Daily Archives: July 13, 2024

Through July 31 – Summer Blues Courtyard Display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Late-flowering hydrangeas make the Isabella Stewart Gardner Courtyard a delightfully cool retreat in the summer, beginning with large, spectacular mopheads and ending with the tall Paniculata ‘Grandifolia’, known in America as PeeGees. In July, the statuesque Agapanthus appears in the Courtyard with its large umbels of inky blue flowers. Hydrangeas are native to Japan, where they have been grown as ornamental plants for centuries; Western travelers brought them to their gardens in the late 18th century.

Please note that the Courtyard displays are part of a living collection and as such the actual flowers may be different than what is described on our website. Visit https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/courtyard/summer-blues

Thursday, July 18, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Invasive Plants at the Arboretum

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Invasive plants across the world threaten to take over ecosystems and choke out native plants, and the Arboretum is no exception to this struggle. Join Horticulturist Ryan Devlin on July 18 at 6:30 pm in front of the Hunnewell Building to find out how staff are managing invasive plants here, learn what characteristics make a plant invasive, and start identifying the invasives you see all around you. Register HERE Image below is Japanese knotweed.

Accessibility: This program involves walking on paved roads and mulched paths.

Audience: This program is geared towards adults.

Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at least 24 hours in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about the status of a program, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209.