The Bird House Garden Center presents a free seminar in Children’s Gardens, the final seminar in its Spring Seminar Series. The seminar offers tips, techniques, and great information for both beginning and experienced gardeners. The class will begin at 10:00. The Bird House is located at 34 Massachusetts Avenue (Route 111) in Boxborough, MA. For more information and directions call 978-263-1628, or log on to www.birdhousegardencenter.com.
Month: June 2009
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Saturday, July 11 – 10 – 4 – Hidden Treasures of the Berkshires Garden Tour
Seven private gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Hidden Treasures of the Berkshires tour, including a site in a former quarry, with pine trees and stone deer lining the path to the small lake; the grounds of a Federal house, which is shaded by old-growth trees and lined with perennial beds; and a quiet country garden with a variety of plantings centered around a waterfall and koi pond.
Advance ticket purchase, $30, is recommended, by check and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Lenox Garden Club, Box 552, Lenox, Mass., 01240. Box lunches, reserved by June 30, are $20. Tickets, if available on the day of the tour, will be $35 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1156 Ashley Falls Road in Ashley Falls. Information: (413) 298-3089 and lenoxgardenclub.net.
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Thursday, July 9 – Saturday, July 11 – Antiques in the Gardens
Antiques in the Gardens will return to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, in an expanded format on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, with a gala preview party on Thursday evening, July 9. Dozens of selected members of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association will show and sell their finest wares. The Gala Preview Party will offer a first glimpse at the antiques show amid a delightful atmosphere and with superb food and drink. See below for the latest list of the exceptional featured caterers for the preview party.
The Gala Preview Party from 5:00-8:00 p.m. includes wine, beer, and spirits from across Maine, along with delectable treats from Maine’s finest food purveyors; for example, Hartstone Inn, Treats, Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery.
Tickets to the Preview Party are $75 per person and must be purchased in advance, either by logging on to www.mainegardens.org or calling (207) 633-4333. Preview Party tickets include not only admission to the party on Thursday, July 9, but also admission to both the Gardens and show for Friday and Saturday.
Admission to the show alone on Friday and Saturday is $12; admission to both the show and Gardens is $20. Tickets are available only at the door.
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Saturday, July 18, 10 – 4 – Private Gardens of the Kennebunks
The Fifteenth Annual Garden Tour will benefit The Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, Maine. The eight garden tour will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the cost is $20 per person. Tickets are available at Carrots & Co., Kennebunkport, Maine, Focal Point Gardens in Arundel, Maine, or by calling 207-985-5975. For more information contact Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, 62 Portland Road, Suite 15, Kennebunk, ME 04043, or log on to www.kidsfreetogrow.org.
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Wednesday, July 15, 10 – 7 – “Through The Garden Gate”
The South Shore Natural Science Center presents “Through the Garden Gate, its 28th Annual Garden Tour. Tour seven lovely gardens of the South Shore in Norwell, Hanover, Hanson and Pembroke on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Advance tickets $18 members, $20 non-members, $25 day of tour. Call for ticket information: 781-659-2559. Natural Science Center, 48 Jacobs Lane, off Rt. 123 in Norwell, Massachusetts. Log on to www.ssnsc.org for more information.pr
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Wednesday, June 24, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Growing Hostas
Visit the gardens of Heritage Museums & Gardens in the morning and experience one of the most enjoyable times of the day. The Horticulture staff invites members and friends to an informal gardening lecture. Bring questions and take part in the discussion. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be cancelled. Meet at Ticket Office. The Museum address is 67 Grove Street in Sandwich, Massachusetts. FREE with Museum Admission. For directions and information, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org, or call 508-888-330.
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Friday, June 26, 2 pm – Frog Pond Wading Pool Opening Celebration
Join Mayor Menino, Frog Pond Freddie, family and friends to count down to summer at the 4th annual Wading Pool Opening. Cool off after the official ribbon cutting and the first switch of the 30-foot spray plume. Enjoy fun activities including storytelling, a magician, arts and crafts, and cool raffle prizes, with support from Mix 98.5 FM Radio, ReadBoston and in-kind sponsors 3-A-Day of Dairy partners HP Hood, Cabot Creamery, and The Dannon Company, Nantucket Nectars, Snapple Antioxidant Water, and Sunkist beverages and 20th Century Fox’ Ice Age. For more information, call (617) 635-4505. The Frog Pond address is 41 Beacon Street, Boston.
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Sunday, June 28, noon – 5 – The Rose Show! The Rose, Royalty of the Garden
Tower Hill Botanic Garden is the setting for this examination of the rose. At 1 pm there will be a question and answer session on rose care with “The Rose Doctor” Manny Mendes. At 3 pm stay for “Easy Care Roses for our New England Climate” with Rose Society members. Vendors will be on hand selling rose bushes and miniature roses. Admission is free for City Spaces/Country Places ticket holders, or free with admission to Tower Hill. To learn more, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.
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Sunday, June 28, 12 noon – Weymouth in Bloom
The Weymouth Garden Club presents Weymouth in Bloom, a tour of seven of Weymouth’s loveliest private gardens, on Sunday, June 28, from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the tour at Trinity Episcopal Church, 241 Broad Street, Weymouth, starting at noon.� Come and see beautifully enhanced properties in North, East, and South Weymouth. For more information contact Jean M. Berg at jeanmberg@hotmail.com, or call 781-37-4088.