Distant Hill Gardens – 8/2/14

This means another month has flown by.  So sad that it has to be summer ones. – Lil

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Open Garden and Tree ID Walk

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A Hummingbird Clearwing Moth feeding on a milkweed flower.

Distant Hill Gardens in Walpole will be hosting their monthly ‘Open Garden’ next Saturday, August 2 – 9am to 4pm.

There is lots to see and do at Distant Hill. You can check out the large raised-bed Vegetable Garden, or stroll along the paths winding through the beautiful Cultivated Gardens. Experience the boardwalk across the quaking Cranberry Bog with the kids, or let them spend some time exploring the nature play area we call ‘White-Rock Woods’. And don’t miss the fragrant field of Common Milkweed or the interesting thirty-foot diameter Stone Circle aligned with the setting sun on the winter solstice.

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Purple coneflowers, lots of daylillies, and dozens more plants will be in full bloom for the Open Garden on Saturday.

That same day, from 10am until noon, you can join us for a ‘Tree Identification Walk’. This easy to moderate walk will we led by Steve Roberge, forester with the Cheshire County Cooperative Extension.

With almost 30 species of trees native to Distant Hill, there is a good chance you may learn to identify a new species or two.

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Leaves of Basswood (Tilia americana) aka American Linden.

A partial list of trees you may see includes: American Elm, Basswood, Bigtooth Aspen, Bitternut Hickory, Black Ash, Hophornbeam, Quaking Aspen, and White Ash. Also growing on Distant Hill are Red Oak, White Oak, Black Oak, and White, Yellow, Black, and Gray Birch.

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There is a suggested $5.00 donation which includes entry to the gardens and the Tree ID Walk. All proceeds will be put toward materials for the Accessible Trail already under construction at Distant Hill Gardens.

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For directions and more information go to:
www.distanthillgardens.org

or call Michael at 603-756-4179

One thought on “Distant Hill Gardens – 8/2/14

  1. Michael Nerrie's avatar
    Michael Nerrie 07/28/2014 at 6:16 AM Reply

    Thanks, Lil, for sharing the Distant Hill Gardens Open Garden emails in the Walpolean.

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