This Historic New England festival at Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut on October 14 is one of the leading juried fine arts and crafts shows in New England. It features over 150 New England artisans and their work: jewelry, painting, printmaking, woodwork, pottery, clothing, metalwork, and much more! Enjoy live music, a food court, and first floor tours of Roseland Cottage.
Members Free; Nonmembers $5; Children under 12 Free. Log in or join now to have your discount applied at checkout.
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Stretching 40 feet in diameter, Gateway to Infinity (An Anti-monument) is a large-scale groundwork by Boston-based queer, interdisciplinary artist Maria Molteni. Gateway to Infinity explores site-specific histories and collective rebirth through a design created during 10 months of extensive research by the artist. As with many of Molteni’s vibrant, massive groundworks, Gateway to Infinity features abstract symbols anchored in the land, sea, body, and celestial beings. Centered around a vibrant triple spiral motif –a three-limbed symbol known as a “triskeles/triskelion”– the groundwork may be viewed from an infinite range of angles and orientations, instead of a single, definitive perspective or starting point.
Located between Christopher Columbus Park and Faneuil Hall, the mural invites audiences to reflect upon and contend with these sites’ legacies, consider non-dominant narratives of place and public memory, and find personal connections with their own histories. By centering moving, living bodies upon a communal platform, rather than atop towering pedestals, Gateway to Infinity creates a colorful, multifaceted labyrinth and space for processing, releasing, and healing.
The mural is accompanied by a walking meditation and collaborative video performance and publication Molteni created with non-binary Italian American collaborators Vin Caponigro, Laura Campagna, and Ash Capachione. The performance and publication are accessible via smartphone. For more information visit www.rosekennedygreenway.org
Beginning October 1, 2023, the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association will be accepting applications for the 2024 Massachusetts Master Gardener Certification Program.The Master Gardener program grew out of extension education services offered through land grant universities in the United States. The first Master Gardener program was established in 1973, and today there are master gardener programs in all 50 states and in 8 provinces in Canada. The mission of the Master Gardener program is focused on urban and suburban gardens with emphasis on unbiased scientific horticultural practices. The Massachusetts Master Gardener organization (MMGA) became an independent organization in 2008 and has grown to have more than 500 active volunteers that work in more than 46 gardens throughout eastern and central Massachusetts. Our mission is to act as a resource for our communities through direct service in historic and food pantry gardens, by giving lectures, and supporting outreach projects in schools and non-profit organizations. To support this mission we train our volunteers in best practices horticultural methods through a lecture series, and an internship program that is supported by Certified Master Gardeners.If you are interested in becoming a Certified Master Gardener, please read below and apply on October 1st. Class size is limited.
STEP 1: Submit Application STEP 2: Attend Lecture Series. Successfully complete the Master Gardener course, a comprehensive 16-week lecture series held on Tuesdays, January 9 – April 30, 2024, 8:45 am-Noon ET. Lectures consist of 12 virtual and 4 in-person sessions covering 11 gardening/horticultural topics. STEP 3:Complete Internship. Volunteer 60 hours as an intern, applying the concepts you learned in class in a variety of supervised roles from May 1 – November 30, 2024. To learn more about the program requirements, please visit our website. If you have questions, contact mgcleader@massmastergardeners.org
The Gardens Trust will focus on head gardeners working at historic sites. Split into two 5-week series on Wednesdays, the season will kick off with an exploration of the head gardener role over the past two centuries, followed by talks exploring how individual head gardeners are balancing the heritage of their site, the wishes of its owner(s) and their own interests and experience. We’ll hear about the role from both seasoned head gardeners and those more recently appointed. Join us to learn about the challenges they face, including climate change, as well as the joys of horticulture and heritage.
At the end of the first series, we will also be offering a FREE roundtable discussion on the different career paths available to head gardeners, and ways of encouraging more people to enter or progress in the profession. Please register separately for this.
You may purchase a ticket for the entire course of 5 sessions at a cost of £20 via the link here. [Gardens Trust members may use their promo code for a discount.] Please register separately for the roundtable discussion, or for individual sessions by following the links HERE. Ticket sales close 4 hours before the talk. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and again a few hours before the talk. A link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards.
Stephen Herrington will discuss the joys and challenges of gardening at the Newt in Somerset on October 11. The Newt in Somerset is a working country estate with acres of farmland, woodland, orchards and gardens. The gardens are open daily for visitors to explore and enjoy the restaurants, farm shops, Cyder Cellar and The Story of Gardening experience. Nestled within the grounds lies Hadspen House – a Georgian family home, now a luxury hotel and spa offering guests a place to delight in country living.
Garden takes readers on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have found inspiration in gardens and horticulture throughout history. With more than 300 entries, this comprehensive and stunning visual survey showcases the diversity of the garden from all over the world—from the Garden of Eden and the grandeur of the English landscape garden to Japanese Zen gardens and the humble vegetable plot. Spanning a wide range of styles and media—from art, illustrations, and sculptures to photography, film stills, and textiles—Garden follows a visually arresting sequence, with works, regardless of period, thoughtfully paired to allow interesting and revealing juxtapositions between them.
The Garden Conservancy will present an online talk on October 19 at 2 pm Eastern with Matthew Biggs, Abra Lee, and Kristine Paulus. A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar.
