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Ray Bachand’s Handcrafted Furniture Courtesy Historic New England
Wallpaper 101: Explore New England’s Largest Wallpaper Collection March 29
978.440.8066
60 Nobscot Rd Sudbury, MA 01776
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Explore the history of wallpaper through Historic New England’s extensive collection of more than 6,000 papers. Learn how to identify reproduction versus original papers, the difference between printing styles, and much more. A wallpaperfocused tour of Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum will follow the presentation. Registration in advance is recommended. Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum and Visitor Center, South Berwick, Maine, (207) 384-2454, historicnewengland.org; Sunday, 1 p.m.–3 p.m.; Historic New England members $5, nonmembers $10
APRIL Growing Plants from Seeds April 11
Jack Alexander, Arnold Arboretum’s expert propagator, will teach you how to grow all types of plants from seeds— and send you home with a selection of seeds ready to sprout. Boston, Dana Greenhouse Classroom at the Arnold Arboretum, (617) 524-1718, arboretum. harvard.edu; 9a.m.–1 p.m.; members $50, non-members $65 Ask the Experts: A Primer on Dendrochronology April 18
William Flynt of Historic Deerfield, architectural historian Anne Grady, and Newport Restoration Foundation executive director Pieter Roos discuss the use 216 New England Home March–april 2015
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