Boston Flora

Month: November 2019

  • Friday, December 6, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Eighth Annual Repeal Day Celebration

    Prepare to enjoy an evening of Prohibition-era gaiety at the Gibson House’s Eighth Annual Repeal Day Celebration on Friday, December 6 from 6:30 – 8:30. The Gibson House is located at 137 Beacon Street in Back Bay. The party will feature the debut of the Lady Playfair Cocktail, concocted by “Miss Kitty” Amann of the Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails behind the bar. Sumptuous hors d’oeuvre will be served in the dining room. Sponsored by Ryan & Wood Distilleries Knockabout Gin.

    Pre-registration is required through info@thegibsonhouse.org , https://www.eventbrite.com/e/repeal-day-celebration-at-the-gibson-house-museum-tickets-78651483705 or call 617-267-6338. $75 per ticket, period attire encouraged. but not required.

     

  • Holiday Wreaths – Deadline Approaching

    Tomorrow is the absolutely, positively, very last day to order a fully decorated wreath online, and we encourage you to click on to https://bostonflora.com/shop/ and do so now. Next week, when we are at The First Lutheran Church making and delivering, we will sell you a wreath with a bow while wreath supplies last, if you stop by, but no amount of wheedling will succeed in scoring you one of our custom designed fully decorated wreaths. We look forward to seeing our volunteers next week, and keep watch on Instagram for live “action shots” of the proceedings.

  • Happy Thanksgiving from The Garden Club of the Back Bay

    We wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving, the only day in the year when our country sits down and more or less eats the same meal. In an era of increased factionalism, this is something to celebrate. Enjoy the day!

  • Friday, December 13 – Sunday, December 15 – CraftBoston Holiday Show

    Comprised of 175 exhibitors, CraftBoston Holiday is a highly regarded, must-attend event for artists, collectors, and craft enthusiasts. Presented at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street in Boston, CraftBoston Holiday is conveniently located in a fashionable, concentrated shopping district perfect for the holiday season. Come for the day to shop for unique, one-of-a-kind gifts, meet and support the makers, and learn about fine contemporary craft.

    Hours
    Fri. December 13, 2016 11am – 7pm
    Sat. December 14, 2016 10am – 6pm
    Sun. December 15, 2016 11am – 5pm

    Admission Prices
    General Admission: $15
    Senior Citizens: $12
    SAC Members: $7.50
    With Student ID/18 years and under: Free

    For complete details visit www.societyofcrafts.org

    The picture below features the work of Jessica Smith of Folium. Folium is a study of the colors, scale, patterns, and repetitive components of flowers, foliage, and small plants — recreated entirely in paper. Jessica Smith is a Boston-based artist. She received her BFA with a focus in jewelry and metalsmithing from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2007. In addition to her studio jewelry, this ongoing study is born out of a lifelong love of plants. All work is hand-dyed, hand-cut, and assembled individually. No two flowers are quite the same. Materials include tissue paper, Italian crepe, canson paper, vintage stamens, and wire. Colors are manipulated using pastels, alcohol inks, and artist’s gouache.

     

     

  • Saturday, December 7, 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm – Seed Swap

    Got seeds? Need seeds? Looking for that one specific kind of heritage tomato? Drop by the Tower Hill Library on December 7 at noon – 3 and swap with other gardeners to your heart’s content! Free with admission. For information visit http://towerhillbg.org

  • Saturday, December 7, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Shrubs in Winter

    Even without leaves, most shrubs are easily recognizable in winter. On December 7 from 10 – 2 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, learn to identify 20 native New England shrubs through such characteristics as branching patterns, bark, persistent flowers and fruits, growth forms, galls, and habitats. We begin indoors looking at twig samples and slides, then head out into the Garden for a close look at our subjects. We will also consider the natural history of these shrubs, and finish indoors with a twig quiz. Bring lunch and a hand lens. The class will be led by Roland “
    Boot” Boutwell, and is $60 for NPT members, $72 for nonmembers. It is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association on Conservation Commissions. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/shrubs-winter/

  • Holiday Wreaths – Supporting Parks

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay gives annual grants to many parks throughout the city and region. We support The Friends of the Public Garden, The Esplanade Association, The Friends of Copley Square, the newly created Charlesgate Alliance, The Emerald Necklace Conservancy, and more, in addition to the hands-on work we undertake in the neighborhood. Those grants are, in some cases. critical to the the continued operation of the organizations. In other cases, it is a show of support and an opportunity to raise awareness of the issues the groups face. Please order a holiday wreath today, or a beautiful poinsettia plants, and help us help them. https://bostonflora.com/shop/

  • Friday, December 6, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Christmas Greens Sale

    The Framingham Garden Club is holding its Christmas Greens Sale on Friday, December 6 from 9 – 3 at the Cushing Maintenance Building, 750 Winter Street in Framingham. Proceeds benefit the public projects of the Club, especially at Nobscot Park. For more information visit www.framinghamgardenclub.org.

  • Tuesday, December 3, 6:00 pm – Lighting Mr. Morison!

    Join the Friends of the Public Garden for a special ceremony to turn on the recently installed permanent lighting at the Samuel Eliot Morison statue on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Thanks to the contributions from many neighbors, the Friends has installed lighting and made improvements to the landscape surrounding the statue. The ceremony will be held at the Morison, in the Exeter to Fairfield block of the Mall at 6 pm on Tuesday, December 3. For more information, call 617-723-8144, or email info@friendsofthepublicgarden.org.

  • Friday, December 6 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm, and Saturday, December 7, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Holiday Greens Sale

    The Southbridge Garden Club will hold a Holiday Greens Sale on December 6 , noon – 6, and Saturday, December 7, 9 – 1, at The Arts Center, 111 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts, to benefit the Club’s many community projects. The sale will feature wreaths, swags, table arrangements, and assorted loose greens.