As the light fades and day turns to evening, enjoy the company of friends and neighbors and see the beauty of the Hollister House Garden in a different light. This magnificent Berkshire garden is located at 300 Nettleton Hollow Road in Washington, Connecticut.
Come have a glass of wine in the barn. Then enjoy a walk in the garden where you will delight in the intimate outdoor spaces, bordered by dramatic hedges and overflowing with exuberant plantings. A perfect start to a summer weekend.
This event will take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather we will enjoy wine in the barn!
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art will host its annual Art in Bloom event from Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14. During this three-day event, the museum will showcase up to 15 floral sculptures created by area garden clubs, professional florists, and independent floral designers. Responding to works of art on view, each designer will present an arrangement made from organic matter including seed pods, driftwood, and other natural treasures. Art in Bloom is included in the price of museum admission. Held alongside Ogunquit’s BonAire festival, this vibrant weekend highlights local creativity with a floral-inspired makers market on Friday, a cyanotype workshop, and “Behind the Blooms” designer talks on Saturday and Sunday, and a lively floral market on Sunday to finish the event weekend!
Join us on Friday, June 12 at 5:30 pm at our annual Garden Party for a special toast to the incredible Carol Woodman and John Prendergast, who have designed and maintained OMAA’s beautiful gardens for the last 30 years. Free.
The Museum is located at 543 Shore Road in Ogunquit, Maine.
Discover the joy of floral arranging in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society creative workshop led by Lorraine Walsh and Mary Lou Ashur of Artistry Floral, With backgrounds rooted in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a passion for eco-conscious design, Lorraine and Mary Lou bring a wealth of experience and artistry to each session.
Each hands-on class explores floral design fundamentals—from developing structure and balance to working confidently with color, texture, and movement. Whether you’re looking to refine your skills, create a meaningful handmade gift, or simply try something new, you’ll leave inspired—and with a beautiful seasonal arrangement to enjoy at home.
Lorraine and Mary Lou met in 2016 while working as floral associates at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where they designed art-inspired installations for galleries, restaurants, special events, and holiday displays. Today, through Artistry Floral, they create distinctive bouquets, tablescapes, and large-scale installations rooted in sustainability, seasonality, and high-quality blooms sourced from both local growers and global producers. Their work reflects a commitment to environmentally responsible practices and thoughtful, client-centered design.
All levels are welcome—beginners encouraged. Class size is limited; registration closes one week prior to allow time for materials preparation.
Required: Please bring scissors and a bucket or box to carry home your arrangement. $55 for MHS members, $70 for non-members. Register at www.mhs.org
Fuller Craft Museum is partnering with Worcester Center for Craft to present the Craft Fair on June 13–14, 2026.
This two-day celebration of creativity will feature handcrafted work by nearly 50 talented artists from across the region, plus studio classes, live demonstrations, food trucks, and music. It’s a vibrant weekend designed to connect makers and the community through the power of craft. For more information visit https://worcestercraftcenter.org/events/american-craft-fair-at-the-fuller-craft-museum-429/
You are invited by the Lexington Field & Garden Club to visit private Lexington gardens on Saturday, June 13. Each garden presents the owners’ creativity and design. All the gardens on the tour are maintained by the owners.
Tickets are $30 presale, $35 day of the tour, payable by credit card or check. Pick up your tickets on the day of the tour at the Church of the Redeemer, 6 Meriam Street no earlier than 9:15 AM on June 13. Park carefully and do not block driveways. Register in advance HERE.
Rest room facilities can be found at the Visitors Center and Cary Memorial Library. If you have any questions, please contact us at lfgc024@gmail.com.
Lexington Field & Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service and is supported by memberships, contributions, endowment income, and many volunteers.
