Andover Garden Club and Memorial Hall Library Present Popular Meteorologist and Horticulturist David Epstein

At the Andover Garden Club’s April 7 meeting, which will be held in conjunction with Memorial Hall library, meteorologist, horticulturist, and educator David Epstein will present “Beyond the Frost Line: What Happens When the Zones Move North? Strategies for a Warming Landscape.”

About the Speaker

David Epstein has been a meteorologist and horticulturalist for more than 35 years. He writes for the Boston Globe and is the meteorologist for the local NPR station ’GBH Boston. He has served as on-air meteorologist for various stations throughout New England, including WBZ CH 4 and WCVB CH 5.

In 2006, Epstein founded Growing Wisdom (www.growingwisdom.org), a business that produces educational and marketing videos, available via a variety of social-media sites. He owns the landscape-design business, Bloomscapes Inc.

Epstein graduated from Colby College and studied meteorology at Lyndon State College. He earned a Master’s in Education and an MBA from Boston College. He currently serves on the board of the Natick Community Organic Farm. His first job was teaching 8^th-grade science, and he’s been an educator ever since, including his 17 years teaching meteorology at Colby College.

When, Where, and How

The event will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street, Andover MA 01810. It will begin at 10:00 AM with socializing time and a brief business meeting, followed by the presentation at approximately 11:00 AM. The public is encouraged to take advantage of this program, which is free of charge.

About Memorial Hall Library

Memorial Hall Library (https://mhl.org/) provides free and equitable access to resources, staff, and spaces in a welcoming environment where all can connect with each other and the world. The library aspires to cultivate and celebrate the joy of reading and learning and to be an active community partner that fosters a thirst for knowledge, creativity, resilience, civic engagement, and community connection. It supports the free exchange of ideas and information essential to the function of American democracy and provides opportunities for patrons to learn about the functions of government, the importance of free and fair elections, and the preservation of democratic institutions.

About the Andover Garden Club

Founded in 1927, the Andover Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that encourages the study and practice of horticulture, landscape design, and floral design; aids in the beautification of the town of Andover; and helps protect and conserve natural resources. A member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., the club provides both financial and hands-on support to a variety of municipal, educational, and environmental organizations throughout the region.

The Andover Garden Club welcomes new members, and information about joining is available from AGC membership cochairs Mary Ann Marshall (mamarshall15@gmail.com, 508-265-5487) and Barbara Reichter (bfrdesigns@comcast.net, 978-996-0203).