Green Needham Collaborative is excited to be hosting an early evening event for builders, lenders and real estate brokers as well as Town of Needham officials on building “green” net-zero energy homes and buildings. Our presenters will be sharing simple
In-person Peter Hauschka Ornamental trees and landscape plantings can rapidly outgrow their allotted spaces leading to crowding, shading, and loss of vigor. Pruning will reshape and reinvigorate their growth. This hands-on course will cover: 1) visual planning of which cuts
Were you disappointed with last year’s garden? Do you need to update your overgrown landscape? Most importantly, do you feel you are spending too much time and money on landscape maintenance? If you answered yes to any of these questions,
In-person Peter Hauschka Spring is a great time to build new gardens or to improve and redesign existing ones. This hands-on class at the instructor’s one-acre garden will cover garden bed layout, rain garden design, sod removal, digging, edging, soil
Virtual Nicholas Nogueira It takes knowledge and care to establish and maintain a beautiful lawn, but that doesn't mean that you need to hire an expensive service to do the work for you. In this class, you will learn important
Join the Needham Community Farm's "Landscaping with Native Plants" Program on April 14th at 7:30pm - this is a virtual event via Zoom. About the event What is a “native plant” and why should you add them to your landscape?
Ready to get started with natives? The co-sponsors have worked with the Native Plant Trust and Joanne Neale to offer three native plant collections for sale – one for sun, one for shade, and one for mixed sun/shade. In the workshop, Joanne
Watch a reply of the August 11th webinar here. Recognizing the growing demand to make residential buildings energy efficient, an increasing number of developers, architects, and builders are embracing Passive House building standards. But others are skeptical that Passive House and net
What’s the sweetest way to learn about induction cooking? Visit the Newton Free Library and dip into melted chocolate to get a taste of how induction cooktops work! Learn how this cooking appliance avoids the emissions from gas stoves and
