July 13, 2020 - Boston Flora

Friday, July 17 and Sunday, July 19, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – The Original Cocktail Hour Garden

July 13, 2020 by Boston Flora

Dan and C.L. Fornari are pleased to open their flower-filled landscape on Lawrence Pond on July 17 and July 19 from 10 – 4 as part of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Fest. The address is 2 Lawrence Pond Lane in Sandwich. Find ideas for dry gardens in the bed along the road. See the organic vegetable garden that provides most of their produce from June through December. Discover “Annual Alley” where different combinations of colorful annuals are planted every year. C.L.’s test garden contains new varieties of shrubs and perennials, and the front-door garden is filled with a mix of perennials, annuals and shrubs. Visit the rain garden, a magical stumpery, many Hydrangeas and the Cocktail Hour Garden that inspired one of C.L.’s books. $5 entrance fee benefits the Barnstable Education Foundation,

Thursday, July 16, 12:00 noon – Charles River Watershed Association Virtual Annual Meeting

July 13, 2020 by Boston Flora

It feels like the decision to postpone the Charles River Watershed Association Annual Meeting in March was both just yesterday and years ago. But it’s now the start of summer. Here is the press release:

We hope you’ll join us Thursday, July 16 at 12:00 PM (EST) on Zoom for our virtual Annual Meeting from the comfort of your home. We are fortunate to have Energy & Environmental Affairs Secretary Katie Theoharides with us as we award her the Rita Barron Public Official Award for her work advancing climate resilience solutions at the municipal level with an emphasis on nature-based solutions. As EEA Secretary, Theoharides oversees the Commonwealth’s six environmental, natural resource and energy regulatory agencies, which include the Departments of Environmental Protection, Public Utilities, Energy Resources, Conservation & Recreation, Agricultural Resources, and Fish & Game. Secretary Theoharides also serves as Chair of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Energy Facilities Siting Board, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

We’ve learned a lot with our Virtual Event Series and we cannot wait to connect with you in this new way. The Annual Meeting will be held virtually under the state’s emergency COVID-19 provisions (chapter 53, section 16 of the Acts of 2020), which allow for virtual member meetings during the pandemic and for 60 days thereafter.