The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession by Andrea Wulf Join RIWPS members to discuss this award winning book. "This is the fascinating story of a small group of eighteenth-century naturalists who made Britain a nation of gardeners and the epicenter of horticultural and botanical expertise. It’s the story of a […]
We are canceling this program and hope to reschedule it when the conditions for gathering together make more sense. Organic Worm Composting Monique Bosch from Wiggle Room Organic Worm Composting will describe how worm composing can help you grow the healthiest plants this season. She'll explore ‘living soil’, what it looks like, how to make it, and […]
For the safety of all at this time RIWPS has cancelled our in person Annual Meeting on March 28th. We plan to invite the speaker, Dr. Susan Barton, to speak at our fall meeting. NOTE TO MEMBERS: The Annual Meeting is our yearly business meeting at which we vote for board members and officers, present […]
Trillium cernuum, nodding trilium. DMcGrady Discover early spring flowers on trails deep in the Arcadia Management Area on this easy walk with wildlife biologist Denise Poyer, recently retired after 25 […]
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Wild Honeysuckle Nicholas Farm Management Area Nicholas Farm covers a total land area of 1429 acres. The area is dominated by forest cover consisting of deciduous forest (688 acres) and evergreen forest (369 acres). Much of the conifer cover is pitch pine forest as a result of the dry soils which occur throughout the area. […]
Great Swamp (photo L Gould) Join Brian Maynard, RIWPS Treasurer and URI Field Botany instructor, at the Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown. The Great Swamp trail system traverses a variety of distinctive New England habitats including Red Maple – Deciduous Shrub Swamp, Atlantic White Cedar – Hardwood Swamp and Oak - Holly Forest. […]
Huge selection of wildflowers, ferns, shrubs and trees for all growing conditions
Platanthera grandiflora,greater purple fringed bog-orchid. DMcGrady Diamond Hill is a large hill on Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland, Rhode Island, which contains a town park and former ski area. The summit is 481 feet above sea level. On a clear day, the Boston skyline and Mount Wachusett are visible. We will explore an unusual habitat […]
fruiting sphagnum moss. DMcGrady Learn about mosses in during this two day workshop by Brian Maynard, Professor of Horticulture at University of Rhode Island. The first session will be held in the Biochemical Building at the URI Campus on June 15 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. It will include a mosses lecture and the opportunity to […]