Compiled and edited for length by Liz Nye, New England Botanic Garden staff February 2024 Photo by Molly Gambardella The Garden's annual orchid exhibition, opening soon on Saturday, February 10, is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Imagine conservatories–already beautiful, warm, and lush with plants–made even more magical [...]
By Mark Richardson, Director of Horticulture at New England Botanic Garden January 2024 Small brook where crayfish were found I joined the staff at New England Botanic Garden in 2018. At that time, we had recently acquired about 20 acres of land to the north of the Inner Park from the Kim [...]
By Grace Elton, CEO, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill December 2023 The end of the year always feels like a time for reflection. Here at New England Botanic Garden, 2023 marked another year of tremendous achievement and growth. Looking back on the highlights fills me with gratitude because we [...]
By Liz Nye December 2023 Of the many important activities involved in a horticulture job at a botanic garden, tackling miles of string lightsand puzzling out the electrical connections needed to illuminate acres of garden spaces might sound out of the ordinary. Until you experience Night Lights. Envisioned and built by the Garden’s horticulture [...]
By Liz Nye, New England Botanic Garden Staff November 2023 On a cool morning in October, a small group of Garden staff and two volunteers, Lois Breault-Melican and her husband Denis Melican of Spencer, MA, set out up a short, steep trail on the north side of the Garden’s property. Led by land steward, [...]
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) By Leslie Duthie, New England Botanic Garden Volunteer November 2023 Fall is my favorite time of the year. The mornings are cool and crisp, and afternoons are warm and usually pretty sunny. Although the days are getting shorter, the gardens are still full of flowers and fruit [...]
