Daily Archives: April 22, 2019


Saturday, May 11, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – The Gardeners’ Fair and Plant Sale

The Gardeners’ Fair and Plant Sale at Mass Hort’s home, The Gardens at Elm Bank, includes a variety of vendors carrying everything you need to plan, dig, plant, and enjoy your home garden space. 

The Gardeners’ Fair is your opportunity to find rare and unusual perennials, trees and shrubs; ready-to-plant herbs and vegetables; tomato varieties by the dozens; and also a chance to hear talks by an expert, find unique garden tools, garden ornaments and other gardening accessories.

We’ll have activities for kids, food for sale, garden tours, The New England Unit of the Herb Society will be leading tours of the Herb Garden, and Massachusetts Master Gardeners will be hosting an “Ask a Master Gardener” info booth and testing garden soil– bring your samples!

Vendors from around New England will be selling anything you can think of to help you plant your dream garden. Free for members, $5 per car for the general public. Members may enter at 8 am, general public at 9 am, and the May 11 event will end at 3 pm.


Saturday, May 4, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Tour of OuchHouse

The OuchHouse is a collection of spiny cactus, euphorbia and other succulents located in Carlisle, Massachusetts. There are about 300 plants in all, ranging in size from the 14 foot tall 3-armed Saguaro down to the humble quarter inch tall field of Lithops. There are thirteen varieties of Opuntia, all growing like mad. The opposite of an oasis, the OuchHouse is a dry spot in the midst of wetlands. Join Tower Hill Botanic Garden, garden owner Marc Raibert and cactus and succulent expert Art Scarpa for a tour of this unique greenhouse on Saturday, May 4 from 1 – 2:30. There will be plenty of time for Q&A. Directions will be sent upon registration; carpooling from Tower Hill is optional. $20 for Tower Hill members, $24 for nonmembers. Register at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—tour-of-ouchhouse-carlisle-ma