Daily Archives: March 16, 2024

Thursday, December 5 – Monday, December 9 – Brittania in Bermuda

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Join The Royal Oak Foundation on December 5 – 9 for a relaxing long weekend in Bermuda, before the holiday crush takes over.

EXPLORE continuing ties between Bermuda and Britain in the UNESCO-listed Town of St. George—the oldest continuously operating English town in the Western Hemisphere. DELIGHT in exclusive tours of festively decorated British colonial
private homes during the much-anticipated annual Bermuda National Trust Christmas Walkabout, a spectacular event featuring dancers, musicians, and carolers. GATHER for a special holiday bell choir performance at St. Peter’s Church, the oldest Anglican church outside of Britain, where Jane Austen’s brother was married in 1807. ATTEND exclusive events, including a boat cruise, behind-the-scenes visits to artists’ private homes, and a farewell dinner at the private Coral Beach and Tennis Club with special guests. DISCOVER Bermuda’s rich artistic legacy through private museum tours led by directors and curators, including a special director-led inside look at the 2024 Bermuda Biennial at the Bermuda National Gallery. MEET Bermudian artists and learn about their creative processes during intimate gatherings, such as a lecture by an award-winning documentary filmmaker and tea with a renowned dollmaker. HONOR centuries of fallen British military heroes on a poignant visit to “The Glade,” the island’s most significant historical cemetery. JOIN the executive director of the St. David’s Island Historical Society (pending confirmation) to learn about Bermuda’s early English settlers on an exclusive visit to one of Bermuda’s oldest farmhouses. SAVOR a candlelit private dinner in one of Bermuda’s oldest British colonial homes, Verdmont, an elegant 18th-century, Georgian-style home
maintained by the Bermuda National Trust. SPEND four nights at the glamorous Hamilton Princess & Beach Club,
and join a curator to peruse the hotel’s art collection featuring works by Picasso, Matisse, British street artist Banksy, and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Andy Warhol.

To reserve your place, please contact our tour operator Arrangements Abroad at 212-514-8921 or trips@arrangementsabroad.com.

Tuesday, March 26, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern – Sourcing Native Plants and Seeds: A Homeowner’s Guide, Online

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Once you’ve decided what to plant, in what form and where do you obtain those plants? This can be a challenge, as the nursery and seed industry has not kept up with the altered requirements of  the burgeoning native plant movement. In this NDAL online presentation on March 26 at 3 pm Eastern, Ian Caton will draw on his extensive experience as both a garden designer and plant grower to provide guidance on sourcing often hard to find native plants and seeds, determining the best plant size for your application, the use of horticultural cultivars, when and how to obtain plants grown from local seed sources, and how to determine the likely survivability of the plants you are purchasing. He will also show how seeds, both purchased and collected, can help to overcome nursery industry shortfalls, and provide an inexpensive supplement to live plant installation.    $42. Register at www.ndal.org