Kelleher Rose Garden

Friday, September 9, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – 25th Annual Rose Garden Party

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Join Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the 25th Annual Rose Garden Party on Friday, September 9 from 5 – 7, benefiting free family-friendly programs and events in Boston Parks. The James P. Kelleher Rose Garden is located in the Back Bay Fens, featuring 3,000 rose bushes, perhaps, at this time of year, not at peak bloom, but definitely flowering. This event, generally held in June, had to be postponed this year, but our hot weather should still make for an entertaining and enjoyable evening.

Included: Live and DJ entertainment, a silent auction, en plein air painting demonstration, passed hors d’oeuvres, and more. Garden party attire is enthusiastically encouraged.

Be sure to enter the fun “Hats Galore” contest by dressing up in your finest Rose Garden Party hat. The judges are Gustavo Leon, Jonathan Soroff and Candice Wu, who will choose: the Most Creative, Most Elegant, Best Fascinator and Just For Men winners.

Individual tickets are $150. The address of the Kelleher Rose Garden is 73 Park Drive. Get your tickets or donate at https://www.boston.gov/civic-engagement/rose-garden-party

Tuesday, June 22, 6:00 pm – Garden Club of the Back Bay Kelleher Rose Garden Tour

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The Kelleher Rose Garden, located in the Fenway near the MFA, is a wonderful rose infused garden graced with nearly 1,500 rose plants, trellises, a water fountain and statues.  It was originally designed by landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff. A recent renovation has brought the garden back to its original design and glory.  This is a docent-led tour and will conclude with a quick tour of the nearby Victory Gardens.  We will meet on June 22 at 6 pm at the entrance to the Rose Garden. Details and directions will be sent to everyone who signs up.

RSVP by clicking here:  dianegipsonboston@gmail.com
It is important to RSVP as soon as possible because the tour is limited to 20.  We will confirm RSVP’s and maintain a waiting list. This is a Garden Club of the Back Bay member pop up event – if you are not a member, consider joining now at https://www.gardenclubbackbay.org/membership/

Wednesday, June 13, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – 22nd Annual Rose Garden Party

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Please join Honorary Chairs Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Ms. Lorrie Higgins on Wednesday, June 13 at 5:30 pm in the Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, 73 Park Drive in Boston. Proceeds will benefit free family-friendly programs and events in Boston Parks. Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvre, a buffet, and more, plus live entertainment with a spirited, creative hat contest in a garden party setting, live and silent auction, and en plein air painting demonstration

At this time of the year, 3,000 rose bushes are at peak bloom at The Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens. Garden Party attire is enthusiastically encouraged!

Enter the “Hats Galore” Contest by dressing up your finest Rose Garden Party hat! Judges will choose the winners for: Best Fascinator, Most Creative, Most Elegant and Just for Men. $150 per person. Purchase tickets online at http://www.boston.gov/rose-garden-party or call 617-635-4032. Photo from Rouvalis Flowers.

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Monday, June 13, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Rose Garden Party

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Please join Mayor Martin J. Walsh & Lorrie Higgins at the 20th Annual Rose Garden Party, benefiting free family-friendly programs and events in Boston Parks, on Monday, June 13 from 5:30 – 8 in the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens.  Garden party attire enthusiastically encouraged.  Please respond no later than Friday, May 27.  You may register online at www.boston.gov/parks/rosegarden/rosegardenparty.asp, or mail a check ($150 per person) made payable to The Fund For Parks and Recreation to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Boston MA 02118. (hat below available through etsy.com)

Wednesday, March 16, 10:00 am – A Visit to ‘Les Quatres Vents’: Frank Cabot’s Quebec Garden

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Frank Cabot, founder of the Garden Conservancy, was a plant collector of the first order. At the Garden Club of the Back Bay’s March meeting on March 16 at 10 am, Sally Muspratt will present an illustrated lecture of his showcase Quebec garden, which she revisited in May, 2015. The meeting will held at The College Club of Boston, 44 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Garden Club members will receive written notice of the meeting, which will be followed by an optional lunch.

