Congressman McGovern chats with New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill staff about the Vegetable Garden. On August 25, 2020, Congressman Jim McGovern visited New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill to tour our Vegetable Garden. He was particularly interested to learn more about our produce donation program that recently received an [...]
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill's department of outreach was recently featured in the prestigious Arborist News, the official quarterly journal of the International Society of Arboriculture. The article, "The Worcester Tree Initiative: A Community NGO at the Center of Reclaiming and Urban Forest," was written by Alexander J. Elton, Benjamin S. Weil, [...]
CEO Grace Elton with volunteers in the Vegetable Garden. Photo by Dawn Davies New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill was the fortunate recipient this year of funding through the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program in support of our efforts to grow fresh produce for area food banks. The Urban Agriculture Resilience Program is a joint initiative of the American [...]
Marissa Gallant Youth Education Manager A habitat is a place where a plant or an animal lives and is able to meet its basic needs. Habitats come in all shapes and sizes – from rainforests, to deserts, but often overlooked are meadow habitats. At first sight, a meadow may appear to be just a [...]
This summer visitors will notice some updates in the Systematic Garden meant to bring more color to the space. Our horticulture team has been working hard this spring to reimagine planting beds in this garden to offer new and inviting visuals for guests to be inspired by. Returning visitors may recognize the planters used [...]
By Robert Burgess Senior Communications Manager Despite dealing with the hardships of COVID-19, this spring the Horticulture Team was able to make many improvements in the Lawn Garden. Some guests will notice as new plants grow into their new spaces and others changes will blend in indiscernible even to staff, volunteers, and regular visitors. [...]
