The Year of the Butterfly Garden In Marblehead 1 This catalog describes all of the free events planned for The Year of the Butterfly Garden, culminating in the talk by Douglas Tallamy author of Bringing Nature Home to be given at Abbot Library on October 4, 2011. Event Descriptions & Dates
Year of the Butterfly Garden Event Descriptions KEEP IN TOUCH CCFor complete information on The Year of the Butterfly Garden, please visit our Web site at: www.shortcourses.com/gardens/index.pdf CCTo be added to our e-mail list so we can notify for of upcoming events and changes in events please send an e-mail to denny@shortcourses.com. ABBOT LIBRARY TALK AND GALLERY EXHIBIT CCDoug Tallamy Talk. Doug s book Bringing Nature Home (winner of the Garden Writers Association Silver Award) is the premier event of the year and has been the inspiration for all of the Year of the Butterfly Garden events. In his talk Doug explains the importance of slowing the decline in insect and other wildlife habitat by our own actions in our own backyards. Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 7 PM, Abbot Public Library CCThe Butterfly Garden In Marblehead Photo Exhibit features photos by Denny Curtin and Erica Sonder. Denny, one of the authors of the Discovering Marblehead book, is currently coauthoring a book on monarch butterflies with Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch and for the past 5 years has been photographing butterfly, moth and insect visitors to his butterfly garden. This colorful menagerie is one of the most interesting animal populations anywhere. Erika Sonder (www.portableherbarium.com) is a field biologist, naturalist and nature artist. She gives workshops demonstrating the techniques of specimen collection, plant pressing and mounting used for the preparation of scientific herbarium specimens. She was formerly Assistant Curator of Vascular Plants for the New England Botanical Club herbarium at Harvard University. The initiation of her Portable Herbarium business has been the ideal marriage of art and science. In addition to their value as objects of beauty her prints of herbarium specimens are used as tools in education, displays in nature centers and in museums to introduce the biodiversity of New England flora to the general public. Among her goals are the preservation of open space and the promotion of interest in nature. Opening, Tuesday, October 4, 2011, wine and cheese reception, 5:30 7PM. Abbot Public Library 2
WALKS CCWildflower Explorer Walks through Marblehead s open spaces will be led by a rotating group of people knowledgeable about wildflowers (Joan McDuff, Lauren Lautner, Denny Curtin and others). Every Saturday over the spring and summer we ll walk along the almost 5 mile Path that follows the old railroad bed our own Emerald Necklace identifying, cataloging and learning about the wildflowers found in Marblehead. Some walks will be in other areas of town including Steer Swamp. E-Mail denny@shortcourses.com for schedule. Starts at the CIA parking lot for Preston Beach at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Beach Bluff. CCErika Sonder Wildflower Walk. Erika Sonder will be joining us on one of our Saturday wildflower walks where she will tell us about the plants that are in bloom at that time. E-Mail denny@shortcourses.com for schedule. Starts at the CIA parking lot for Preston Beach at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Beach Bluff. Pitcher plants by Erika Sonder. www.portableherbarium. com/ CCRuss Cohen Wild Edible Walk. Russ Cohen, is one of the most popular naturalists in New England and his wild edibles walks are oversubscribed as soon as they are announced. Tuesday 5/31 from 6 8 PM starting at Abbot Public Library 3
WORKSHOPS To get you started in butterfly gardening we are holding free workshops on planting, maintaining, and enjoying your garden. For more information on these and other workshops please visit the Web site discussed in the section Visit Us On-line. CCIntroduction to Butterfly Gardening Workshop discusses designing, planting and caring for a butterfly garden that will be attracting butterflies this summer. You will learn how to select plants to attract the butterflies you want to visit. You will also be able to order your own for Seasons Butterfly Garden Kit (forseasonsecodesign.com) with easy to grow and care for native plants selected by Lauren Lautner and Karen Haley. During the workshop we ll plant a demo garden at the Living Lawn at Camp Shore Lea using one of the for Seasons Butterfly Garden Kits. Take home what you learn and use it to create your own garden and check back during the summer to see how it is doing compared to yours. Date, time and location to be announced. E-mail Denny Curtin at denny@shortcourses.com to be informed. CCRaising Monarch Butterflies Demonstration. Drop by the Marblehead Farmers Market Environmental Booth on Saturday mornings and learn how easy it is to raise monarch butterflies from egg to adult. You ll learn how to find monarch eggs in the wild and raise