Stephen Orr has written about gardening for most of his decades-long career, and now, in The Gardener’s Mindset, he helps readers to understand not just how to garden but how to think about it. Inspired by the great tradition of twentieth-century garden essay collections by writers such as Vita Sackville-West, Elizabeth Lawrence, and Henry Mitchell, Orr delves into his personal gardening journey, culling from the various gardens he and his husband created over the past decades. He remembers his first garden on a New York City rooftop, where he followed beginner’s instinct to rearrange endlessly pots of old roses, herbs, perennials, and even trees. Later in Iowa, the challenge of anything interesting in his shade-filled backyard led Orr to discover the beautiful patterns and colors of leafy lungworts and epimediums. And he shares how his current garden in Cape Cod is a work in progress and serves as his trial-and-error lab, where he is learning how to cultivate plants that can stay resilient in the face of dry sandy soil, dramatic coastal storms, and climate change. Alongside gorgeous photographs and easy projects that range from cultivating a color scheme to building a wildlife habitat, The Gardener’s Mindset will delight anyone interested in the analog pleasures
The author talk on June 15 will take place at the Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main Street. Free, but seating is limited so please plan accordingly, For more information call 508-349-0310.
Join Historic Beverly on June 14 for a special Sunday Morning Book Talk with award-winning historian and bestselling author Andrea Wulf.
Discover the fascinating story behind Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation and learn how George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Madison viewed gardening, agriculture, and nature as central to the creation of the United States.
Andrea Wulf brings history to life through an engaging exploration of plants, politics, and the Revolutionary generation. Wulf reveals how America’s founding fathers understood the natural world not simply as a backdrop to history, but as central to the creation of the nation itself. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison considered themselves first and foremost farmers, gardeners, and botanists. Their deep passion for agriculture, plants, and the landscape shaped both their personal lives and their political vision for the new republic.
Through vivid storytelling and rich historical detail, Andrea Wulf examines how nature became political in Revolutionary America, how native crops and species emerged as patriotic symbols, and why James Madison can be considered the forgotten father of American environmentalism. Blending politics, horticulture, and biography, Founding Gardeners offers a fresh and compelling perspective on the Revolutionary generation and the world they cultivated.
Andrea Wulf is an internationally celebrated historian and author whose works include Founding Gardeners and the bestselling The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World, a New York Times bestseller published in 27 languages and winner of fifteen international literary awards, including the Royal Society Science Book Prize and the Costa Biography Award. Her newest book, The Traveler, will be published in June 2026. Wulf is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in London.
Light brunch fare included in ticket price, $10 for Historic Beverly members, $15 for nonmembers. Book signing following the lecture Tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/4ecpz279
Funding provided by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Massachusetts250 initiative.
Enjoy the unique flavors of fruits and vegetables collected from the food forest at the Charter School at the FARM Institute, 14 Aero Avenue in Edgartown. Let Cathy Walthers, local five-time cookbook author, and Roxanne Kapitan, garden creator, wow your taste buds with delicious nutrient-packed greens, grains, herbal mocktails, and more.
This program is free thanks to a grant from the Cedar Tree Foundation and the MV Agricultural Society.
Pre-registration is required for all Farm Institute cooking classes. Please contact thefarminstitute@thetrustees.org with any allergy or food restriction questions at or if you’d like to join as a member and receive discounted programming.
Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness. If you would like to attend but are unable to pay, please reach out LBrown@thetrustees.org for more information.
Join The Harvard-Radcliffe Institute on June 17 at noon for a tour of Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks with the curator Erin LaBove, who will discuss each element of the exhibition. Cooking Up Change explores the history and cultural significance of community cookbooks drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s extensive collection, spanning the 19th to the 21st centuries. The collection, including more than 4,300 community cookbooks, showcases the efforts of women’s groups within a variety of organizations to raise funds for their religious, educational, and civic causes while also documenting the social and cultural history of their varied communities and culinary traditions. The exhibit is in the Lia and William Poorvu Gallery at the Library, 3 James Street in Cambridge. Free. Register at https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2026-cooking-up-change-curator-led-tour-4
Each summer, more than 200 park supporters gather to celebrate summer in the city and our beautiful, historic parks at The Friends of the Public Garden’s Summer Party! This two-hour cocktail party gives our guests the opportunity to enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvre while raising funds for The Friends of the Public Garden’s continued maintenance of Boston’s #threeparks.
This year’s Summer Party will be held on Wednesday, June 17 at the Garden at King’s Chapel Parish from 6-8 PM. Entrance is at 55 Branch Street. Support your parks as we usher in the summer season in a plush outdoor hidden garden. Come dressed in your best Garden Chic attire! Register for the event at https://secure.qgiv.com/event/summerparty/ Individual tickets $100.
