The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will host the 2026 New England Rose Show at The Gardens at Elm Bank on Saturday, June 20. Enjoy speakers, a rose sale, a flower crown station, and themed displays. The show is included with Garden Admission – free for MHS members, $14 for adults, $5 for kids 3 – 17, 2 and under free. For more information visit https://www.masshort.org/rose-show
The annual South Coast Harvest Festival will take place at the Westport Fairgrounds Friday, September 25 from 3 – 8, Saturday, September 26 from 10 – 8, and Sunday, September 27 from 10 – 6. Tickets will be available at the gate all three days of the event and are cash only. There will be an onsite ATM. This is a rain or shine event. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids 5 – 12, and free for children under 5. There is ample free parking, but no pets are allowed, except for service animals. For more information visit https://southcoastharvestfestival.com/home
Join garden designer and author Daryl Beyers, Gardening Certificate Program coordinator at the New York Botanical Garden, at Berkshire Botanical Garden for an immersive workshop on garden design inspired by his latest book, The New Garden Designer: How to Design Useful, Beautiful Gardens from Start to Finish (Timber Press). The workshop, on Thursday, June 11, from 1 to 3 p.m., is followed by a walk in the Garden to show participants how certain design principles, concepts and visual keys can be translated into their own home gardens.
Program fee includes admission to the book talk and signing that begins at 4 p.m. Books will be available for purchase.
Garden Design Workshop: 1 to 3 p.m.
Book Talk and Signing: 4 to 5:30 p.m
Studios Without Walls presents the 27th Annual Urban Symphony, an exhibition of site responsive sculpture in Riverway Park. The Meet the Artists reception will take place Saturday, May 30 from 2 – 4 (rain date Sunday, May 31). The self guided treasure hunt and tours will occur daily. Pick up your map and clues in the red information boxes along Riverway Park, next to the Longwood T Station in Brookline.
The New England Fall Flower Show reflects on the rich history of MHS’s flower shows and embraces the future of how we continue to grow.
In partnership with New England Home, the 3-day event will feature curated vendors, food trucks, workshops and programs, and floral installations on Friday, Sept. 18 – Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Curated vendors will offer horticulture and gardening products, arts & crafts, home décor, and health & beauty.
The event represents how MHS, and we as members of many communities throughout the region, can use the knowledge from the roots of our heritage and the aspirations of future growth to create, change, and inspire in the present. Exhibitions, displays, vendors, and demonstrations will draw inspiration from global plants, styles, themes, and designs. We celebrate the importance of plants around the world and the impact that cultivating and exhibiting plants can have on well being, health, and community.
The 2026 New England Fall Flower Show will take place on Friday, September 18 through Sunday, September 21, 2025 at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA. For more information visit https://www.masshort.org/fall-flower-show
Join The Andover Garden Club as we visit seven beautiful, private gardens, including two historic homesites, a pollinator paradise, and a clever solution to a challenging sloped yard. All of the gardens on our tour express the homeowners’ passion for plants, as well as the natural beauty of the New England landscape. The tour takes place on Saturday, June 6, from 10 – 4. $35 in advance (before June 1) and $40 on day of tour. Register at https://www.andovergardenclub.org/2026-garden-tour.
Paying by check? Mail your payment (payable to Andover Garden Club) to: Cynde Egan, Treasurer – 197 Shawsheen Rd. Andover, MA. 01810.
Pick up your tour booklet on the day of the event, presenting your email confirmation at the following locations:
31 Lowell Street, Andover (Garden Tour)
10 Alonesos Way, Andover (Garden Tour)
197 Haggetts Pond Road, Andover (Green Elephant Sale)
Tickets purchased on the day of the event may be purchased (check or credit card) at either of these locations.
On May 31 from 10 – 12, enjoy the wonderful vistas of the meandering Sudbury River at Weir Hill, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge with Neela de Zoysa and the New England Botanical Society. The habitat is lush and diverse, with floodplain trees, swamps of buttonbush and red maple, ferns, graminoids and other herbaceous species. We will take a close look at these riverine plants and learn to identify some typical denizens. The location has great observation platforms, and boardwalks for examining plants. This field trip will be geared towards beginners, but all are welcome to join. Bring a hand lens if you own one or a magnifying glass and a packed lunch to enjoy after the field trip.
Terrain: Terrain is mainly flat and easy on Red Maple Trail; gentle climb on Weir Hill Trail; we can take it slowly
Capacity: 20 participants
Register at https://rhodora.org/event/budding-botanists-floodplain-botany-of-the-sudbury-river-great-meadows-national-wildlife-refuge-sudbury-massachusetts/
Join GCA in the City – Boston for a guided tour of a 1924 Fletcher Steele garden in full bloom. Stroll through peonies, rhododendrons, azaleas, and irises at their peak, followed by refreshments and a floral demonstration with peonies fresh from the garden.
Registration required. Save your spot by emailing gcainthecity@gcamerica.org. Open to non-members in the Boston metro area.
The grass family (Poaceae) is one of the largest families of flowering plants and generally the most diverse family in any local or regional flora. In this June 6 Native Plant Trust workshop at Garden in the Woods we’ll learn to identify the genera and common species of early-season grasses in New England that are dominant features of meadows and wetlands. This course is ideal for field botanists as well as gardeners interested in native meadow restoration and planting. The instructor is Dr. Lisa Standley, Botanist and Curator of Vascular Plants, New England Botanical Society. $150. Register at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/early-season-grasses/
The Art Of Seaweed: We will explore the history of seaweed pressing in both a cultural and scientific context alongside a practical demonstration of the process. A Two Part Live Online Workshop With Molly MacLeod will be held on Tuesday 26th May & 9th June 4-6pm GMT 2026, but you can join the online sessions live, or watch the recordings in your own time. Sign up and see more at https://plantsandcolour.co.uk/
