Abbot Public Library, Marblehead
Russ Cohen, previously the rivers advocate for the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration, will be hosting “The Naturalist’s Kitchen Garden: Adding Native Edible Plants to Your Landscape’’ at the Abbot Public Library March 30. Participants will learn how to identify native edible plants that grow in Essex County. The program is free and open to the public and will start with light refreshments at 6:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.abbotlibrary.org.
Appleton Farms, Ipswich
Help bring a bit of spring into your home with the farm’s Mason jar terrarium program. Set for April 18 from 2 to 3 p.m., during April vacation, kids ages 7 to 12 can learn how to create a miniature natural world with mosses, soil, and plants in a Mason jar. Cost is $20, $12 for Trustees of Reservations members. For more information, go to www.thetrustees.org.
McCue Garden Center, Woburn
The garden center’s herb gardening program teaches participants how to grow and tend a miniature herb garden for a kitchen or deck. It will also discuss potential uses and recipes for the herbs selected. The workshop is $25 and will take place April 24 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The garden center offers several other classes, ranging from arranging spring baskets to planting lettuce. For more information, go to www.mccuegardencenter.com.
Pettengill Farm, Salisbury
Instructor Lisa LeBlanc will teach how to create miniature gardens in her tabletop miniature landscape class, held April 25 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and April 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. After planting a selection of dwarf evergreens, small plants, and mosses, gardeners will be able to add a tiny stone path, a twig bridge, or any other creative addition they can think of. Tuition is $15, with containers, soil, and plants for purchase at the class. For more information, go to www.pettengillfarm.com.
Salem State University, Salem
Interested in making honey and keeping your flowers pollinated? Salem State is offering three courses on beekeeping Thursday evenings from now through early September. The first, “Sustainable Beekeeping,’’ began March 3 and runs through April 7. Each course is $50. Completing all three will give you a Salem State beekeeping certification. For information, go to www.enterprisectr.org.
Wright-Locke Farm, Winchester
The farm will offer a workshop on growing edible mushrooms April 17 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Instructor Dan Bensonoff will teach about proper log cultivation, use of waste materials, and companion planting, focusing on stropharia (wine cap) and shiitake mushrooms. The cost is $30 for Northeast Organic Farming Association members, $38 for nonmembers. Contact Glenn Oliveira at glenn@nofamass.org or 774-678-9644 for more information, or go to www.nofamass.org.
Bedford Public Library, Bedford
The Bedford Garden Club will be hosting “Crazy for Coleus,’’ a presentation on the versatile coleus plant by Deborah Trickett of The Captured Garden. Topics for discussion include design ideas and maintenance tips. The free presentation will be held April 12 at 9:30 a.m. at the Bedford Public Library. For more information, go to www.bedfordgardenclub.org
Haverhill Garden Club, Haverhill
The garden club will present “Perennial color — Spring through Fall,’’ with Suzanne Mahler Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill. Mahler’s presemtation will focus on the newest perennials and the old favorites, both for sun and shade. For more information, go to wwwgcfm.org.
Christina Bagni can be reached at christina.bagni@globe.com.
