Spring Floral Arranging with Terry Converse
Have you wanted to arrange flowers but not known where to begin? This class is for you! Using a simple vase and locally sourced flowers, participants will learn how to create a beautiful flower arrangement. The talented Terry Converse will guide the class in putting together an arrangement that is sure to impress.
Registration is required. This class is limited to 12 people.
Meeting Place: Bristol. Categories: Gardens. Plants. Organized by: Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum. Organizer Homepage: www.blithewold.org. Contact: Jillian Cleveland. Contact email: JCleveland@blithewold.org. Intended Audience: General. Cost: $75 Members | $85 Nonmembers. Calendar By: https://www.provgardener.com.
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum
101 Ferry Road
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809.
For more info visit www.blithewold.org. RI Wild Plant Society Spring Native Plant Sale
Add beauty to your garden and provide early season nourishment for our pollinators as you foster our local ecosystem.
On May 11 from 9 am – 2 pm find Rhode Island Wild Plant Society’s SPRING NATIVE PLANT SALE, featuring spring ephemerals and early blooming wildflowers, shrubs, ferns and grasses at Casey Farm, 2325 Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown, RI. Rain or Shine!
We specialize in species native to Rhode Island and to the larger ecoregion to which RI belongs. These plants have long adapted to, and thrive in our growing conditions. They support the local birds and insects that depend on them.
Our experts will help you select the plants most suitable for the specific growing conditions of your garden. (List of species available on our website closer to the sale). Informative reference books available for purchase.
Also take advantage of Casey Farm’s annual Spring Seedling Sale, offering certified organic vegetable, fruit, edible flower, and herb seedlings. Their weekly farm market showcases a variety o…
Meeting Place: North Kingstown. Categories: Plants. Gardens. Organized by: Rhode Island Wild Plant Society. Organizer Homepage: https://riwps.org/native-plant-sales/. Contact: office. Contact email: office@riwps.org. Intended Audience: General. Adults. Homeowners. Cost: open to the public. Calendar By: https://www.provgardener.com.
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Casey Farm, 2325 Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown, RI.
For more info visit riwps.org. 20th Annual Blackstone Valley Garden Club/Gail Mousseau Memorial Plant Sale
Perennials, Annuals, Vegetables, Herbs, House Plants
Also participating: URI Master Gardeners on-site soil testing and will answer your gardening questions.
Portion of proceeds donated to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Saturday, May 18 2024 9am – Noon, No early birds, Rain or Shine, Cash and Checks preferred.
Meeting Place: Cumberland. Categories: Gardens. Plants. Organized by: Blackstone Valley Garden Club. Organizer Homepage: https://www.facebook.com/BVGardenClub. Contact: Renee Brodeur. Intended Audience: Adults. General. Homeowners. Landowners. Visitors/Tourists. Certification and Licensing: No. Volunteer Opportunity: No. Calendar By: https://www.provgardener.com.
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cumberland Monastery
1464 Diamond Hill Rd.
Cumberland, RI 02864.
Conifers of Blithewold with Galen Wilbur
Conifer connoisseur and groundskeeper Galen Wilbur will discuss the incredible collection in the landscape from near and far. Discover the wide variety of conifers at Blithewold and their effectiveness in controlling hard winter winds, softening corners in design, creating garden rooms, and acting as specimens. This is a walking tour across the entire property, so please dress accordingly.
Walk is limited to 20 people. Registration is required.
Meeting Place: Bristol. Categories: Forests and Trees. Gardens. Organized by: Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum. Organizer Homepage: https://www.blithewold.org. Contact: Jillian Cleveland. Contact email: JCleveland@blithewold.org. Intended Audience: General. Adults. Cost: $25 Members | $35 Nonmembers. Calendar By: https://www.provgardener.com.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum
101 Ferry Road
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809.
For more info visit www.blithewold.org. Gardens By The Sea Tour 2024
GARDENS BY THE SEA TOUR
Garden Tour to benefit Cross’ Mills Library in Charlestown on Saturday June 22,2024. Rain or
shine. Beautiful gardens, sustainable practices, native plants and rare trees. Tickets $25 ($30
day of) www.crossmills.org or by visiting the library 4417 Old Post Rd, Charlestown.
Meeting Place: Charlestown. Categories: Gardens. Plants. Recreation/Exploration. Organized by: Cross Mills Public Library. Organizer Homepage: https://www.crossmills.org. Contact: Sarah Ornstein. Contact email: sarah@crossmills.org. Intended Audience: General. Adults. Certification and Licensing: No. Volunteer Opportunity: Yes. Calendar By: https://www.provgardener.com.
Saturday, June 22, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Charlestown, RI.
Beechwood Lecture: What’s New in the Residential Nursery World
Tentative 2024 Schedule Announced
There is another great group of speakers lined up for next year who will certainly be dynamic and educational. Thank you to all who attended this past year and hope that you will join us again in 2024!
2/21/24 Soil Testing and Drought Tolerant Turf Options TBD
4/17/24 Gardening with Native Ferns – Karen Asher, RI Wild Plant Society
6/26/24 What’s New in the Residential Nursery World – Barbara Donnelly, Red Horse Farm/Rose Shack
8/28/24 Medicinal Plants TBD
10/16/24 Q&A Gardening Information Panel - RI Wild Plant Society
Registration required; enrollment limited; free and open to the public.
To reserve a space contact the Volunteer/Program Coordinator at The Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment at 401-268-1594 or mdubois@northkingstownri.gov.
[Time TBD].
Meeting Place: North Kingstown. Categories: Gardens. Plants. Organized by: RI Wild Plant Society. Intended Audience: General. Adults. Calendar By: https://www.provgardener.com.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Beechwood Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI.
For more info visit riwps.org.