Daily Archives: April 19, 2010

Thursday, May 6, 6:00 pm – Saturday, May 8, 4:30 pm – Landscapes for Living: Post War Years in Texas

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Another interesting trip is planned May 6 – May 8 by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (www.tclf.org), this time with a focus on the unique Post War legacy of public and private landscapes in Texas, during what is now thought to be an optimistic time of innovation and experimentation.  Nationally recognized speakers from the public and private sectors and the academic community, including Charles Birnbaum, W. Mark Gunderson, and Ben Koush,  will provide rare insight and analysis of this unprecedented era of design.  The conference , to be held at the Dallas Museum of Art, will look both back and ahead, as the symposium culminates in a panel discussion which explores what this design legacy and Modern design means in the 21st century.  Fees (not including transportation and lodging) $125 for members of the TCLF, $150 for nonmembers, $75 students.  Co-sponsored by Historic Fort Worth, Inc. For more information, log on to the TCLF web site or email andrea@tclf.org.  Heritage Park, Fort Worth,  designed by Lawrence Halprin, is pictured below.

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Wednesday, April 21 – Friday, July 2 – HGTV Green Home Charity Tour

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HGTV has built its third annual “green” home in The Pinehills, an innovative master-planned community located at 33 Summerhouse Drive in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 2010 HGTV Green Home, just eight miles north of Cape Cod, will be a custom-built, shingle-style cottage with approximately 2,100 square feet of living space. It will feature construction and design elements that are known to contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and healthier living environment. Scheduled 60 minute tours of the HGTV Green Home at The Pinehills are available from April 21 – July 2. All proceeds benefit The Pinehills Affordable Housing Charitable Trust, a 501c (3) not for profit organization, established to assist the affordable housing efforts in the town of Plymouth. Viewers can also enter for a chance to win the HGTV Green Home Giveaway grand prize package during the entry period from April 16 – June 4, 2010. Visit  www.hgtv.com for information on how to enter to win.  For more information, log on to www.pinehills.com, or call 508-209-2000.

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Wednesday, May 19, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Pollinator Friendly Landscaping

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As New England’s landscape becomes increasingly developed, backyards are becoming a “final frontier” in providing essential habitat for at-risk pollinator species that play an integral role in the health of our environment.  Garden coach and habitat naturalist Ellen Sousa explains how to help sustain and restore pollinator populations in your own backyard, regardless of its size or location.  Learn to choose the best plants to help feed and shelter pollinators, and some best practices for encouraging biodiversity in your backyard.  A tour of appropriate plants at The Garden in the Woods follows the morning’s lecture.  The date for this event is Wednesday, May 19,  from 10 am – 1 pm, and the fee for NEWFS members is $33, $49 for nonmembers.  To register, or for more information, log on to www.newfs.org.

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Saturday, May 8, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Garden Heritage & Herb Plant Sale

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Over three hundred varieties of herbs will be featured in a sale at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on Saturday, May 8, from 9 am – 1 pm.  Culinary herbs, fragrance herbs, tea herbs, herbal remedies, heirloom specialties and heirloom vegetables will be available, plus many native plants from the gardens of members of the sponsor, the New England Unit of the Herb Society.  Free admission and  parking.  For more information, email cindyherrick@earthlink.net, and log on to www.neuhsa.org.

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