Daily Archives: January 2, 2025

Saturday, January 11, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Under the Stars @ Larz

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The Friends of Larz Anderson Park and the Brookline Greenspace Alliance co-sponsor a free night of skating in partnership with the Brookline Parks & Recreation Department on Saturday, January 11 from 5:30 – 9:30 at the Jack Kirrane Rink at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline. There will be a figure skating show with a host of medalists beginning at 6:30. Cider and pizza provided. Visit https://www.facebook.com/p/Friends-of-Larz-Anderson-Park-100069066083158/ or email friendslarzandersonpark@gmail.com

Tuesday, January 14, 2:00 pm Eastern – Behind the Privet Hedge: Richard Sudell, the Suburban Garden, and the Beautification of Britain, Online

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Britain is a nation of gardeners; the suburban garden, with its roses and privet hedges, is widely admired and copied across the world. But it is little understood how millions across the nation developed an obsession with their colorful plots of land. Michael Gilson will explore the history of this development and how, despite their stereotype as symbols of dull, middle-class conformity, these new open spaces were seen as a means to bring about social change in the early twentieth century. Michael Gilson restores to the story a remarkable but long-forgotten figure, Richard Sudell, who spent a lifetime ‘evangelizing’ that the garden be in the vanguard of progress towards a new egalitarian society with everyday beauty at its centre. £8.00 The webinar will be available for one week following the live presentation on January 14 at 2 pm Eastern. Register at https://londongardenstrust.org/lecture-details/?event=Online-Behind-Privet-Hedge