Daily Archives: April 23, 2011

Thursday, May 19, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill

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The Beacon Hill Garden Club hopes you will join them to celebrate the 82nd Anniversary of the BHGC Hidden Gardens Tour. In May and June 1929, to mark the successful formation of the Beacon Hill Garden Club the previous fall, eleven founding members opened their gardens to the public for the first time. Thus began BHGC’s most important and enduring fundraiser, one which benefits environmental, horticultural, and conservation organizations across Boston, Massachusetts, and the United States. Select member gardens and ribbon gardens will be open to the public. Please consult their website for information useful in planning your day, and direct any questions to  info@beaconhillgardenclub.org.  Advance Purchase Price: $30 per ticket purchased before May 19, either by mail, online credit card, or from select retail stores. $35 day of tour.

Thursday, May 12, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The Olmsted Legacy: America’s Urban Parks

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The Arnold Arboretum, in conjunction with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, will offer an evening of film and discussion on Thursday, May 12 in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum, from 7 – 8:30 pm.  The documentary The Olmsted Legacy: America’s Urban Parks explores the formation of America’s great city parks, including Boston’s own Emerald Necklace, through the eyes of 19th Century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.   The film traces the life of Olmsted: his early struggles in school. his personal tragedies and his unorthodox career path.  Olmsted and his firm carried out more than 500 commissions, nearly 100 of which were public parks.  His work includes the linear park system that stretches from the Back Bay Fens to Franklin Park known as the Emerald Necklace.  A Q & A session will follow the screening.  For more information on the documentary, visit www.theolmstedlegacy.org.  The admission fee is $10, and you may sign up by logging in to www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.