Lecture: Habitat Gardening
Monday May 10th 9:30 to 10:30 am
Beverly Public Library
32 Essex Street, Beverly
Class: Your Garden as Habitat
Tuesdays May 11, 18, 25, and June 1, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
125 Arborway, Boston
Book Signing: Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
Friday June 4th, 2010 from 11:00am to 12:00
Cape Cod Rhododendron Festival
Sandwich
Lecture: Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
Thursday March 4th, 2010 7:00 to 9:00pm
Salem Garden Club
First Church in Salem
316 Essex Street, Salem
Book Signing: Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
Sunday January 10, 2010 from 11:00am to 3:00pm
Willowdale Estate
24 Asbury Street, Topsfield
Beauty on the Wing ~ Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly
Photo/Journal/Video Exhibit and Program in Partnership with the Gloucester Cultural Council and the Sawyer Free Library
Matz Gallery at the Sawyer Free Library
September 1st, 2009 through September 30th, 2009
A unique exhibit combining photography, text, and video celebrating the life story of the Monarch butterfly. The exhibit shares with visitors the poetry and beauty of the Monarch butterfly and expands the viewers understanding of the extraordinary life story of the Monarch.
A wealth of information is provided for the visitor interested in creating a garden designed to support adult butterflies and their caterpillars.
Gallery lecture sponsored by the Lyceum Program at the Sawyer Free Library: Thursday, September 10th at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Matz Gallery at the Sawyer Free Library 2 Dale Avenue Gloucester, MA
Admission: Free
Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30-8:00, Friday-Saturday 8:30-5:00
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Your Garden as Habitat
Kim Smith, Garden Author and Designer
Tuesday May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2009 6:30-8:30 (Hunnewell Building)
In his book, Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy urges everyone to turn yards into habitats. This is exactly what Gloucester designer Kim Smith has been doing (and writing about) for years. In this class, Kim will present the necessary elements for making your garden welcoming to wildlife. She will help you to assess your existing garden and will provide examples of small adjustments as well as larger plans to make its ecosystem more functional. Plants and other features will be discussed based on their value to particular vertebrates and invertebrates. Your garden already hosts more creatures than you may realize. Once you begin to think about your garden as food source and shelter, it will influence all your horticultural decisions. Kim will have copies of her book, Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! (David R. Godine Publisher, 2009), available for sale.
Gloucester Cultural Council Award Recipient Recognition Ceremony and Community Input Meeting
At the Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester
Thursday April 30th, 2009 7:00 pm. 2009
Afternoon Tea and Gardening at Christie Powell’s home.
Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Book reading and plant swap. Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
Barnes and Noble at the Prudential Center, Boston.
Thursday May 7th , 2009 at 4:30 pm.
Booksigning. Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
Jabberwocky Bookshop at the Tannery in Newburyport
Friday, May 8th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
The Stevens Coolidge Place Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 9th, 2009 from 10:00 am to 2 pm
Informal talk and book signing. Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
The Sargent House Museum, Gloucester
Sunday June 20th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Informal talk and book signing. Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
Winter Garden Photography Workshop
Wednesday January 14th 2009 10-11:30 am
Join photographer and garden writer Kim Smith at the Sedgwick Gardens at Long Hill in Beverly for an in-the-field workshop. Learn new ways to observe the winter garden’s brilliance and techniques to more effectively capture its beauty.
The Trustees of Reservations members: $28.
Nonmembers: $35. Please pre-register by calling 978.921.1944 x 4018 or visit thetrustees.org.
Meet the Author at the Rockport Public Library, in conjunction with Toad Hall Bookstore and Friends of the Library
Wednesday December 10 at 7pm.
Butterfly Gardening at Willowdale Estate Trails and Sails Event ~ Sponsored by the Essex National Heritage Area
Saturday September 27th 2008 9:00 am to 12 noon
Tour the original Bradley Palmer mansion, newly restored and open to the public for the day. Explore our native plant garden courtyard with its 'flowering and fragrant' atmosphere. Enjoy light refreshments as you browse garden designer Kim Smith's informative display on butterflies of New England.
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Kim Smith, Author, Illustrator, Designer, Photographer On the Wing: Migratory Butterflies
Saturday September 13th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Not all butterflies are migratory, but those that are begin their journey to warmer climes in late summer and early fall. Join butterfly garden designer Kim Smith on this walk in search of species commonly seen in New England. Sightings of migratory butterflies may include the Monarch, Red Admiral, Question Mark, Comma, and Pearly Crescentspot. Participants will also look for butterflies such as sulphurs, swallowtails, gossamer wings, fritillaries, and ladies that remain in the area through the winter. Kim will explain typical migration patterns and over-wintering habits. She will also offer suggestions for providing fuel and safe harbor in your own garden for species on the wing in September.
Friend Room at the Saywer Free Library
Tuesday August 19th at 10:30
View flyer
Celebrate Wild Reads with Gloucester author and illustrator Kim Smith. Kim will read from her children’s book about the life story of the Monarch butterfly. Learn how to raise Monarch caterpillars. Literature will be provided on how to create your own ‘butterfly magic.’
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Kim Smith, Author, Illustrator, Designer, Photographer
Wednesday August 6th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Don a sunhat for this walk during the heat of the day when butterflies are most active. An artist by training, instructor Kim Smith turned her attention on the garden and in the process became an advocate for butterflies. Kim will explain the life cycle of these beautiful insects, their role in the ecosystem, and what plants they require for shelter and food. A list of caterpillar host plants and adult nectar plants will be provided to help you entice these insects to inhabit your own garden. Some of the species you may see include the famously people-friendly Red Admiral; the Ladies—Painted and American; Monarchs; Summer Azure and various skippers; swallowtails; elfins; hairstreaks; fritillaries; and leaf wings. You can learn more about designing a butterfly garden in Kim’s book, Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! Notes from a Gloucester Garden.
Sleeping Transformations ~ The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly
Tuesday, August 19th 2008 at 10:30 am
Friend Room at the Sawyer Free Library
Gloucester, Massachusetts
September 1, 2007 through October 1, 2007
A new exhibit, combining photography and text, celebrating the extraordinary annual Monarch migration through eastern Massachusetts. Discovering trees on Cape Ann where thousands of Monarchs sleep, Kim photographed the butterflies over a three week period—in the golden light of dawn as the Monarchs were awakening, again at noon while nectaring at the wildflowers along the shoreline, and later at dusk as they were heading into the trees. Additional photos were taken in her wild garden.
The exhibit shares with visitors the poetry and beauty of the Monarch butterfly and expands the viewers understanding of this extraordinary phenomenon that takes place in our communities, an annual event in which New England and the Atlantic states play a central role.
The accompanying text describes the Monarch migration east of the Rocky Mountains. A wealth of information is provided for the visitor interested in creating a garden designed to support Monarch butterflies and caterpillars.
Informal Gallery Talk sponsored by the Lyceum Program at the Sawyer Free Library: Thursday, September 13th at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Matz Gallery at the Sawyer Free Library 2 Dale Avenue Gloucester,
MA
Admission: Free
Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30-8:00, Friday-Saturday 8:30-5:00