In this fun, hands-on, workshop you will explore several ways to propagate popular plants.  Students will go home with several cuttings to try at home.  Please note that the variety of plants will vary from class to class, and we cannot guarantee a certain type of cutting. 

Instructor: Elizabeth (Betsy) Szymczak

Betsy Szymczak is an avid vegetable and flower gardener who enjoys growing begonias, primarily as houseplants. As a longtime member of the American Begonia Society, she served as a certified judge and former ABS Judging Co-Chair. She has judged the begonia sections at the Philadelphia, Boston, and Newport RI flower shows.  She is also a Gesneriad Society judge, and she grows about 75 dahlia varieties in a relatively small suburban garden in Natick. Betsy is a Principle Certified MA Master Gardener, and volunteers at Elm Bank in Wellesley and the Longfellow House in Cambridge, MA.

$55 Member Adult; $66 Adult (includes admission to the Garden)

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Construction Update: The Winter Garden is currently under renovation to improve accessibility and will remain closed until Spring 2025. All other gardens remain open.