Marissa Gallant & Kyle Jacoby New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill Staff Whether you live in the city, country or suburbs, you can head outside and find a bird! There are over 10,000 different species of birds in the world of countless different sizes, shapes, and colors. Even though they may look completely different-ranging from giant ostriches to tiny hummingbirds [...]
Marissa Gallant & Suzanne Hauerstein New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill Staff Do you love houseplants but don’t have the space? Do you seem to turn all your greenery to brown? Try this no fail craft for adding a bit of horticulture to your home. A traditional terrarium serves to create a miniature [...]
Alena McNamara THBG Librarian Earth Day started fifty years ago, in 1970, and what better way to celebrate its anniversary than with New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill? While the garden itself isn’t fifty years old yet--it began in 1986--THBG’s parent organization, Worcester County Horticultural Society, has been around that long and longer. [...]
Betsy DeMallie Trustee Emerita Growing up in a suburban Boston neighborhood surrounded by woodlands, I experienced the joy, beauty, and curiosities of New England woods. This was my playground and the fact that, today, it has largely been lost to development is probably the genesis of my becoming an advocate for land preservation and [...]
In 1842, twenty-four individuals were inspired to create the Worcester County Horticulture Society (WCHS). Since then the Society, and eventually New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, has been committed to connecting people with plants. Fifty years ago, a similar pledge was formed by our larger community of the United States. That pledge was [...]
Marissa Gallant Youth Education Manager The first earth day, celebrated on April 22nd, 1970, gave voice to a growing public concern about the state of the planet. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed this day be devoted to a national teach-in on the environment. His idea brought together people from all walks of life with [...]
