Outdoor gardener Hunter Blanchard harvests flowers to be delivered. In the spring of 2020, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill donated cut spring flowers to area heath care facilities, including daffodils from its field of more than 25,000 blooms. THBG CEO Grace Elton delivers daffodils to staff at UMass Memorial [...]
Marissa Gallant & Suzanne Hauerstein New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill Staff Are you feeling a bit lonely? Do you wish you had a pet but don’t want to deal with the hairballs, walks, feeding schedule, and expenses? Well we have the pet for you! You heard it right folks, pet rocks are back-or maybe they never [...]
We are excited to share that the Worcester Tree Initiative, a part of the Outreach Department at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, was recently highlighted by the prestigious Botanic Gardens Conservation International. The group, which represents gardens in more than 100 countries, released a technical review on "The role of botanic gardens [...]
Another benefit to having chickens in your yard is they eat ticks. By Robert Burgess Senior Communications Manager If you're a gardener, you're probably interested in finding ways to save time in your yard. About five years ago I was looking for an assistant to help with garden chores and I settled [...]
Patty pan summer squash. Shutterstock image. By Robert Burgess THBG Senior Communications Manager In previous posts I've talked about how to start seeds indoors. But what if you want to skip that step? Maybe you just want to plant seeds in your existing garden space, or in a new garden bed (or [...]
By Trisha Danforth Education & Events Coordinator A nature journal is a tool to use when you are practicing your observation skills in nature. It may have notes, drawings, and even poems! Before cameras, scientists and artists drew and wrote their observations about the nature around them. But you don’t have to be either [...]
