Daily Archives: May 21, 2010

Monday, June 7, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Making History on the Common

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The Friends of the Public Garden host a day to celebrate the importance and enduring story of the Boston Common, on Monday, June 7, from 11 – 2, at The Boston Common, 147 Tremont Street in Boston.

Children will experience 7500 years of history through Native American Fishweirs, grazing livestock, colonial games, stocks, Freedom Trail interpreters, Civil War re-enactors, and a Victorian carousel. The Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers perform from 12:30-1:30 p.m.  This event is on the same day the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company holds its drumhead election.

Co-sponsoring this free event are The Freedom Trail Foundation, Frog Pond Foundation, Hammond Residential Real Estate, The Massachusetts Historical Society, and Whole Foods Market.  For more information, log on to www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org, or email marjorie@harronandassociates.com.

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Tuesday, June 8, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Wildlands and Woodlands Conservation Vision

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In 2005 scientists associated with the Harvard Forest published a report: “Wildlands and Woodlands: A Vision for the Forests of Massachusetts.” The authors called for a bold new land protection effort to stave off accelerating forest fragmentation. Join David Foster, director of the Harvard Forest (and Polly Hill Arboretum research associate) on Tuesday, June 8, from 7:30 – 9 at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Hall, pictured below, for this special lecture.  Receive a copy of the report and learn more about the group’s latest publication, “A Wildland and Woodland Vision for the New England Landscape: Local Conservation, Biodiversity and the Global Environment.” This report recognizes the important role of the region’s forests and farmlands and puts forth a conservation and management proposal benefiting our local and global environments. Foster will discuss the direct relevance to conservation planning on Martha’s Vineyard. Bring your questions and concerns. This lecture sponsored by Bartlett Tree Experts.  For more information, log on to www.pollyhillarboretum.org.

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Thursday, June 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Grandiflora Green with Envy

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The Garden Education Center of Greenwich is pleased to present “Grandiflora: Green with Envy” the 2010 Garden Tour, to be held Thursday, June 10, from 10 – 4. The Tour will feature six spectacular gardens and a patron lunch in a private home. Included this year are beautiful settings which feature ornamental rock gardens, waterfalls, picturesque gazebos, columned pergolas, terraced gardens, and sweeping lawns. There are waterfront views of Greenwich Point and Long Island Sound, deep perennial borders, lavish uses of ornamental grasses, koi ponds, and stately specimen trees. It is a unique opportunity to see and experience some of the finest landscapes in our town. Bunny Williams’ Old Mill Farm is pictured below – we don’t know if it’s on the tour this year, but it’s a magnificent example of a Greenwich garden. Every year people come from far and wide…so save the date and be ready to be truly inspired. VERANDA Magazine is the Major Media Sponsor.

Individual ticket for the tour only, advance purchase price $75 (this is Greenwich, after all), and day of tour purchase price $95. Sponsor ticket, including a Country Club lunch, is $150, and Patron ticket, which includes lunch in a private garden, is $275. Pay $500 per ticket and you’ll be a benefactor, with lunch in the private garden and a great deal of gratitude. If you would like to just have lunch at the Greenwich Country Club, the cost is $45. For more information, contact gec@gecgreenwich.org, or call 203-869-9242.  All tickets will be mailed.

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