Daily Archives: June 1, 2012

Sunday, June 3, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Needham Garden Tour

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Here is a hint about this year’s Needham Garden Tour on Sunday, June 3, from 11 – 3: The topics of the “Garden Chats” that will take place during the day of the Tour have been finalized! See below…

Integrating a vegetable garden in to your garden design
The low maintenance garden
Perennial color all summer
Butterfly & hummingbird gardens
Plantings for shady and acidic areas

About the Needham Garden Tour…

Enjoy the gardens, small and large, of six area homeowners
Tickets are $30 (through Memorial Day).
A self-guided tour, 11am-3pm
How-to “garden chats” by area experts offered during the day
Event proceeds support the rebuilding of the Greene’s Field play area

Tickets ($35) available by visiting www.needhamwomensclub.org/needhamgardentour.html.

Wednesday, June 20, 6:00 pm – Evening to Support The Children’s Garden

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Christopher S. Reece and Martha R. Pappas invite you to an Evening to Support the Children’s Garden at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, with cocktails, tapas, and a presentation with designer Gary Smith, on Wednesday, June 20, beginning at 6 pm.  Individual tickets are $45, sponsor tickets are $75.  You may purchase tickets by calling 508-869-6111, ext. 136, or by visiting www.towerhillbg.org.  The evening is generously supported by Tasting’s Caterers.

Sunday, June 3, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – NEAQ World Oceans Day Celebration

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Join the New England Aquarium on Central Wharf on Sunday, June 3, from 11 – 4, to experience a full line-up of World Oceans Day activities, including submersible robots, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities for kids and plenty to learn about ocean animals and habitats. All World Oceans Day activities are free and open to the public. As an added bonus, look for Calvin, the Aquarium’s inflatable 42 foot long right whale on the Rose Kennedy Greenway at Milk Street. (Weather permitting)