August 11, 2011
Wildflower Identification Using Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
Anyone who wants to identify wildflowers should have a copy of Newcomb's, a guide that really works Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation offers a Newcomb's training session every summer for those who would like some help learning the number system that is used to zero in on a description and drawing of the plant, perfectly rendered by artist Gordon Morrison.
This year Barbara Strell (white shirt in left photo) and Susan Coolidge (light pink shirt in right photo) led the program, which included identification of wildflowers in the bioswale in front of the water department