Boston Flora

Month: May 2011

  • Sunday, June 12, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Small Garden Sampler Tour

    The Belmont Garden Club has organized a Small Garden Sampler Tour on Sunday, June 12, from 10 – 4, beginning at 336 Concord Avenue, Belmont. : This “Small Garden Sampler” features six private gardens and a woodland garden. Hospitality Tent and scheduled demonstrations will be held at one of the garden sites. The tour will highlight creative gardening for smaller and/or challenging spaces. Tickets may be purchased at the Belmont Public Library. For more information on ticket prices, log on to www.belmontgardenclub.info, or call 617-484-4190.  Award winning Belmont Hill garden below designed by Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design.

  • Saturday, June 4, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Patriot Daylily Society Sale

    The Patriot Daylily Society Sale features a wide selection of colorful daylilies from members’ gardens, freshly dug and ready to plant in your garden. There will be many modest-priced daylily classics (many not available in garden centers) as well as more recent introductions. Members will be on hand to give instructions on daylily planting and care. Members will also bring a nice selection of perennial companion plants including hostas, phlox, Shasta daisies, monarda, and ferns. The sale is a fundraiser for the non-profit Patriot Daylily Society, which welcomes all New Englanders interested in daylilies. The sale location is at the Waltham Field Station of the University of Massachusetts, 240 Beaver Street in Waltham, on Saturday, June 4, from 9:30 – 3:30, and will be held rain or shine! Below is ‘Leebea Orange Crush.’

  • Saturday, June 4, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Sunday, June 5, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm – FIGMENT Boston

    Join more than 80 artists for two days of FREE public participatory art on the Greenway. Projects in every conceivable medium will surprise and delight you. Experience art in a whole new way. You are invited to bring something to share. FIGMENT is appropriate for all ages.  FIGMENT Boston will take place at Fort Point Channel Parks, Dewey Square Park and Chinatown Park on Saturday, June 4 from 11 – 7, and on Sunday, June 5, from 11 – 6, and admission is free.  For more information, log on to www.rosekennedygreenway.org.

  • Saturday, June 18, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Fruitlands’ Annual Benefit Auction

    Support Fruitlands Museum and enjoy a fun evening under the tent at Alcott’s Restaurant and Tea Room on Saturday, June 18, from 6:30 – 10 pm.  This year’s event includes new and exciting items in both a live and silent auction, delicious hors d’oeurve, plated dinner and scrumptious desserts from Fireside Catering, a cash bar, live band, and dancing.  Tickets are $75 per person, $560 for a table of eight, and $700 for a table of ten.  For more information, or to become a sponsor, call 978-456-3934, ext. 289, or email Kerry Castorano at kcastorano@fruitlands.org.

  • Wednesday, June 8, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Designing Ornamental Gardens for Effective Storm Water Infiltration

    Kevin Beuttell, MLA, LEED AP, has eleven years of experience in developing sustainable design solutions for a variety of public and private project throughout the Midwestern and Northeastern United States.  On Wednesday, June 8, from 1:30 – 4, he will speak on Designing Ornamental Gardens for Effective Storm Water Infiltration. Despite the proven environmental benefits of storm water gardens, many people are reluctant to use them because they rarely result in attractive, long lasting landscapes that are easy to maintain.  A close examination of the materials and processes of storm water gardens, however, suggests a solution for creating a significantly stronger and more resilient system of relationships between vegetation, soil, and environmental performance.  This shift in the design approach creates opportunities to design beautiful ornamental gardens that function as highly effective storm water management systems in a wide variety of site locations and regional climates.  You will tour a variety of rain gardens in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and learn practical tips on creating effective rain gardens that can also stand on their own ornamental merits.  $20 ELA members, $25 non-members.  Register by calling 617-436-5838, or email ela.info@comcast.net.

  • Friday, June 17, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – An Evening in Sleeper’s Garden

    On Friday evening, June 17, beginning at 6:30 pm, enjoy refreshments in the horseshoe garden at Beauport, 75 Eastern Point Boulevard in Gloucester, and a presentation by Property Care Team Leaders Ben Haavik and Reed Hilderbrand, and landscape architect Joe James, who discuss the landscape restoration project at Beauport. Beauport gardener Marcia Hart is also on hand to talk about specific plant material and how to implement and maintain the historic garden design. Reservations are required. Free to Garden and Landscape members of Historic New England, $20 for HNE members. For more information, and to register, log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

  • Friday, June 24, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Opening Night Party, Newport Flower Show

    Be a part of this much-anticipated festive event that kicks off the Newport summer season on Friday, June 24, from 6 – 9 at Rosecliff, in Newport, Rhode Island. Enjoy a delicious cocktail buffet while viewing the fresh floral arrangements and horticultural extravaganzas, shopping the Oceanside Boutiques and Gardeners’ Marketplace, mingling with friends and making new ones. As always, there will be plenty of surprises too!  Advance purchase through June 10: Newport Preservation Society Members $125, Non-members $150.  After June 10, Preservation Society Members $140, Non-members $165.  You may purchase tickets on line at www.newportmansions.org.  Photo by Corbett Photography.

  • Thursday, June 16, 11:00 am – Boston’s Gardens and Green Spaces

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay and The Friends of the Public Garden join local author Meg Muckenhoupt as she travels through the verdant world of her book, Boston’s Gardens & Green Spaces. This exciting lecture examines the role of public spaces throughout Boston’s historic and contemporary landscape. Rediscover Boston’s most revered historic parks and explore the city’s ever-expanding network of public spaces. How has the philosophy behind public spaces shifted over the years? How significant is the native flora and green space to the city’s overall health? This is a fascinating journey through green Boston, past to present—and all nature lovers, gardening enthusiasts, and history buffs should be sure to come along for the ride. Meg Muckenhoupt is a freelance environmental and travel writer. Her articles have appeared in The Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, Boston Magazine, the Time Out Boston guide, and many other publications. She holds a certificate in Field Botany from the New England Wild Flower Society. This special June meeting will take place Thursday, June 16 beginning at 11 am at Trident Booksellers, 338 Newbury Street (between Hereford Street and Massachusetts Avenue.)  Garden Club of the Back Bay members will receive written notice of this meeting – rsvp’s required due to limited space.

  • Saturday, May 28, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Spring into Summer: A Celebration of Plants

    Help the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury celebrate the seasonal opening of its Visitor Center and plant sale season on Saturday, May 28, from 10 – 2.  In addition to plants for sale, there will be special tours, garden talks, a tree raffle, family discovery tours, and more.  The Artcliff Diner Food Truck will be on hand with food for sale.  Join Tom Clark for a special 9 am early bird tour.  Free.  For more information, log on to www.pollyhillarboretum.org.

     

  • Monday, June 6, 6:00 pm – 24th Annual Meeting of The Friends of Hayes Park

    The Friends of Hayes Park will hold their Annual Meeting on Monday, June 6, beginning at 6 pm at the home of Susan Park, 166 West Canton Street, Boston.  Light refreshments will be served.  Please respond at 617-536-5557 if you intend to attend.