Daily Archives: July 13, 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden

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Join Maureen Cassidy-Geiger in the Mabel Louise Riley Seminar Room at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston on Wednesday, July 20 at 6:30 for an illustrated presentation of her new book, The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden. This is the first comprehensive history of the architect’s sublime 49-acre suburban estate, which evolved between 1946 and 2005, in partnership with David Whitney. Known chiefly for its iconic centerpiece, the site features a dozen Johnsonian follies, sculptures by Donald Judd and Julian Schnabel, three “antique” houses, and a pastoral landscape of meadows, marshland, mature trees, and historic rock walls. A magnet for architects, artists and high society, the Glass House was, at once, salon, showpiece, and laboratory. It was also a fertile setting for a succession of short-lived gardens designed and tended by Whitney over four decades.

Book signing follows in the MFA Bookstore & Shop.  MFA member price $10, nonmembers $12. To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975; to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk. Online: http://www.mfa.org/programs/lecture/the-philip-johnson-glass-house-an-architect-in-the-garden

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Saturday, July 23, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, July 24, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Lily Show

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Enjoy hundreds of lily flowers at the Annual Lily Show, presented by the New England Lily Society [NELS] at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24. Visitors will find new hybrids and may discover a favorite variety among those on display. Guests will encounter the wonderful fragrances and delight in the vibrant colors that abound in the genus Lilium. Some of the many varieties of lilies represented in the show include Asiatic, Canadense, Longiflorum, Trumpet Lily, and hybrid American species, and the giant “Orientpets.” Free with admission to the garden.

The exhibit of Oriental, Asiatic, Orienpet and other hybrid lily stems will be enhanced by bouquets of flowers featuring lilies in classical and Ikebana styles of flower arranging.

Saturday, July 23, 2pm : “Judging the Lilies” with Robin Van Liew, New England Lily Society President and certified North American Lily Society Judge.

July 23, Saturday 3pm: “Sorting Out the Lilies for Classification” with Dr. David Chase, New England Lily Society Classification Chairman and Candidate Judge.

July 24, Sunday, 12pm: “Hybridizing Lilies” with Jim Daniel, North American Lily Society Director, Certified Lily Judge and Past President of the New England Lily Society.

July 24, Sunday 2:30pm: “Multiplying your Lilies, Seeds and Scaling”  with Patty Stewart, NELS Past President, Judging Candidate.

Tuesday, July 26, 6:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Edible and Medicinal Plants Foraging Walk

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On Tuesday, July 26, beginning at 6 pm, visit Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester for this annual foraging walk around the farm property and nearby conservation areas abutting the farmstead. Published local forager Russ Cohen will begin with an introduction that includes sampling delicious foraged foods he has collected and prepared himself- a real treat! The workshop will continue with the walk; edible and medicinal plants will be identified and discussed. Russ Cohen’s foraging book will be available for purchase at the end of the walk. No dogs are allowed during the workshop.

Tuition fee: $30 per person. PLEASE NOTE: Registration for workshops is required. If you can no longer attend a workshop for which you have registered, the Farm will refund your tuition fee until 10 days prior to a program. No refunds are provided within 10 days of a workshop. Register online at www.wlfarm.org.