The Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses hold a lot of memories.
Here are some favorite stories collected by Thorndike Intern Meg McClure '15 for the Ferguson Greenhouse Oral History project. Click on the link to start the audio clip.
Do you have a story about one of the plants in the greenhouses? Contact the Friends of Botanic Gardens at wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu or 781-283-3094 to share it with us.
The story of the Durant camellia by former Thorndike Intern Rebecca Leung '13.
The story of the cannonball tree by Horticulturist David Sommers.
The story of the century plant by former Greenhouse Horticulturist Del Nickerson.
The story of the Mediterranean cypress by former Greenhouse Horticulturist Del Nickerson.
The story of the queen of the night cactus by Ellen Bechtel '14.
The story of the papyus by Book Arts Program Director Katherine McCanless Ruffin.