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Month: August 2009

  • Monday, August 10, 7 pm – Gordon Hayward Garden & Art Talk

    Nationally recognized garden designer, writer, and lecturer Gordon Hayward will be at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine, on Sunday, August 10, for an illustrated talk in which he’ll explore the visual language shared by painters and garden designers. The lecture, ‘Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design,” begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be in the Visitor Center.

    Gordon Hayward’s presentation is based on his new book, Art and the Gardener (Gibbs Smith Publishing, 2008). The illustrated lecture will highlight artists Bonnard, Cezanne, Hassam, Monet and other masters whose paintings can inspire gardeners to virtually copy ideas from their favorite works of art to visually link house to garden.

    Hayward has been writing for Horticulture magazine for 25 years and was a contributing editor at Fine Gardening magazine for six years. He is the author of ten books on garden design. Your House, Your Garden (WW Norton, 2003) won a book award from The American Horticultural Society in 2004. His book, Small Buildings, Small Gardens (Gibbs Smith, 2007) won The Benjamin Franklin Award for the best garden book for 2007 from the Independent Book Publishers Association.

    To be sure of a place, please register in advance on line at www.mainegardens.org, stop by the Visitor Center, or call (207) 633-4333.

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  • Thursday, August 6 – Tuesday, August 11 – American Dogs in the Garden Exhibit

    From Thursday, August 6 – Tuesday, August 11, you are invited to Bradford Common, Route 125/South Main Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts for a unique exhibit. Award winning metal sculptor Dale Rogers launches a traveling exhibit of 20 of his  8-foot high by 10-foot long American Dog sculptures.  For more information, log on to www.thebigdogshow.com. Visitors will encounter a unique gathering of compelling sculptures that are larger than life,accessible, and attractive to people of all ages.

  • Saturday, August 15 – “Hydrangeas” at The Mall at Chestnut Hill

    In the August installment of The Mall at Chestnut Hill’s 2009 Organic Garden Series, come to Chestnut Hill on Saturday, August 15 for a demonstration on cutting and drying hydrangeas for flower arrangements (and Garden Club of the Back Bay holiday wreaths!), see an exhibit by the Open Space Land Trust, and participate in a question and answer session with a wildliffe expert on foraging for wild edibles.  For more information call 617-965-3037, or visit www.simon.com, and click @Your Mall Now.