Boston Flora

Month: July 2013

  • Saturday, July 13, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Generous Gardeners Gloucester Garden Tour

    Please join The Generous Gardeners in Gloucester, Massachusetts for a tour that includes the hidden gardens on Biskie Head Point as well as the garden of a professional landscape designer that was featured in the Boston Globe Magazine in 2012. All are lovely and will bring new ideas and beauty to your day and maybe your garden. End your tour with a special treat of free parking at Stage Fort Park ($15.00 value for garden tour ticket holders) with access to the Gloucester trolley for a ride downtown or the beach.

    Enjoy a stroll along the new Gloucester HarborWalk while viewing the city’s most famous landmarks. Explore the many local shops, galleries and wonderful cafes, pubs and restaurants. Hosted by GenerousGardeners.com and the Harvard Club of the North Shore, this garden tour will benefit the new HarborWalk in Gloucester and the Fisherman’s Wives Memorial and gardens.

    Tour price is $20 in advance, purchased online at www.GloucesterGardenTour.com or $25 the day of the tour. Starting location will be in the Grand Banks Parking Lot (Exit 12 off Rt. 128 North) Gloucester, MA.

    Please contact Susan Kelly at Susan@generousgardeners.com or at 978-282-3306 if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help.

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  • Wednesday, July 17, 7:00 pm – Summer Blooming Trees and Shrubs

    Enjoy an early evening walk with Mount Auburn Cemetery President & CEO Dave Barnett to observe the ornamental trees and shrubs that show off their flowers in late July. Learn about the many plants available that provide summer beauty and interest. The culture and use of these plants in your home garden will be discussed. Meet at the Entrance Gate at 580 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge. $7 Friends of Mt. Auburn, $12 general public. Call 617-547-7105 for more information, or visit www.mountauburn.org.

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  • Saturday, September 21, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Farm-Raiser Dinner

    Saturday, September 21, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Farm-Raiser Dinner

    Join Chefs Ana Sortun and Barbara Lynch, Mixologist John Gertsen, and the Siena Farms’ team to help purchase the Farm’s largest, most fertile, and most cherished parcel of currently-leased farmland here in Sudbury on Saturday, September 21, from 5:30 – 10, rain or shine. This 26-acre set of agricultural preservation restriction protected fields will be theirs to farm for generations – with your support!

    This unforgettable night of celebration will include cocktails in the fields themselves, live music, and a multi-course feast from the fields with wine pairings in the greenhouse, at the peak of the 2013 harvest season.

    All proceeds from the 2013 Farm-Raiser Dinner will be used toward the down payment of this farmland purchase, which is under agreement and scheduled to close on July 18th, 2013. We’ve been anticipating and preparing for this opportunity for over three years, and your contribution now will play a pivotal role in making this historic transaction possible for Siena Farms.  All 100 tickets for the Farm-Raiser Dinner must be sold by July 12th to meet Siena Farm’s goals.

    After your purchase, Farmer Chris will follow up with you directly by email to confirm your reservation details. Please call Farmer Chris directly at (978) 479-0019 with any questions about the Dinner, the Field or Farmland Packages, or the farmland itself. Please note that Farm-Raiser Dinner reservations will be transferable but not refundable, and that the purchase cost is not tax-deductible.  Tickets are $1,000 each, and there are special benefit packages available at http://www.sienafarms.com/farm-raiser-dinner.php.

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  • Happy Fourth of July from The Garden Club of the Back Bay

    Happy Fourth of July from The Garden Club of the Back Bay

    Hundreds of thousands of visitors will throng our streets today and tonight celebrating the Glorious Fourth.  If you are one of them, please take a moment to enjoy (and respect!) our beautiful trees and green spaces, lovingly cared for by The Garden Club of the Back Bay, along with the Parks Department of the City of Boston, The Friends of the Public Garden, The Commonwealth Avenue Mall Committee, The Friends of Copley Square, The Esplanade Association, and a host of other not for profit groups, agencies, and residents.

