The Marlborough Historical Society invites you to its 35oth Anniversary Spring Historic Homes Tour and Tea on Saturday, June 13. This special tour and tea at the Peter Rice Homestead (pictured below), 377 Elm Street in Marlborough, is still in the planning process, but up to date information on times and fees may be found at www.historicmarlborough.org.
The West End Branch of the Boston Public Library will host an exhibit by The Friends of Mary Cummings Park. The City of Boston owns this Park located in Burlington and Woburn. Mary Cummings Park is a 210 acre public park which was given in trust to the City of Boston for the purpose of keeping the land forever open as a public pleasure ground. It offers fields, forests, trails, wetlands, and a variety of wildlife habitats for public enjoyment. Come learn more about this special place. The West End Branch is located at 151 Cambridge Street in Boston. For more information on The Friends of Mary Cummings Park, log on to www.cummingspark.org.
This course focuses on how to conduct basic inventories of plants as descriptions of vegetation communities on public and private land for the purpose of conservation planning and management. The evening session on Thursday, June 10, from 7 – 9 pm at Garden in the Woods in Framingham covers elements of field preparation and the fundamentals of community classification systems. Field investigations include sampling a variety of forest and meadow communities, applying data on geology, soils, and hydrology as well as information on species associations, including the application of rapid and comprehensive sampling techniques. Sturdy footgear, compass, and hand lens recommended. Bring a bag lunch for the Friday (9:30 – 3) field session. The instructor will be Frances Clark, and the fee is $98 for NEWFS members, $115 for nonmembers. Register at www.newfs.org.
The East Bridgewater Garden Club announces its Huge Plant Sale ETC., to be held Saturday, May 29, from 10 – 3, at the new expanded location of Sachem Rock Farm (pictured below), Route 106, 355 Plymouth Street, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Proceeds from the sale of plants, trees bushes and garden related items benefit Student Scholarship and Civic Beautification Funds. All plants are grown and obtained by Garden Club members. There will be a rain date Sunday, May 30, if necessary. For information, or to check if the sale is canceled because of rain, call the Plant Sale Organizers, Debbie Clish (508-378-7346) or Pam Galligan (781-724-8051), or email dianasp1@msn.com.
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.
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.
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.
The Arnold Arboretum and Trinity Church are pleased to present programs on the intersections of gardens, spirit, health, environment, and healing. On Thursday, June 3, at 7:00 pm, Dominique Browning will speak on the topic Spirit of a New Garden.
For over a decade, Dominique Browning brought gardening expertise to readers around the country as editor-in-chief of House & Garden magazine. But one Monday morning in 2007, the magazine folded and she was told to pack up her office. She also packed up the house where she had raised two children and had lovingly tended her own garden. After losing the job that defined her and the garden that inspired her, Browning started to cultivate a new garden, beginning a journey of self-discovery and reinvention. Join Browning, author of Slow Love, as she shares how the spirit of a new garden helped her to love the unexpected, unanticipated life.
Fee $20 Arboretum and Trinity members, $25 nonmember. This lecture takes place at Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon Street in Copley Square, Boston.
Register online at arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617.384.5277 (Arboretum) or 617.536.0944 x225 (The Shop at Trinity) to purchase tickets over the telephone. Questions? Contact Kathy Acerbo-Bachmann 617.536.0944 or by email at kacerbobachmann@trinitychurchboston.org.
Five fabulous private gardens located in the South Natick area will be available for viewing one day only, Thursday, June 10, from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, with proceeds benefiting the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society. Tickets, which cost $30, will be available at the Library, 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA 01760. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Bacon Free Library, and you may call 508-653-6730 for more information, or email bfl@minlib.net.
