near the berkshires? join me on father’s day at windy hill farm

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I’M SPENDING Father’s Day with a favorite plant person. If you’re nearby the Hudson Valley-Berkshires area of NY-MA, join me and Windy Hill Farm founder Dennis Mareb for a walk and talk on June 16 (a free event; space very limited), from 11-1. Refreshments too!

For 30ish years, since he sold me the first tree I ever planted—a magnolia he propagated himself—Dennis and I have had an ongoing dialog (and friendship) forged around exceptional plants. Come wander and learn about can’t-live-without ones, and how to use them.

Afterward, get our help choosing plants for your own garden (or answers to any Urgent Garden Questions we didn’t answer). I’ll also sign copies of the new book “A Way to Garden” while we enjoy refreshments. Call Windy Hill, located at 686 Stockbridge Road, Gt. Barrington, MA, to reserve a spot, (413) 298-3217, or email office [at] windyhillfarminc [dot] com. Info on their website at this link.

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A very choice selection of Astilboides tabularis I am naming var. frozeniensis. It took me decades of growing #astilboidestabularis and a 31-degree mid-May night to achieve this. Good job, Margaret. #awaytogarden #shadegarden #hellonwheels ...

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No not a hungry caterpillar…a catkin of giant pussy willow dropped onto a dwarf conifer below. Had me fooled for half a second. #awaytogarden #salixchaenomeloides ...

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The gold medal for bravery is awarded to #eranthishyemalis the winter aconite. They started blooming February 15, and then a couple of small snows fell and then a whopper more than knee-deep last week, but do they care? Not a bit. #awaytogarden #winteraconite ...

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How to grow epiphytic Corydalis lutea 101: Plant an apple tree. Wait 150 years (second photo). Plant Corydalis below it. Wait till it defies gravity and sows itself 8 feet up the trunk. Voila!#awaytogarden #corydalis #corydalislutea ...

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Get a room. #silverspottedskipper #awaytogarden #lepidoptera ...

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