Pruning Workshop, Open House Thursday in Chestnut Hill

Here's what's going on around town on Thursday.

Cooperative Nursery School Open House: The Cooperative Nursery School will be having an evening, parent Open House on Thursday, October 24th at 7pm. There will be a meet & greet with the teachers along with an info session on the school curriculum and co-oping. You can find more information at http://www.cooperativenurseryschool.org/ (parking accessed via Johnson St.)

Pruning Workshop: Taught by Iana Turner, Horticulturist, Morris Arboretum 
Learn how you can skillfully prune shrubs and small trees to achieve a pleasing natural shape and abundant flowering. In this evening lecture and Saturday workshop, you will have the opportunity to see demonstrations designed to help you master pruning concepts and gain confidence. The course will cover formative pruning for young trees and proper pruning techniques for larger, older trees. It will also cover naturalistic pruning techniques for creating attractive hedges and methods for reducing overgrown shrubbery. This class meets twice. Please bring hand pruners and a small pruning saw to the Saturday session. 
Thursday, October 24 
7 – 9 p.m. 
and 
Saturday, October 26 
10 a.m. – 12 noon 
Members: $45 Non-members: $50

To register, visit https://online.morrisarboretum.org/classes/horticulture

This day in history: On Oct. 24, 1911,  Orville Wright, remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider, at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Traffic: Need to know what's what for your commute?  Check out the PennDOT traffic cameras.  

Weather: The forecast says that Thursday will be cool again with an expected high of 54 degrees.