Daily Archives: September 23, 2017


Wednesday, September 27, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Plant Combinations for Beneficial Home Landscapes

Is your garden and yard as beautiful and beneficial as possible? Are you interested in adding some pizazz for pollinators as well as for yourself? If so, then join this creative walk through the Leventritt Shrub and Vine garden at the Arnold Arboretum with horticulturist Jen Kettell on Wednesday, September 27 from 4 – 6 to consider different combinations of plants that will provide forage for bees, snacks for wildlife and humans, nesting habitat, and seasonal allure. Jen will show how to extend the appeal and bounty of your garden across the seasons by carefully selecting and combining trees, shrubs, and vines. Fee $25 Arboretum member; $30 nonmember. Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.


Saturday, September 30 – Sunday, October 1, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Sweet Harvest

Satisfy your sweet tooth at this Tower Hill Botanic Garden celebration of apples, pies, honey, and preserves. Enjoy food trucks – Home Grown on Saturday, September 30 and Say Cheese on Sunday, October 1. Kids of all ages are encouraged to wear farmer costumes.

Schedule:
10am–4pm / Pies, preserves, and baked goods competition. View entry rules here.
10am–4pm / Vendors
10am–4pm / Apple and Honey tastings
10am–4pm / Face painting
10am–4pm / Crafts (Apple Prints)
11am–noon / Storytime
12noon–4pm / Mead tastings
2pm / Orchard Tour with Joann Vieira, Director of Horticulture, Tower Hill

Events on Saturday, September 30 only:
11am–noon / Free Family Walk
1pm and 3pm / Live music with Slum Raisins

Events on Sunday, October 1 only:
11am and 2pm / Orchard Tours
10am–4pm / Botanical Art: Autumn Leaves in Colored Pencil
1pm and 3pm / Live music with Lester Rawson Band

Apple rose tart below from Cooking with Manuela. For more information visit http://www.towerhillbg.org/fall-fest/