Bartlett’s 60th Horticulture Club
Our next meeting is March 11th, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, in the Silver Education Center.
Focus: Forcing flowers. This is a technique that causes plants to bloom before their natural cycle. Flower forcing is often used with spring bulbs, like tulips and hyacinths so that they bloom indoor during winter.
Participants will paint their own clay pot to take home and get a forsythia flower cuttings and learn the basics of forcing flowers
Frequently Asked Questions
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The goal of the club is to create a place of community where you can learn something, meet new people, and practice your plant skills in a casual environment. Some meetings will have attendance capped when materials are limited, announced in advance.
The meetings are led by one of our Educators at the Arboretum, William, and assisted with the help of our other educators at times. The meetings begin with Arboretum or club updates that need to be shared, then progress to a brief lecture on that month’s topic, before diving into the activity itself. The club houses a collection of plants in the greenhouse. Each meeting will be centered around one main activity, announced beforehand.
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The club is open to anyone 13+ or children who are accompanied by an adult. Anyone who has an interest in plants, horticulture, gardening, or nature is welcome to join, regardless of prior experience.
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Meetings will take place in the Adult Classroom in the Silver Education Building. Some meetings might be outdoor centric, but we will always meet in the classroom first and then travel outdoors to the specified location.
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The Bartlett Arboretum Horticulture Club meets monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month, from 6:00-7:00 pm unless otherwise noted.