Daily Archives: September 24, 2023

Saturday, September 30, 10:30 am – 11:30 am Eastern – Clever Design Tips for Everblooming, Low-Maintenance Gardens, Online

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This inspiring Berkshire Botanical Garden online lecture on September 30, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. will surprise you with creative, easy-to-implement strategies for extending the blooms of popular plants for weeks! Also showcased are time-saving design tips including distinctive plant combinations that provide unstoppable color spring through fall, as well as groundcover tapestries that smother weeds and delight pollinators. You will also learn valuable lessons from before and after design projects to avoid costly landscape mistakes.  

Kerry Ann Mendez has over 25 years of professional and personal garden experience with special interest in low-maintenance gardening. Kerry Ann is a garden author and lecturer who incorporates humor, abundant excitement, knowledge, and above all a passion for low-maintenance garden and landscape design.

$20 for BBG members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/clever-design-tips-everblooming-low-maintenance-gardens

Wednesday, October 18, 2:00 pm – Art in Bloom On The Road

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The October meeting of The Garden Club of the Back Bay will be held at The Chilton Club, 152 Commonwealth Avenue, on October 18 at 2 pm. This is a members only meeting, but if you’d like to join the Club, visit their website at https://gardenclubbackbay.org/store to take advantage of the full year of activities planned for 2023 – 2024.

The MFA Boston was the first museum in the country to host Art in Bloom — a magnificent pairing of flowers and art.  The Art in Bloom Roadshow brings the Art in Bloom experience to you with an informative PowerPoint presentation of the art and flower arrangements that wows visitors. 

The PowerPoint will be presented by an engaging MFA art guide who has been trained by the museum.  It is followed by a live floral demonstration by an MFA trained Associate.  The floral arrangement is inspired by an art object from the MFA’s collection.  

The Art in Bloom Roadshow offers a compelling “guided tour” and an up-close look at the stunning flowers and art that make Art in Bloom the busiest weekend of the year at the MFA Boston. If you have any questions about GCBB programs, feel free to contact Program Committee co-chairs, Jackie Blombach or Christine Hirshland.