FRAMINGHAM, MA -- The New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods presents BIG BUGS Sculpture Exhibit and Web-of-Life Extravaganza through October 31, 2008. David Rogers’ dino-sized sculptures on 45 acres with 1,500 varieties of native plants. Special events each weekend.

Visit the BUGMOBILE for crafts and live bugs. Stamp your Big Bugs Map two weekends to win a BUGOLOGIST Pin. Create a sculpture at the Build-a-Bug Interactive Park. Take a Grasshopper jump. Borrow a Bug Activity Bag and a Bug-Venture Guide from the Visitor Center. Submit digital images to the BIG BUGS online gallery at bigbugsart@newenglandWILD.org.

Admission $8 for adults; $6 seniors 65+ /students with ID; $4 youths 3-18. Free for members and children under 3. Open 9-5 through Oct 31. Rain or shine. Tours weekdays at 10, weekends at 2 included with admission. Shop the native plant nursery. 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA. (508) 877-7630, www.newenglandwild.org.

Special Weekends in October:

October 18-19 SPIDER WEEKEND: Special events from 12-3 p.m., Sat and Sun. Get ready for Halloween. Learn spider skills for weaving webs. Make your own spider and web to take home.

October 25-26 BYE BYE BUGS: Final weekend to see them before they leave the Garden. Wear a bug costume, vote for your favorite bug. Design a good-bye card.

October 31 FINAL BIG BUGS DAY: Last chance to see the 13 giant BUG sculptures at the Garden. Enjoy the fall foliage, hike the Garden, learn about predators and pollinators, and build your own giant sculpture.

Classes:

Please contact the Registrar at 508-877-7630, ext. 3301 to register for programs, and visit www.newenglandWILD.org for full descriptions of programs

Thursday, Oct 16, 3:30-5:30 p.m THE GROUND WE WALK ON Children in Grades 2-5,: CHP5950, with Steven Scholom, $12M/$14NM per child (includes materials). Get down & dirty to identify healthy soils and discover helpful insects.

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