Upcoming program at Berkshire Botanical Garden
STOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming program:..Thursdays, Feb. 27 through March 20, “Container Garden Design, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This four-week course will teach the skills required for beautiful and successful container gardens with Jenna O’Brien, owner of Viridissima Horticulture and Design. Get to know the plants that thrive in containers and how to care for them. This class will cover practical aspects of gardening in containers with style throughout the New England garden season. Consider container selection, siting, planting, growing, and maintaining moveable gardens. Cost $215 members, $240 nonmembers; To register or for more information, visit www.berkshirebotanical.org, Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.
Garden Club meeting
WILBRAHAM – The March meeting of the Wilbraham Garden Club will be held at noon on Thursday, March 6. at noon, in the Parish Hall at St. Cecelia’s Church on Main St. A luncheon of sandwiches and desserts will be served.
The speaker for the day will be Gretel Anspach, Trustee of the MA Horticultural Society, Lifetime Master Gardner with the MA Master Gardeners Association. Gretel will discuss how growing plants native to the region are easier to maintain, better able to withstand the New England weather and may offer better resistance to deer and rabbits. When you plant native plants, the native birds and pollinators will thank you.
Amherst Orchid Society 2025 show
NORTHAMPTON – The Amherst Orchid Society is having its 2025 show on Sunday Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The show will take place at Smith Vocational High School. Cost of admission will be $5 with children under 12, free. There will be hundreds of flowering orchids with thousands of flowers with plants ranging in size from under an inch, to a few feet. Displays from most of the orchid societies in New England in addition to the Amherst society’s display Wii be on view. There will be talks on cultivating orchids as well as plants for sale. For more information, please visit the website: https://amherstorchidsociety.org/
Spring Flower Show at Mount Holyoke College
SOUTH HADLEY – The Botanic Garden at Mount Holyoke College is holding its annual Spring Flower Show starting Saturday, March 1, and ending Sunday, March 16. The Spring Flower Show is held in the Talcott Greenhouse on campus and is free and open to the public.
Visitors will also be able to stroll through other parts of the Talcott Greenhouse complex including the surrounding three acres of gardens. During the show, the Talcott Greenhouse will be open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm daily.
Wilbraham Garden Club Scholarship
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Garden Club announces that applications are now being accepted for two, $1000 scholarships to financially assist graduating seniors, who are residents of Wilbraham or Hampden, as they transition to an institution of higher learning.
All applicants must be planning to major in one of these fields of study:
Botany, Horticulture, Conservation, Environmental Engineering, Environment Science, Earth Systems, Forest Management, Natural Resources, Plant, Soil and Insect Science, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Horticulture, Food and Farming, Turf Grass Science & Management, Landscape Design & Management Technology, Landscape Architecture, Oceanography, Clean Energy Technology, Floral Design or Land Management.
Applicants must include a personal essay of 100-200 words, official high school transcript(s), two letters of recommendation, college acceptance letter(s) if available, along with the completed Wilbraham Garden Club Scholarship application. All required documentation must be received on or before March 31. Notifications will be made by early May and the recipients will be awarded their scholarships at the annual meeting of the Wilbraham Garden Club on June 5. Scholarship applications will be available at the Wilbraham and Hampden Public Libraries, Minnechaug Regional High School and Wilbraham Monson Academy. Please contact howella413@gmail.com with questions or to receive an application.
East Longmeadow Garden Club Scholarship
EAST LONGMEADOW – $1,000 Garden Club Scholarship Applications are now available for the 2025 Esther A. Rosati Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 at the East Longmeadow High School guidance office, the East Longmeadow Public Library and can be downloaded from eastlongmeadowgard.wixsite.com/gardens.
Applicants must: presently be an East Longmeadow High School senior or a recent graduate of East Longmeadow High school who is planning to attend an institution of higher learning in the fall of 2025; or an East Longmeadow High School graduate student who is a resident of East Longmeadow and is attending an institution of higher learning; or an East Longmeadow High School student who is a resident and has been accepted to participate in a special academic program.
All applicants must be planning to pursue a degree in Agriculture, Botany, Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Science or any other related field. Applications and a copy of an official transcript must be received on or before March 15th. Applicants being considered may be contacted by the East Longmeadow Garden Club’s Scholarship Committee for an interview.
The recipient will be awarded the $1,000 scholarship at the annual May meeting of the East Longmeadow Garden Club. Send completed application and transcript to: East Longmeadow Garden Club Scholarship Committee, c/o Diane A. Tiago, 38 Rogers Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028.
Agawam Garden Club scholarships
AGAWAM – Applications are now available for the Agawam Garden Club 2025 scholarship. To qualify for the scholarship students must be a graduating senior of Agawam High School or a college student who graduated from Agawam High School and is planning to attend an institution of higher learning in the Fall. Applicants must be majoring in or planning on majoring in one of the following: botany, environmental engineering, environmental science, earths systems, forest management, natural resources, plant soil and insect science, sustainable agriculture, sustainable horticulture or food and farming, turf grass science and management, landscape design and management technology, clean energy, technology studies: waste water or other environmental related studies.
The recipient will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship at the clubs annual May meeting. Completed applications along with transcripts and references must be submitted to Denise Carmody, 40 Primrose Lane, Agawam MA 01001 by April 1st. Applications are available through Agawam High School or can be found on our website at agawamgardenclub.com.
West Springfield Garden Club Scholarships
WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Garden club is pleased to announce that two $2000 scholarships are available for qualified high school seniors or post-secondary students during the spring of 2025. Applicants must be West Springfield residents. Scholarships are available for students with a focus of study in one or more of the following areas: Horticulture, Agriculture, Ecology, Botany, Environmental Studies, Landscape Design or Forestry.
Applicants must submit a completed application along with a written one-page document which explains their plans for after graduation in any of the above -mentioned fields and how the grant will assist in their career choice.
Applications forms are available at the Guidance Offices of Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative, West Springfield High School, or on the West Springfield Garden Club web site, www.wwsgardenclub.org
Applicants from WSHS or LPVEC will submit their completed application and written entry to their Guidance Office. Postsecondary student applicants can submit their materials directly to: WSGC Scholarship Committee, c/o West Springfield Park and Recreation, 26 Central St. suite 19, West Springfield, MA 01089.
All applications must be received by the Scholarship Committee by April 11. The successful candidates will be notified via mail in mid-May.
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