical and current, whose influential nature writing has deepened our connection to and understanding of the natural world. Our Summer Author Series is presented in collaboration with Berkshire Botanical Garden and Timber Press. Thursday, August 13, 6:30-7:30PM $10 M; $15 NM
The Planthunter
GEORGINA REIDL
Enjoy a lecture and Q&A session with author Georgina Reid about her new book, The Planthunter. From street gardens in Los Angeles to grand country estates in Australia, The Planthunter is a visceral
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GARDEN EXPERIENCES
YOUTH PROGRAMS Botanic Illustration | AGES 8-14 SUZANNE HAUERSTEIN
Enjoy the gardens while learning the basics of colored pencil botanic illustration. Saturday, August 1, 10:30AM–12PM M: $16 CHILD, $0 ADULT; NM: $20 CHILD, $10 ADULT
Pollinator Power: Butterfly | ALL AGES
Learn all about butterflies and search for different species on this guided walk. Saturday, August 8, 10:30–11:30AM M: $5 CHILD, $7 ADULT; NM: $9 CHILD, $17 ADULT
Sunset Family Hike | ALL AGES
Cactus Rock Garden | AGES 6-14
M: $5 CHILD, $7 ADULT; NM: $9 CHILD, $17 ADULT
M: $16 CHILD, $0 ADULT; NM: $20 CHILD, $10 ADULT
Insect Safari | ALL AGES
Big, Beautiful Bugs | AGES 8-14
Explore our mile-long loop trail and enjoy the summer sunset on this guided nature hike. Thursday, August 13, 7–8PM
Explore the incredible world of insects with hands-on investigation. Saturday, August 15, 11:30AM–12:30PM M: $5 CHILD, $7 ADULT; NM: $9 CHILD, $17 ADULT
Create your own miniature painted cactus rock garden and learn about these unique plants. Thursday, August 20, 6–7:30PM
SUZANNE HAUERSTEIN
Learn what makes an insect an insect and create your own bug masterpieces on canvas. Saturday, August 22, 10:30–12PM M: $18 CHILD, $0 ADULT; NM: $22 CHILD, $10 ADULT
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