Classes & Events
NGBH events include regular work sessions at the garden site and occasional lectures and other special events. Check our listing below for upcoming events and highlights. Join our mailing list for event announcements.
Friday, June 12
Volunteer Work Session
NGBH Campus, 49 South St
9 am-12 pm
Work alongside NGBH staff and community volunteers to help build & maintain NGBH demonstration gardens. Visit our volunteer page for more information.
Classes & Workshops
NGBH Campus, 49 South St, Blue Hill
learn from expert instructors; sliding scale fee
Saturday, June 13, 9 am-12 pm
Working with Garden Plans
NGBH Campus, 49 South St
Register here; sliding scale fee
Participants will learn how to lay out a garden according to a plan and how to measure an existing garden and transfer it to paper. We will brainstorm plant combinations for a redesign of an off-site garden. Be prepared to take measurements outdoors and draw up a plan indoors. Please bring something to write with. Instructors: Avy Claire & Cathy Rees.
Saturday, June 13, 1-4 pm
Summer Pruning & Managing Harmful Plants
Register here; sliding scale fee
Participants will learn pruning techniques that enhance the shape and aesthetics of shrubs and small trees while considering surrounding plants and structures. Practice identifying invasive plants and acquire strategies for management. Bring pruning implements if you have them and be prepared to try out new methods for pruning and managing woody plants off site. Instructors: Marjorie Peronto and Diana Chamberlain.
Wednesday, June 24, 3-5 pm
Flavor Garden: Supporting Digestion & the Gut-Brain Connection
Register here; sliding scale fee
The flavors of plants have meaning! Learning this flavor language helps us understand the medicine of any herb. Spicy, sour, bitter, astringent, sweet…each speaks to our nervous system, gut, and more in their own way. Come nibble leaves, sip tea, and explore with Community Herbalist Torsten Peterson the ways native plants can keep your food and drinks flavorful while supporting your body and mind.