WRAP participants visited our daffodil field in 2019. Thanks to generous support from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation through its 2020 Community Grant Program, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is planning to deepen its connection with the Worcester Refugee Assistance Program, known as WRAP. Worcester has the largest refugee population [...]
Photo of Japanese knotweed from Cornell University Cooperative Extension. By Ruth Seward Director Outreach & Community Engagement When I work in the community landscape, I watch for signs of invasive plants. The USDA’s definition of an invasive species is “Non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration; and, whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or [...]
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill's volunteer Community Tree Stewards in action in Worcester. It’s that magical time of the year when we hit the streets with our Community Tree Stewards and steward young street trees in Worcester. This year, with the social constraints resulting from COVID restrictions, our bi-weekly outdoor COVID [...]
Photo by @jpjacobs22 New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is excited to announce it is one of the community partners joining Worcester in reimagining the city's annual Festival of Lights Dec. 14, 2020, through Feb. 28, 2021. On the Worcester Common, visitors will experience New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill's [...]
André Gorgenyi BOYLSTON, Mass. — New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill recently hired André Gorgenyi to serve as chief development officer. Gorgenyi has been raising philanthropic dollars for more than 16 years, most recently as director of facilitating impact with the Salvation Army. In his new role, Gorgenyi will oversee the [...]
Wachusett Mountain in the fall viewed from the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill summit trail. Yankee Magazine recently listed Boylston as one of the “Prettiest Fall Foliage Villages in Massachusetts,” highlighting the Wachusett Reservoir and New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. Our formal gardens include fall blooms. [...]
