Posts Tagged 'Grounds'

Little Free Libraries provide citizen-run book havens

Little Free Libraries provide citizen-run book havens

Chautauqua Institution is known for its pristine grounds, intellectual community and as the home to an age-old program of philosophy, art, knowledge and religion. With the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, the Smith Memorial Library and the Chautauqua Bookstore, the Institution serves as a fertile ground for reading’s bountiful fruit.

Master gardener Jager to discuss why weeds matter at BTG ‘trowel talk’

Master gardener Jager to discuss why weeds matter at BTG ‘trowel talk’

The word “weed” tends to have a bad connotation — for gardeners, that is. But according to master gardener Nancy Jager, weeds that sprout in people’s gardens are actually just wild plants. She will lead a gardening workshop called “Wild on Weeds” at 4:15 p.m. today in the Roger Tory Peterson Nature Classroom, where she will provide interesting tidbits on wild plants.