Peonies in the Lawn Garden, photo © J S McElvery Hannah Brier & Marissa Gallant New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill Staff This summer New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill challenges you to connect with nature in its many forms and embrace your inner artist. Our teen photography challenge is open to [...]
Today we celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates freedom in the United States of America. Cookouts and festivals may have been canceled this year, but the spirit of Juneteenth remains, including calling to attention the life of George Washington Carver. Carver (1860s-1943) was born enslaved and later developed forms of sustainable farming to assist sharecroppers and [...]
Spring and summer bring new growth and along with it a variety of plant life to explore. Grab a field guide and head outside to identify some of your favorite backyard plants, wildflowers, and trees and get some inspiration for bringing a bit of nature indoors by preserving some of your favorite specimens. Keep [...]
Clouds in the sky above the Secret Garden at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. Hannah Brier Youth Education Intern We see clouds floating in the sky above us nearly every day. Sometimes clouds are white and puffy or sometimes they are dark and can block out the sun, covering the entire sky. Seeing these different kinds of clouds [...]
By Mark Richardson Horticulture Director The horticulture staff worked furiously this spring to prepare for the eventual reopening of our garden to the public. As everyone reading this can attest, the last three months have been anything but normal, and the impacts of this global crisis have been in some cases unexpected. For a nonprofit botanical garden like ours, one of the [...]
Marissa Gallant Youth Education Manager The natural world holds countless mysteries for those who look closely and practice the power of observation. Using our senses is an important part of exploring the world around us. Scientists use all five senses – sight, touch, smell, hearing, and even taste – to observe and study nature. Read on and tune in to [...]