Sally McGuire Muspratt holds a Graduate Certificate in Landscape Design from Radcliffe College (1993), a certificate in Landscape Maintenance from UMass Extension (2002), an M.A. from Newnham College, Cambridge and a BA from Harvard. In 2010 she was accredited as an Organic Land Care Professional by the Northeast Organic Farming Association, and in 2011 as a Professional Landscape Designer by the APLD, the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (certification #344).

Sally gardens in West Roxbury, MA and La Malbaie, Quebec. She serves on the Board of the Arboretum Park Conservancy and on the advisory committees of The Kelleher Rose Garden and the Park Overseers of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. She is past President of the Board of Cogdesign, past Chairman of the Landscape Design Study Classes, the Landscape Design Council of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, and the Civic Development Committee for the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts. If you are not a member but wish to attend please email info@gardenclubbackbay.org.

Thursday, June 18, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – 19th Annual Rose Garden Party

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The Mayor’s Rose Garden Party is an annual fundraiser which benefits year-round programs in City of Boston parks and allows thousands of children and families to enjoy arts, science, and fitness programs as well as special events in their neighborhoods. Now in its 19th year, the annual Rose Garden Party has become one of Boston’s signature events. The party takes place in the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens, when 3,000 rose bushes are at peak bloom. There will be passed hors d’oeuvre, buffet, and complimentary libations, plus live entertainment and a spirited creative hat contest in a garden-party setting; live and silent auction, en plein air painting demonstration and a Hollywood red carpet experience with a Step and Repeat backdrop courtesy of StepandRepeat.com. Proceeds from the ticketed event directly fund free programming in neighborhood parks throughout the city. Tickets are $150 and may be purchased online at http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/rosegarden/rosegardenparty.asp.

Tuesdays, June 2 – June 30, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Evening Garden Strolls

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The Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s popular Evening Garden Strolls begin with a visit to the Kelleher Rose Garden. Tucked behind a yew hedge in the Back Bay Fens is a serene and inviting garden with more than 1,500 roses surrounding a recently restored 1930’s-era fountain and statuary. You’ll walk beneath trellises blanketed with climbing roses (Don’t miss the delightfully scented Mr. Lincoln!) and enjoy the sights and scents of nearly 200 varieties of roses. As an added bonus, you’ll have the opportunity to see (and talk with) rosarians and volunteers in action as they prune, deadhead and tend to the garden. The Stroll continues on to the oldest continuously operating WWII Victory Gardens in America. Covering just over 7 acres, the 500 gardens are an eclectic mix of flowers, herbs and vegetables, each one offering a style and design all its own. You’ll follow meandering paths that pass by everything from Japanese-inspired gardens to a chef’s array of herbs and edibles.

The Strolls are led by Conservancy Docents who share the fascinating stories of these special places. You’ll learn about a very special rose that resides in the Kelleher and why Victory gardeners still occasionally dig up bricks in their spaces. The Strolls begin at 6 pm on June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, starting at the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens. Free.

Saturday, May 23, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, and Sunday, May 31, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – History and Landscape of the Fens

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From foul muddy flats to the parkland of today, the Fens has undergone many transformations in the last 125+ years.  Join Emerald Necklace docents as they talk and walk this historic landscape.  The May 23 and May 31 tours include stops at the Kelleher Rose Garden with its 1,500 roses and recently restored fountain and statuary, and a stroll along the paths of the oldest continuously operating WWII Victory Garden in the country.  Meet at the Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, at 11 am if you attend on May 23, or at 1 pm if you attend on May 31.  Free.  For more information contact info@emeraldnecklace.org. Image from www.bostoncommittee.org.

Saturday, February 7 Deadline – Love that Lasts: Plant a Rose for Your Valentine

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Thinking about sending roses to your sweetheart this year?

Sponsor the planting of a rose in the Kelleher Rose Garden in honor of your Valentine for a gift that will last. With your $75 donation, choose from a selection of roses (Peace and Love shown below) that will be planted in the spring and a card will be mailed with a personalized message to your someone special. This gift not only symbolizes love and beauty, but also the value you place on the maintenance and improvement of the Emerald Necklace.

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy thanks you for your support! Please Note: Locations for plantings are pre-deternined by the Kelleher Rose Garden plan.

Be sure to place your order by February 7th to have a Valentine’s Day card sent to notify your sweetheart of your thoughtful gift. To order, visit https://25749.thankyou4caring.org/lovethatlasts.