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A Rose By Any Other Name: Demystifying Botanical Names

Do you ever look at a plant tag in a garden center and think, “What exactly am I looking at?” While you can’t learn Greek and Latin in a morning, you CAN learn how to understand a plant’s botanical name and decipher a lot of information just by the way it’s written.


North Hill,  Massachusetts’ senior living leader, presents Master Gardener Sonja Johanson to explore botanical nomenclature (the way plant names are organized). Johanson will offer tips to help you become more confident with your plant selections.


This course is open to all active adults and is sponsored by North Hill, located on the Needham/Wellesley line.  

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