The Garden Club of the Back Bay celebrated a Garden Day on May 22, 1965, and Boston Globe photographer Gilbert Friedberg took the picture below of Mrs. Dean Dieter (Elizabeth Marshall Dieter) in her garden at 288 Commonwealth Avenue. The trellis is woven with what is described as “silver fleece vines,” which we believe are Polygonum aubertii. Thank you to member Kitty Winter for sharing her wonderful archive of photos with us.
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The Associates of the Boston Public Library invite you to the 26th annual Literary Lights Dinner on Sunday, April 13, from 6 – 9 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. This year’s honorees are Charles Coe, Tina Howe, Charles C. Mann, Stewart O’Nan, and Edith Pearlman. Presenters include Dan Chiasson, Lydia Diamond, Nathanial Philbrick, Joseph Finder, and Elinor Lipman. Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University and author of eleven books including Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, and The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, will give the keynote address. Individual ticket prices begin at $475, and are available on a first come, first serve basis. To register call 617-536-3886, or email associates@bpl.org.
Experience a world famous flower showing, explore Stourhead (below) and Stonehenge, and visit the National Gallery & Royal Academy. Also see the Chelsea Flower Show, The National Trust Gardens of Stowe, the Hampshire/Surrey area gardens. Visit Museums such as the National Gallery & Royal Academy, Tate Modern, Vermeer Museum, Musée d’’Orsey, Monet’’s home in Giverny and the Louvre.
Approximate Rate: $5,400 per person, includes round trip airfare. For complete itinerary visit www.nbmaa.org.
