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URI Master Gardener’s Open House
June 23, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
You are invited to tour the indoor and outdoorspaces at the Botanical Center. In the Conservatory and adjacent greenhouses,you will discover palm trees, cycads, orchids, begonias, a carnivorous plantbog, a koi pond, and many tropical plants. Wander in the outdoor perennialgardens, in bloom from early Spring through late Fall and enjoy a ScavengerHunt. The Hunt will feature some plants native to New England and many whichare host to a wide variety of pollinators. Volunteers will share gardening tipsand answer questions.
You are also invited to tour the Master Gardener’s 34 gardens beds in the Community Garden,learn unique planting and watering strategies, and ask questions of our gardeningteam.
The Botanical Center will open our gardens for free to the public, however you must pre-register 24 hours in advance at bcinformation@providenceri.gov