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Smoothie Night, a sneak peak at spring BEFORE break

Experience spring in the desert, temperate zone (early!) and tropics, as only the Greenhouses can present it...

Wednesday, March 18

Come anytime between 7 and 9pm, get a smoothie and a great mug in the Greenhouse Visitor Center, then get some flower therapy in the greenhouses.

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TASTY GREENHOUSE LIGHT SHOW

Meet the plants and pollinators that bring you familiar and exotic fruits at Greenhouse Light Show 2008: Fruits of Their Labors. From figs to lychees to pomegranates, see the plants that bear the fruit and find out what kinds of pollinators they depend on. Get the latest on the bee crisis and find out what you can do to support pollinators, both locally and globally. And of course – sample the fruits, which happen to include chocolate and coffee…

Wednesday, December 10, from 5 to 8pm - come to the Greenhouse Visitor Center for a tasty start to the evening, and continue into the theatrically lit greenhouses. Take a docent-led tour or explore the show on your own. Children are welcome.

There is a great collection of fruit-bearing plants in the Margaret Ferguson Greenhouses, right here on campus. The greenhouses are magical at night with the special lighting at this show, but you can also visit any day of the year during regular hours (8am to 4pm, extended to 6pm on Wednesdays). There is never a charge to visit. For more information, call the Friends of Horticulture at 781-283-3094.

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OCTOBER 3, 2008 from 6 - 8PM
MYSTICAL TREE TOUR

Bring your family and friends to explore the spiritual side of some of the magnificent trees in the Botanic Gardens! This year the spotlight shines on East Asian trees and their lore, including traditional medicinal uses, "forest bathing" (shinrin yoku), and a beautiful ritual with candles on the water.

Starting point - the field behind Paramecium Pond. Look for the fire circle and lights in the trees! Come anytime between 6 and 8, stay as long as you'd like...
Wear warm clothes and shoes for walking around in the dark on uneven terrain.
Tour guides available for anyone who would like assistance getting around. Kid friendly event!

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Celebrating the restoration of the Botany Annex, the first greenhouse built for student research at Wellesley!

For its 100th birthday it received an historically accurate restoration on a new foundation at the entrance to the greenhouses.

Opening Celebration

2 June 2008

Thank you to:

Mark Ward, antique greenhouse specialist

Michael Culcasi, project manager

Mona M. (class of 1918) and Clive Lacy, whose trust funded the restoration at the direction of their daughter, Ann Lacy '53

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3rd annual Greenhouse Light Show

What do sunflowers, pinecones, desert succulents, and pineapples have in common?  Art, mathematics, and developmental biology come together in gorgeous Fibonacci spirals found in a majority of plants.  Discover these and other fascinating patterns and striking uses of color in nature as you tour the theatrically lit greenhouses.

Wed., Dec. 12, from 5 to 8pm

Enter at the Greenhouse Visitor Center, where there will be color and pattern activity centers and docents ready to lead tours of the show.  You are also welcome to explore the show at your own pace (bring a flashlight if you have one).  Children are welcome as long as they can keep their grownups from running amok! 

For more information please contact Kristina Jones, 781-283-3027 or kjones@wellesley.edu.

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