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  • Sunday, July 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Provincetown Art Association & Museum 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour

    Gardening enthusiasts will enjoy this double header garden experience on Cape Cod on Sunday, July 14, from 10 – 3. The day begins with a self-guided walking tour of gorgeous secret gardens in Provincetown’s central east end—through hidden stone paths and crooked wooden walkways into borders and beds of specimen plants, common and exotic flowers, and lush greenery. The owners and tenders of fragrant and visually stunning Provincetown gardens plan to welcome many new and return visitors. Ticket-holders will receive a map and booklet with stories and details about each garden.

    Visitors are then invited to The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) at 460 Commercial Street to tour the Art of the Garden exhibition in air-conditioned galleries. All proceeds from the event benefit PAAM exhibitions and educational programs.

    Tickets $30: Online (www.paam.org), by phone (508-487-1750), or at the Museum (open daily at 11am).

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  • Saturday, July 6, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – 2nd Annual Books in Bloom Tour

    Five unique and striking gardens on the picturesque Schoodic Peninsula will be open for you to explore and enjoy, in the 2nd Annual Books in Bloom Tour on Saturday, July 6 from 11 to 3, sponsored by the Winter Harbor Public Library, pictured below. Complete details are available at www.winterharbor.lib.me.us.  This is a rain or shine event.

    Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased at the library, or reservations made by calling the library 207-963-7556 or the organizers 207-963-4113.  The Library is located at Channing Chapel, 18 Chapel Lane in Winter Harbor, Maine.

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  • Wednesday, July 10, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm – Great American Gardens: Historic, Personal, & Visionary from the 19th to the 21st Century

    As director of preservation for the Garden Conservancy, Bill Noble is fortunate to work with garden owners and community activists who are working to save great American gardens. He will draw examples from the estate gardens of the early twentieth century, such as Shelburne Farms, as well as more recent gardens that give voice to regional and cultural expressions of a time and place, such as Ruth Bancroft’s Garden in Walnut Creek, CA; George Schoellkopf’s Hollister House Garden in Washington, CT; Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden in Bishopville, SC and the Gardens of Alcatraz. Bill will tell the stories of the individual creators of these extraordinary gardens. He will also show how some of the garden ideas (and plants) he has picked up through his work with gardens across the country have shown up in his own Vermont garden. This July 10 program will take place at The Inn at Shelburne Farms, in the Marble Dining Room, and the $75 fee includes lunch, program, and a $50 donation to the Formal Gardens Restoration Project at Shelburne Farms. To register, and for complete information, visit www.shelburnefarms.org.

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  • Thursday, July 11, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Collecting Woody Plants

    Longing for that special hydrangea? Learn how to propagate easy-to-grow shrubs and trees in a hands on workshop at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Thursday, July 11, from 10 – noon. This workshop led by Elisabeth Cary will cover how to collect, prepare and propagate shrubs and trees from softwood cuttings. Set at a great time of the year, participants will take cuttings, make a simple propagator and learn techniques to insure successful rooting. Easily propagated shrub varieties, cultivation requirements, timing and care will be the focus of this program. Participants will go home with wonderful selections from the Berkshire Botanical Garden’s collection. BBG members $35, nonmembers $45. To register, visit www.berkshirebotanical.org.

    Elisabeth Cary is the Director of Education at the Berkshire Botanical Garden and has been gardening for over 25 years. She specializes in perennial, vegetable and mixed-border gardens. Image from www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com.

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  • Sunday, July 14, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Children’s Party at Green Animals

    On Sunday, July 14, from 4 – 8, children and adults alike are invited to frolic in the whimsical and historic topiary garden overlooking Narragansett Bay, 380 Cory’s Lane in Portsmouth, with music, rides, food and fun. Festivities include pony rides, bounce houses, crafts and games, clowns, a magician and circus acts. For complete information and directions, visit www.newportmansions.org.

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  • Wednesday, July 17, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Preserve the Harvest with Bonnie’s Jams

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society welcomes back Bonnie Shershow of Bonnie’s Jams on Wednesday, July 17, from 6 – 8 at Whole Foods Market, 340 River Street in Cambridge (one turn off Memorial Drive.) Bonnie grew up in Southern California in a house surrounded by acres of citrus and an incredible assortment of other fruit trees and berry bushes. Bonnie lives in Cambridge, where her jams are made from her original recipes. Learn how to make delicious jam and explore other uses for it as well.

    Cost – $50.00 for Mass Hort members, $55.00 for non-members, and you may sign up at www.masshort.org.

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