them until they are adults ready to fly to Mexico for the winter. Marblehead Farmers Market Environmental Booth. Peggy, Denny Curtin and others. Saturday, June 11 through Saturday, September 24, 9 12 Noon at Farmers Maraket CCMid-Summer Garden Maintenance Workshop we will meet at the Living Lawn to discuss issues to deal with as your garden matures in mid summer. Topics include such things as watering, aphids, staking and more. Lauren Lautner, Denny Curtin and others. Saturday, July 19, 9:30 Noon at the Living Lawn at Camp Shore Lea. CCClose-Up Photography Workshop with Denny Curtin is a hands-on morning workshop. Bring your own camera since we ll be photographing the wildflowers and their visitors in the Living Lawn s model butterfly garden and along the nearby path using your camera s macro mode or macro lenses. You ll learn about lighting and dealing with the trade-offs between freezing motion and increasing depth of field. E-Mail denny@shortcourses.com for schedule CCFlower Arranging With Dried Plants Workshop. Many of the plants in your garden can provide additional enjoyment over the winter when made into floral arrangements. In this workshop experts will show you how it s done. Led by one of Marblehead s Garden Clubs Sunday, November 6, 2011, 1:30 2:30 PM at Abbot Public Library. C C End Of Season Care, Collecting, Storing and Sharing Seeds Workshop. See how to prepare your garden and containers so your plants survive the winter. You ll also learn 4
how to collect seeds to expand your garden next spring and how to store and vernalize them over the winter so they are ready to plants as soon as spring arrives. We will also discuss growing plants from seeds indoors so you plant seedlings rather than seeds next spring. Led by Denny Curtin, Lauren Lautner and others. Sunday, November 6, 2011, 2:30-3:30 PM at Abbot Public Library. KIDS-RELATED EVENTS C C Childrens Day At TheButterfly Garden. Bring your children to see and learn about wild plants and insects at Camp Shore Lea. Audubon Staff will teach this session, called A Buggy Good Time. Sponsored by Park and Rec. Saturday, June 11, 1:00-2:30 PM at Camp Shore Lea and the Living Lawn GARDEN TOURS CCVisit to the Garden in the Woods. We will carpool to tour the New England Wildflower s amazing native plant wildflower gardens and visit the garden shop. Special Creative Container Gardening for Pollinators Exhibit. Saturday, June 18, Meet at CIA Parking Lot at 10 AM. CCSelf Guided tours of Marblehead s Public Butterfly Gardens. Maps will be available at Abbot Public Library and the Town Information Booth during August and September. INFORMATION CCE-Mail list keeps you informed of upcoming events and any changes in the schedule. To join, send an e-mail to denny@shortcourses.com. CCThe Year of the Butterfly Garden Web site has sections on: Introduction explains the orgins of this effort. Event Descriptions & Dates details planned walks and workshops and when and where they will be held. Photo Exhibit Catalog features over a hundred photos by Denny Curtin of the butterfly and other insect visitors you can expect to visit your butterfly garden. Butterfly Garden Kits Description and Order Forms describes the various For Seasons butterfly Garden Kits designed by Lauren Lautner and can be used to order one or more. Butterfly Garden Kit Planting Instructions guides you in planting and maintaining your new butterfly garden. 5
Visit the site also spread the word to your friends and family members by sending them the link below so they can have their own copy. The wider its circulation the more impact our events will have, so please join us in spreading the word and ask those you send the link to to pass it on to their friends and family. www.shortcourses.com/gardens/index.pdf CCMarblehead Garden Club Plant Sale will have a The Year of the Butterfly Garden information table where you can ask questions and order your butterfly garden kit for May pickup. Saturday, May 14, 9-11 AM at the Star of the Sea Community Center in Marblehead CCThe Cottage Gardeners Club of Marblehead and Swampscott will have a The Year of the Butterfly information table where you can ask questions and order your butterfly garden kit for May pickup. Saturday, May 14, 9 11 AM at St. Stephen s United Methodist Church, 67 Cornell Road. CCDriftwood Garden Club Plant Sale will have a The Year of the Butterfly information table where you can ask questions and order your butterfly garden kit for May pickup. Saturday, May 21, 9-11 at the Star of the Sea Community Center CCFarmers Market Environmental Booth on Saturdays June 11 through September 24, 9 12 at Marblehead Veterans Middle School 217 Pleasant Street enter from Vine St. Marblehead Veterans Middle School 217 Pleasant Street enter from Vine St. CCAbbot Library has order forms on the counter and many resources that you might explore, including copies of Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy and a display of other books on naturalistic gardening. 235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 6