Plants are Better than Mulch! Senna hebecarpa (northern wild senna), photo DJaffe We have a strange relationship with mulch in America. Landscaping often means a sea of red mulch dotted with a few over-pruned arborvitae shrubs. But how many gardeners got into the hobby for a love of mulch? There are good reasons to use […]
NATIVE GARDENS RIWPS & Trinity Rep invite you to A Special Afternoon at the Theater Enjoy Native Gardens a play about two couples with different gardening styles. One loves elaborate English gardens […]
Rare Plants of New England and their Conservation Bill Brumback, Conservation Director, New England Wild Flower Society, will talk about rare species of the region, reasons for their rarity, and the […]
Entwined: Botany, Art and the Lost Cat Swamp Habitat Exhibit Gallery, John Hay Library, Brown University January 10, 2019 through April 30, 2019 This exhibition is a unique collaboration between […]
Botanical Art: The History of Botanical Art from Early Times to the Present Botanical art, with its rich history and high standards, has always informed and promoted botany and the […]
The Memory of Trees & Insights on the Ecology of Forests How will forests in the northeastern U.S. respond to a hotter climate? The simple answer to this question is […]
Please note. This program is also offered on March 29. We are pleased that we are able to offer another session of this program. Brown University Herbarium offers a priceless […]
trailing-arbutus photo, MLacouture Join veteran RIWPS member Marnie Lacouture for a gentle walk along Parris Brook, a short leg of the Mt. Tom Trail, to look for early blooming wildflowers. […]
red columbine, Aquilegia canadensis: photo SJacobi Join Cheryl Wiitala, preserves manager for The Nature Conservancy, at the Aust Family Preserve at Lime Rock in Lincoln. The Preserve is laced with […]
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