Tuesday, May 7, 6:00 pm – Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill: Creating Green Spaces in Urban Places
Author Alexandra Marshall and The Beacon Hill Garden Club present an author talk on Tuesday, May 7, beginning at 6 pm, entitled Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill: Creating Green Spaces in Urban Places. The event will take place at the Boston Public Library, Copley Branch, 700 Boylston Street, in the Commonwealth Salon. Alexandra Marshall, novelist and member of the Beacon Hill Garden Club, will discuss the history of how our utilitarian backyards evolved into beautiful and charming hidden gardens. She will unlock the secrets to creating green spaces in any urban setting by discussing character, walls, paving, levels, gates and doors, ornaments, furniture, light, color and plants. The accompanying slideshow will feature photographs from the book and beyond which invite you into Beacon Hill’s hidden gardens.
The Beacon Hill Garden Club’s new book, Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill: Creating Green Spaces in Urban Places describes how Beacon Hill’s gardeners cope with the conditions that are typical in the city and illustrates with more than 100 photographs of members’ gardens the successful techniques and solutions they employ. This is the fifth book published by this nonprofit organization and all proceeds go to local and national environmental, horticultural, and civic organizations. There will be refreshments after the lecture with an opportunity to buy the book and tickets for Annual Hidden Gardens Tour and President’s Luncheon at the Hampshire House on Thursday May 16th.
