Ellen Abdow

Thursday, June 8, 6:00 pm – The Boston Garden Club Party

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The Women’s Lunch Place invites you to The Boston Garden Club Party on Thursday, June 8 at 6 pm at The Women’s Lunch Place, 67 Newbury Street.  Celebrate summer and support a neighborhood charity with fellow garden club members from all communities.  Learn how to create beautiful and easy to care for arrangements featuring guest speaker and garden designer Ellen Abdow from Perennial Gardens.  Suggested donation $10 to reserve a spot.  RSVP to events@womenslunchplace.org by June 1.

Saturday, May 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Garden Experts Speak! Tips for a Successful City Garden

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It’s time to plant! Come get the information and inspiration you need to garden in whatever space you have! Get advice for window boxes, container gardens, street-side tree gardens, small yards, patios and roof decks. Garden Club of the Back Bay member Janine Mudge-Mullen of City Garden Ideas has put together a program on Saturday, May 5, from 10 – 12 at First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street.

Featured presenters are:

Ellen Abdow, Owner of Perennial Gardens.  Ellen will create a container garden before our eyes with step-by-step instructions and offer stories about the hottest trends in gardening.

Tom Smarr, The Garden Concierge and former Superintendent of Horticulture at the Rose Kennedy Greenway.  Tom will offer an overview of gardening basics including tools and soil plus tips to choosing hardy plants for sun and shade. He’ll also talk about the boom in verticulture, a new trend focused on growing plants on the vertical.

Light refreshments begin at 9:30am. Great handouts, door prizes and more! Questions? Contact Janine at 617-267-6500 or email her at janine@citygardenideas.com.

Saturday, April 30, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm – City Garden Ideas: Expert Advice and Practical Tips to Beautify Small Urban Spaces

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Need information and inspiration to garden in your city space? Come learn how to plant for success at First Church, Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, on Saturday, April 30. Light refreshments will be served at 9:30, with presentations beginning at 10 am. Learn about basic gardening tools and supplies. See a window box and container garden created before your eyes. Listen to experts share their gardening knowledge and planting secrets. Ask questions and get answers to your garden challenges.

Featured Presenters are Ellen Abdow, Owner, Perennial Gardens, Steve Baxter, Grounds Superintendent, 1000 Southern Artery Senior Housing, Quincy, Heather Heimarck, Director, Landscape Institute, Boston Architectural College, Frank Re, Owner, ReCreations – Gardens Brought to Life, and Tom Smarr, former Superintendent of Horticulture, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.

The fee to participate is $25, and you may register at http://citygardenideas.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Garden Club of the Back Bay member Janine Mudge at  Janine@citygardenideas.com or call 617-921-4540.