Matthew Biggs, a graduate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a well-known British gardener, broadcaster, and author of fifteen gardening and plant-related books. He is a panel member on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time and author of the children’s book A Home for Every Plant,also published by Phaidon.
Abra Lee is a storyteller and author of the forthcoming bookConquer the Soil: Black America and the Untold Stories of Our Country’s Gardeners, Farmers, and Growers. She has spent a “whole lotta time in the dirt” as a municipal arborist and airport landscape manager. Her work has been featured in publications that include the New York Times, Fine Gardening, and Veranda magazine. Lee is a graduate of Auburn University College of Agriculture and an alumna of the Longwood Gardens Society of Fellows, a global network of public horticulture professionals. In January 2023 she joined Oakland Cemetery, a revered garden cemetery and vibrant park located downtown Atlanta, as Director of Horticulture.
Kristine Paulus is a writer, photographer, gardener, and librarian based in the Bronx. When she isn’t writing, photographing, growing, or reading about plants and gardens, she can frequently be found at The New York Botanical Garden, where she is the collection development librarian. Biking, birding, and botanizing are some of her favorite pastimes—she sometimes engages in all of them at the same time.
Immersing ourselves in the inner and outer process of creating can take us deeper into our own space of creative flow, reflection, and mindfulness. Finding inspiration through connecting with elements of the natural world that might also be in ourselves, connects us with our own belonging and interbeing.
Nadine Mazzola will guide participants in weaving these themes together, encouraging each person’s own unique expression using a simple variety of artistic media. Through time wandering alone, playful experimenting, and time reflecting together, we will explore and celebrate these qualities in the natural world and ourselves. Participants are asked to bring a sack lunch as we will take a break in the afternoon.
What to Expect: A leisurely walk with stops along the way where we will gather and sit. Please check the weather forecast so you are prepared and see the suggestions below for different types of weather. Students will need weather-appropriate clothing and accessories (sunglasses, sunscreen, extra warm layers or rain jacket or umbrella, etc.) for outdoor experiential learning activities.
Instructed by Nadine Mazzola, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Award-Winning Author. The class will be held on October 3 from 10 – 4 at The Gardens at Elm Bank. Register with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society ($135 – $185) at www.masshort.org
Plant and landscape enthusiasts come from a wide range of backgrounds and variety of expertise. A land developer, a conservationist, and a gardener have a mutual goal: to steward healthy, beautiful landscapes for public enjoyment. Join American Horticultural Society board chair, land developer and preservationist, and native plant nursery founder Scott Plein for a conversation about the history and role of land development in landscape stewardship. We will discover some beloved plants along the way! The online talk will take place October 12 at 1 pm Eastern time, and is $10 for AHS members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at www.ahsgardening.org
Scott Plein is the founding principal of Equinox Investments, LLC, a real estate investment, development, and management firm specializing in community planning, entitlements, and project development in the Northern Virginia area. He established the White House Farm Foundation, a nonprofit environmental educational foundation, and is principal owner of White House Natives, a landscape-quality tree nursery that propagates only plants native to Virginia. Plein also founded KT Enterprises Inc., a leading landscape management company in the Washington Metropolitan area for over 45 years. He currently serves as Board Chair for AHS.
Great landscapes are brought to life with beautiful, high-performing plants that provide multi-season interest and simultaneously welcome wildlife into the garden. Discover a selection of native plants, from perennials and shrubs to small and medium-sized trees, that have strong ornamental appeal, regional adaptability, and great ecological value at the Berkshire Botanical Garden on September 30, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Duncan Himmelman earned his doctorate at Cornell University and taught horticultural science at the college level for 24 years. He recently retired as the education manager at Mt. Cuba Center, a public garden in Delaware devoted to native plant advocacy. He continues to enjoy teaching, designing landscapes and promoting ecologically focused gardening practices.
Evergreens are an indispensable part of all home landscapes. They provide year-round color and textural interest, give structure to the garden, and offer shelter and food sources for birds. Learn the cultural requirements, ornamental qualities, and various uses of native conifers and broadleaved evergreens that will boost the aesthetic and ecological value of your property on September 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Berkshire Botanical Garden.
Duncan Himmelman earned his doctorate at Cornell University and taught horticultural science at the college level for 24 years. He recently retired as the education manager at Mt. Cuba Center, a public garden in Delaware devoted to native plant advocacy. He continues to enjoy teaching, designing landscapes and promoting ecologically focused gardening practices.
Join the Framingham Garden Club and The Framingham Public Library for Books in Bloom, floral interpretations of favorite books from 90 years ago. Books include Gone with the Wind, Madeline, How To Win Friends and Influence People, the Hobbit, As I Lay Dying,and The Joy of Cooking and their interpretive floral designs of these books. The Framingham Garden Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary. The presentation and free reception will take place September 27 at 7 pm in the Costin Room, Framingham Public Library Main Branch, 49 Lexington Street. View the exhibit Thursday the 28th from 9 – 9, and on Friday and Saturday the 29th and 30th, 9 – 5. This four-day public event, in partnership with the Framingham Public Library, is part of othe Club’s “give back to our community” goal for FGC’s 90th Anniversary celebrations, and is one of four community events offered by FGC in 2023.
