Daily Archives: February 10, 2011

Sunday, February 13, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – The Multifaceted Edible Landscape

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Think creatively about your next garden: perhaps and eggplant or two next to a maroon-leafed Weigela?  Or some blueberries among your azaleas?  Horticulturist Nancy Rose will tempt you with creative ideas for multipurpose plantings that satisfy your aesthetic sense as well as your palate.  Topics covered will include site selection, growing and maintenance considerations, pest control, and lots of information on plant selection.  The program takes place at the Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston, on Saturday, February 13 from 1 – 2:30 pm.  Cost to attend is $15 for Arboretum members, $18 for nonmembers, and you may sign up by calling 617-384-5277, or emailing adulted@arnarb.harvard.edu.  ‘Pink Lemonade’ blueberries pictured below.

Sunday, May 1, 12:00 noon – Wednesday, May 4, 2:00 pm – 19th Annual Newport Symposium: Great Places

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What makes a great place? The 2011 Newport Symposium, May 2 to May 4, will answer that question, examining the great places of the world and their creators, whether stately houses, gardens, galleries of art treasures, or entire cities. The illustrious line-up of international speakers for our 19th annual Symposium is available online, or call Patricia Peterson at (401) 847-1000 ext. 154 for more information and to register.  Highlights include a pre-symposium tour of Great Places in Colonial Newport: Hunter House and The Samuel Whitehorne House, an opening reception at The Elms, Piranesi’s Rome: The Imagination of an Archaeological Fantasy, Gondola Days: Venice in the American Imagination, Illusions of Grandeur: Chick Austin’s Stage-Set House (pictured below), Beauport: Henry Davis Sleeper’s Eclectic Showpiece, The Grandest Room in the Colonies: The Cadwalader Furniture Rediscovered, Great Galleries: Great Spaces for Art and Science, Dumfries House, A Timeless Place: The Chateau de Montgeoffroy, tours and dinner at The Breakers.