Editor’s Note: The Gardeners’ Guide is a seasonal rundown of gardening related events. Listings are free. Email: features@recorder.com. Questions? Call 413-772-0261, ext. 276. Additionally, space is often limited. Please contact organizers to ensure you can attend. This is important if registration is required.
Just Roots
Exploring Wild Plants with Ted Watt: Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to noon at Just Roots, 34 Glenbrook Drive in Greenfield. Watt will guide participants along the woodland edges of the farm sharing plant names, identification techniques, habitat preferences, information on what the plants are up to at this time of year and potential plant uses. Watt has been an environmental educator for more than 20 years at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst. The event is free for CSA members; there is a sliding scale fee of up to $15 for non-members. For more information, call 413-325-8969 or visit justroots.org/calendar.
Greenfield Garden Club
Mount Auburn Cemetery Field Trip: Saturday, Oct. 13, carpool leaving from Cherry Rum Plaza in Greenfield at 8:30 a.m. Mount Auburn Cemetery is the first rural cemetery in the United States, located on the line between Cambridge and Watertown. It is the burial site of many prominent members of the Boston Brahmins, as well as a National Historic Landmark and a beautiful botanical garden. Contact Marsha Stone by phone at 413-773-0201 or by email at mds41 @comcast.net for more information.
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Harvest Festival: Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, at Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge. Includes a plant sale and a farmers market. Admission is $7; free for children under 12. Call 413-298-3926 or visit berkshirebotanical.org for more information.
North Quabbin Garden Club
Montreal Botanical Garden Presentation: Thursday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main St. in Athol. North Quabbin Garden Club member Deborah Kent will share photographs taken on two trips to Montreal, featuring the Montreal Botanical Garden with its extensive collection of more than 21,000 plant species and cultivars, 10 exhibition greenhouses and about 30 thematic gardens. Club meetings are free to members; guests are asked for a donation.
