Daily Archives: April 12, 2010


Sunday, May 2, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Sharon Old House Tour

The Sharon Historical Society’s Old House Tour will take place Sunday, May 2, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, rain or shine.  This year’s tour will feature five architecturally significant homes, including the remarkable Steampunk House (below) on Pleasant Street.  The self-guided tour of these charming private homes affords the opportunity to explore their decorations as well as their wonderful architecture.  Guides will be available to discuss the significant features of each.  The newly renovated Sharon Community Center and the long awaited Wilbur School conversion will also be open as part of the tour.  Take this moment to see these remarkable transformations.  This is an important fundraiser to benefit The Historical Society, so please purchase tickets early.  All funds that are raised will benefit the Society and its programs.  The Society receives no funding from the town or from the Commonwealth.

Tickets are $16 per person for members and $20 for non-members. Checks should be made payable to the Sharon Historical Society.  Advance order tickets can be purchased at the Museum or at Coldwell Banker Real Estate, 3 North Main Street in Post Office Square, Sharon.  On the day of the tour, tickets will be available at all five homes, and at the Museum.  Call the Society at 781-784-9966, or call jean Santos at 781-784-5835.

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Thursday, April 22, 7:00 pm – Ecological Lawn Care

Land’s Sake, Inc. will host a free public lecture on Thursday, April 22, beginning at 7 pm at the Weston Public Library Conference Room. Come learn about the proper lawn care techniques necessary for having a beautiful and environmentally sound lawn without relying on the use of toxic pesticides and fertilizers that contribute to ground and surface water contamination. The speakers will also cover the importance of soil testing for proper turf grass growth and soil improvement practices. Discussions will be raised on other topics including seeding vs. sodding; the best time for lawn renovation and non-toxic white grub control using lawn nematodes; how beneficial insects and microbes contribute to sustainable soil fertility better than non-organic fertilizer applications and answers to the top five lawn problems most encountered by the home owner and how to correct them. For more information please call 781-893-1162 – reservations are encouraged.

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Wednesday, May 12, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Woodland Garden in Wellesley

Have you ever wondered what to do with a shady lot? Join Kathy Shamberger, garden designer and chair of the New England Wild Flower Society’s Horticulture Committee, to see a beautiful solution. Her woodland garden is planted mainly with natives, and has evolved over the last 10 years into an oasis of delight on a modest suburban lot.  Most of the plantings have come from the nursery at Garden in the Woods, or have volunteered from the surrounding woodlands. The woodland garden is sunken and borders on the adjacent woods and wetlands of Babson College.  The tour will take place from 10 am – 12 noon on Wednesday, May 12, and you may register on line ($20 NEWFS members, $24 nonmembers) at www.newfs.org.

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