Coming Up at BBG

Forest full of trees and moss with light coming through the canopy

10th Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium: Rooted in Place

We will explore the impact of pollutants and climate change on the Berkshires and beyond and reflect on what is classically known as the Four Elements of Nature: earth, water, air, and fire. The event will take place on Sunday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., here at BBG.

Lilies made from glass, in a lavender color

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Courtyard and the Harvard Museum of Natural History Glass Flowers Exhibit

Join BBG on a trip to Boston where we will have two private tours at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Harvard Museum of Natural History on Friday, Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Natural materials found along the road in December.

Sketching in the Garden

Use the garden as your studio with Jean MacKay on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Videos

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Harvest Festival c. 1965

Recognize anyone here? This footage was shot circa 1965 by Clemens Kalischer. It was kindly provided by his daughter, Tanya Kalischer.

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Festival Time Again!

Our annual Harvest Festival preparations are well underway. The gates open Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13, at 10 a.m. (Music in this video was written and performed by our dear friends Indigo Beige.)

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What's with the Autumn Leaves This Year?

Horticulturist Ron Kujawski explains.

Articles

Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What to Do on the Week of Oct. 21

Frosted grass? Thirsty trees? Trunk-chewing rodents? Cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower that should stay put? Ron Kujawski would like a few words with you.

Be A Better Gardener: A Gardening Encore

Poking those garlic cloves into the spot reserved for them is a more leisurely business, one that is carried out amid the cooler weather and gentler sunlight that makes autumn my favorite season in the Northeast. It’s a pleasurable horticultural encore.

Greenhouse-White Flower Farm

Be A Better Gardener: Making Room for Natives and Non-Natives

When I asked Karen Bussolini of White Flower Farm what advice she would give to gardeners who wanted to cultivate natives and non-natives together, she replied “Go for it.”

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