June 22, 2010 - Boston Flora

Thursday, July 8 and Saturday, August 7, 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Hamilton House Landscape and Garden Tour

June 22, 2010 by Boston Flora

Take part in a special opportunity to learn about the landscape and gardens at Hamilton House with Historic New England’s Piscataqua Region Landscape Manager Gary Wetzel. Imagine the changes in the land as wilderness yields to a busy commercial waterfront, then to farming and, finally, to formal gardens. Learn about the flowers, trees, and other plants and how the gardeners create and maintain the beautiful landscape. Tour participants are invited to visit the house at no additional charge. Landscape and garden tours are available for private groups by special arrangement. The tour will take place on Thursday, July 8 and on Saturday, August 7, from 10:30 – 11:30 am. $6 for HNE members, $12 nonmembers. Registration is required – call 207-384-2454, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

Thursday, July 1, 10:00 am – Eco-Gardening with Native Perennials

June 22, 2010 by Boston Flora

James Redding and Diane Guidebeck of Mahoney’s Garden Center in Falmouth will present at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, on Thursday, July 1, beginning at 10 am.Â James, an expert in advising consumers on pests and pesticides and plant diseases and herbicides, will help you learn what’s eating your prize perennials, turning your grass brown in patches, and other maladies of Cape Cod summers.Â He will present natural, non-invasive and ecologically friendly methods to control pests and diseases so you are rewarded for your hard work with a healthy garden instead of spending time combating problems.Â Diane will talk about perennial plants native to the Northeast that require little maintenance, are Cape Cod hardy, and are adaptable to soil types, light conditions, and temperature change.Â $5 suggested donation.Â For directions, log on to www.highfieldhall.org.