Daily Archives: May 13, 2011

Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Gardens of Earthly Delights

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Glastonbury Abbey will hold its first biennial garden tour, Gardens of Earthly Delights, on Saturday, June 18, from 10 – 4.  Start your tour with tea, coffee, and tidbits at the Abbey Center, 16 Hull Street, Hingham, from 10 – 11:30.  View a Botanical Art Exhibition at the Abbey Center of acclaimed South Shore artists.  A giecle artist’s print by Ruth Ann Wetherby-Fratassio will be raffled.  Tour the Abbey grounds and all its gardens.  View the historic herb garden, walk the Labyrinth in the woods, and ponder the monks’ private Zen garden.  Then, tour five unique, private gardens in Hingham and Cohasset.  Tickets may be purchased for $35 beginning May 13 through June 17 by calling or visiting the Abbey Bookstore, 16 Hull Avenue in Hingham.  Tickets purchased on the day of the Tour are $40, available at the Abbey Center.  For more information, call 781-749-2155, ext 210, or log on to www.glastonburyabbey.org.

Wednesday, June 15, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – 2011 World Flower Show Opening and Preview

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The 2011 World Flower Show, This Glorious Earth!, will be held June 15 – June 19th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.  All art lovers, competitors, floral design enthusiasts, conservationists, and connoisseurs of international culture should mark their calendars and join WAFA as 600 international competitors showcase floral art from around the world – for the very first time in the United States of America.  The opening and preview benefit will take place Wednesday, June 15, from 6:30 – 8:30 at the Avenue of Flags and Seaport World Trade Center.  Following remarks by the WAFA President and dignitaries, enjoy the Cutting of the Lei while eating regional hors d’oeuvre, beer and wine, plus a cash bar.  Tickets are $125 and may be purchased on line at www.wafausa.org.  We will feature posts on individual events in the coming weeks, but we hope you will reserve your tickets now.  Early bird private tours of the show, including breakfast and daily admission, will take place Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 am – 10:00 am, for a charge of $75, and tickets may also be reserved on line.