The Salem Garden Club is back again this year on Saturday, July 13 from 10 – 4, rain or shine, with its beloved Salem Garden Club Stroll. Join the Salem Garden Club and explore the historic and lovely gardens of the McIntire District here in Salem, Massachusetts. (photo from past event – ticket price inaccurate)
Tickets: Early Bird: $30 Day Of: $35 Complete information at https://www.salem.org/event/salem-garden-club-2024-stroll/
What’s Out There® Weekend (WOTW) Baltimore will bring to light the local character of the city as reflected by its publicly accessible parks, gardens, plazas, cemeteries, neighborhoods, and historic sites. From the city’s founding in the eighteenth century to its twentieth century Inner Harbor development, Baltimore has a rich and significant cultural landscape legacy, shaped by myriad individuals, communities, and practitioners. For specific details visit https://www.tclf.org/whats-out-there-weekend-baltimore
Working in collaboration with myriad local partners, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) will make visible and instill value in the places that make the region unique and engage the public to promote their sustained stewardship and interpretation. WOTW Baltimore will engage a large and diverse audience (typically 1,000+), offering two days of free, expert-led tours, encouraging participants to discover the little-known design history of places they may pass every day.
Register today for this year’s Perennial Plant Symposium at The Hunnewell Carriage House, The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The program is a joint presentation by The Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Perennial Plant Association. Featured speakers this year are Trevor Smith of Weston Nurseries, Holly Greenleaf of Greenleaf Design, LLC, Toshi Yano of the Perfect Earth Project, and Evan Abramson of Landscape Interactions. Register at https://www.masshort.org/perennial-plant-symposium-2024 Breakfast and lunch are included.
Join garden historian Nicole Juday, author of the new book Private Gardens of Philadelphia, as she discusses the character-driven gardens she discovered in writing her book. Using examples illustrated with images from the book’s lavish photography by Rob Cardillo, she will not only highlight how these stunning gardens reflect the personalities and interests of their owners but will also point to examples of how these contemporary landscapes say something about the social, economic, political, and religious influences that have contributed to the incredible richness of horticulture in the Philadelphia region. This Garden Conservancy webinar will take place July 11, and is $5 for Garden Conservancy members, $15 for nonmembers. 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. Register at https://www.gardenconservancy.org/education/education-events/virtual-talk-the-secret-world-of-philadelphia-s-private-gardens
Nicole Juday had her first exposure to great horticulture when she came to Philadelphia in the 1990s. Soon thereafter, gardening became the catalyst for a career change and a source of lifelong fascination and learning. Her work includes serving as the rosarian for Wyck House and Garden, the oldest rose garden in the country. Later she managed the renowned program at Barnes Arboretum School in Merion, then directed programming at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. She has served on the boards of several horticultural nonprofits and speaks and writes frequently about gardens and garden history.
Once again, botanical artists around the world will join together to curate simultaneous exhibitions of botanical art to raise awareness of the rejuvenation of this artform and bring attention to plants and their importance to humanity. Special events will also be held to celebrate the Worldwide Day of Botanical Art on May 18, 2025.
The second Botanical Art Worldwide Project will focus on and celebrate biodiversity in the crops that have been closely associated with the human species over thousands of years. The theme is designed to draw attention to the vast variety of food and useful plants available, in contrast with the relatively few varieties currently used in mass cultivation. Plants eligible for inclusion are those cultivated for food, textiles, building, energy, and medicine.
Currently, many heritage species and varieties are only cultivated in small quantities by specialist growers on a limited scale. It is vital to promote this genetic diversity in a world challenged by a growing population, changing climate, and habitat losses.
Possible subjects include heritage plant cultivars developed by traditional means (selection, hybridization, and propagation) and their wild relatives, as well as ancient heritage crops being brought back into cultivation.
HERITAGE CROPS: Crops that are not used in modern, large scale monocultural agriculture. Crops chosen should have been in cultivation for a minimum of 50 years.
CROP WILD RELATIVES: Wild species that can be hybridized with cultivated crops to impart a new characteristic to the cultivated crop, or that are foraged wild plants.
ANCIENT CROPS: Those that have been cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years in the same form.
For information on participating, visit https://www.botanicalartworldwide.info/
© 2013 Joan McGann, Arizona Barrel Cactus (detail)
The Nantucket Garden Festival is a celebration of the island’s natural beauty, featuring inspiring garden tours, engaging lectures, and vibrant floral demonstrations. Your sponsorship provides essential support for this beloved event and organization. Don’t miss this opportunity to join us in cultivating beauty and sustainability on Nantucket. Events include a Van Garden Tour with Greyson Keller, a Floral Design Workshop with Kelsey Day, an evening gathering with Todd Forrest, a Children’s Fairy Garden Workshop, ‘Sconset Walking Tour, and a Keynote Lecture and Luncheon with celebrity gardener Wambui Ippolito. For tickets and complete information visit https://www.ackgardenfestival.org/event-schedule
Join Archaeologist Dan Zoto on July 13 for a guided walk of Wing Island, the location of the Wing Island Archaeology Project. Learn about the archaeology of the island and its diverse history that includes Native Americans, Brewster’s first colonists, 19th century salt works, and other topics. This Cape Cod Museum of Natural History program is $15, rain or shine, with limited space and required registration at https://ccmnh.org/events/walk-with-our-archaeologist-36484 The walk is approximately 1.3 miles over somewhat challenging terrain.
Bring the family to the Rotch-Jones-Duff Museum and Gardens, 396 County Street in New Bedford, on July 11 at 5 pm for an evening of festivities including lawn games, make-and-take crafts and refreshment. Learn more about bee keeping from the Bristol County Beekeepers Association. This event is free as part of AHA Night. For more information visit https://rjdmuseum.org/calendar/
Join Historic New England on a 90-minute walking tour exploring the architectural gems, historic events, and remarkable people of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the eighteenth century to today. Starting at Historic New England’s Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street, the guided outdoor tour connects the storied South End neighborhood to the bustling West End, revealing along the way the vibrant character of New Hampshire’s iconic seacoast city.
Member $15; Nonmember $25. Log in or Join now to have your discount applied at checkout.
Please call 603-436-3205 for more information.
Set against the incomparable backdrop of the Charles River at sunset, as well as in the lovely Eliot Garden, the Esplanade Association’s Annual Summer Dock Party has become a social highlight for Bostonians.
Each year approximately 400 guests enjoy a sunset dinner and dancing to a live DJ on the docks. Funds raised support the Esplanade Association’s work to revitalize, enhance, program, and maintain the park while providing the community with free summer programming.
Make sure you’re at the party of the summer! Tickets include entry, dinner, open bar of beer, wine & hard seltzer, and a chance to win door prizes – including roundtrip airfare for two courtesy of JetBlue. For every event ticket purchased you will be entered to receive one of our fabulous door prizes.
Each year approximately 400 guests will enjoy a sunset dinner and drinks, as well as dancing to a live DJ at Community Boating, Inc. Funds raised support the Esplanade Association’s work to revitalize, enhance, program, and maintain the park while providing the community with free summer programming. If you have any questions, please email Lauren Vitacco at lvitacco@esplanade.org. Tickets – $129 per person. Register HERE
