BELMONT — Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden celebrates summer with a new display; Simply Summer will use large areas of groundcover and over 100 containers filled with colorful plants to provide splashes of color, May 25 through Sept. 8.
Simply Summer will show that a simple and elegant display can have a huge visual impact. By preparing impressive pink purple and orange container arrangements, surrounded by massive groundcover plantings of chartreuse sweet potato vine, the Garden proves that even basic plantings and colors can impress.
“We’ve been preparing for this for months,” said Horticulture Manager Peter Grimaldi. “This is a massive display, but the basic design format is easily transferable to any home garden and is still impressive.”
Throughout Simply Summer the Garden will offer special classes for adults, summer camps for children and events for families including the Wild About Summer series that celebrates nature and encourages families to get outside.
Bee Wild!, June 8: Approximately 75% of the food we eat, including tasty favorites such as apples, strawberries, blueberries and chocolate is pollinated by insects like bees. During this event, guests get a chance to participate in fun activities and to see the secret lives of bees, and learn how they make honey and wax.
Wild Life!, July 13: The Garden will feature more than plants during this exciting event, during which guests will have a chance to get even closer to the wild side of nature. Guests will learn about, and see up-close, a wide variety of animals that can be found in the Garden and around the region — maybe even in your back yard.
Wild Wings!, Aug. 4: Wildlife biologist Susan Campbell returns for her annual research trip as she traps, bands and releases hummingbirds in this popular event. Visitors can observe, ask questions and help release the tiny birds, resulting in an incredible opportunity to see science in action.
Blue Max Materials is the Presenting Sponsor of Simply Summer.
For more information on events at the Garden please visit: http://www.dsbg.org/events.php
Unless otherwise noted, these events are free with Garden admission. Members are free; adults, $12; seniors 60+, $10; and children 4-12, $6. For more information, visit www.DSBG.org.