April 2012
13 posts
Mark your calendars for these two great FGS...
Join FGS and Mayor Menino Saturday, May 12th from 10 a.m. to noon for the kick-off of Summer in the City 2012!
Mayor Menino and Parks Commissioner Toni Pollak will be on hand to announce the City’s official Summer Program from the Fenway Victory Gardens! Join us for music, food, and fun for all. Mahoney’s will be giving away tomato plants while they last, too, so don’t miss out! And...
Go Botany Website Launched by New England Wild...
Framingham, MA – First came Flora Novae Angliae, the definitive manual for the identification of native and naturalized vascular plants of New England. Now comes the website with thousands of full-color images and illustrations for teaching and learning botany. New England Wild Flower Society announced today the first stage of Go Botany, the Society’s exciting, new open source website that teaches...
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Brooklyn Grange Apiary Project
This is very cool — would love for the Fenway Victory Gardens to get more active in the urban ag and local food movement!
A Glimpse at the Victory Gardens 40 Years Ago
Richard D. Parker, one of the original Fenway Gardeners for whom the Fenway Victory Gardens are named was still gardening there in 1973.
There were some 315 gardeners (by Parker’s own estimate), not too far off our current number.
Membership was a voluntary $5 (adjusted for inflation, that’s $26.55 today, so our current dues of $30 are still a great value).
The estimated cost...
An Update On Our BNAN Compost Delivery
(image: some of last year’s BNAN compost delivery)
Just got this from BNAN, from whom we receive our annual compost delivery:
Dear Garden Coordinator,
Spring has arrived early in Boston and many gardeners are working their plots with the hope that compost will soon be delivered. The City of Boston Department of Public Works, BNAN and the BU School of Public Health have been...
A Visit to the Carter School's Spectacular Sensory...
I dropped into the Carter School this afternoon to have a look at their beautiful sensory garden, the first phase of developing a workshop for them on getting the most out of their planters. The gracious faculty, headed by Principal Marianne Kopaczynski showed me around the grounds, pointing out areas of particular challenge to them. The wheelchair accessible planters are gorgeous: …but...
Join us for our Spring Meeting!
Join us Saturday, April 14th at 10:30 a.m. for an exciting look ahead at 2012, our 70th year! Our Spring Meeting will be held at Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Blount Auditorium. All are welcome!
