Boston Flora

Month: May 2026

  • Tuesday, June 23, 2:00 pm Eastern – Beth Chatto & Cedric Morris: A Shared Vision, Live & Online

    This Garden Museum event is the second in a series of talks run in partnership with Beth Chatto’s Gardens. Join us to explore the friendship between Beth Chatto and the painter and plantsman Cedric Morris – two pioneering figures who shaped the course of British gardening.

    A horticultural protégé of Cedric Morris, the gardener and writer Beth Chatto credited Benton End with opening her eyes to what a garden could be. On Morris’s advice, she moved house to open her Colchester nursery on a site with better soil conditions, and later became one of the most influential gardeners of her generation.

    Julia Boulton (CEO, Beth Chatto’s), Åsa Gregers-Warg (Head Gardener, Beth Chatto’s), Matt Collins (Head Gardener, Garden Museum) and Beatrice Prosser-Snelling (Project Director, Benton End House and Gardens) will join in conversation to tell the story of how Benton End – the historic Suffolk home and garden of Cedric Morris – relates to that of Beth Chatto’s Gardens. Expect a discussion between two places bound by friendship, a shared plant philosophy, and an enduring influence on the way we think about plants, gardens, and the natural world.

    This event coincides with Benton End: A Paradise of Pollen and Paint, an exhibition that will explore the artistic and horticultural influence of Benton End, the Suffolk home, garden and art school led by artist plantsman Sir Cedric Morris and his life partner, artist Arthur Lett-Haines.

    Register HERE. £10 Livestream

    Ferula tingitana ‘Cedric Morris’

  • Saturday, June 27, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Stonewalls to the Sea: Little Compton Garden Tour

    Come enjoy visiting eight private gardens—as well as Little Compton’s natural beauty with stonewalls and lovely ocean vistas.

    Hosted by the Little Compton Garden Club, this self-guided tour of eight private gardens in coastal Little Compton offers a rare opportunity for garden lovers. The date is Saturday, June 27th, rain or shine. You’ll enjoy not only the variety of gardens but also the town’s scenic beauty, with stonewalls to the sea and ocean views.

    The tour celebrates the long tradition of the Little Compton Garden Club’s giving back to the community. Your ticket purchase makes it possible for the club to fund a wide range of environmental, conservation, and education programs, as well as town beautification projects.

    Tickets to the June 27 event can be purchased in advance ($45) or on the day of the event ($55) at the map pick-up area at St. Andrew’s Church, 11 Willow Ave., Little Compton. You may purchase on Eventbrite HERE

  • Saturday, June 13 or Sunday, June 14, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Native Seedling Care 1 & 2

    Join Cole Campbell, Production Horticulturist at Native Plant Trust, at Garden in the Woods to learn about how to care for your native plant seedlings. The June 13 and June 14 workshops will focus on how to successfully pot up seedlings and set them up for success as they grow in their first season. This is a follow up from the winter workshop, Introduction: Native Seed Sowing. $50 for either session. Register at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/native-seedling-care-1/ or https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/native-seedling-care-2/

  • Saturday, June 20 – Once Upon a Bloom, 2026 New England Rose Show

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will host the 2026 New England Rose Show at The Gardens at Elm Bank on Saturday, June 20. Enjoy speakers, a rose sale, a flower crown station, and themed displays. The show is included with Garden Admission – free for MHS members, $14 for adults, $5 for kids 3 – 17, 2 and under free. For more information visit https://www.masshort.org/rose-show

  • Friday, September 25 – Sunday, September 27 – South Coast Harvest Festival: Save the Date

    The annual South Coast Harvest Festival will take place at the Westport Fairgrounds Friday, September 25 from 3 – 8, Saturday, September 26 from 10 – 8, and Sunday, September 27 from 10 – 6. Tickets will be available at the gate all three days of the event and are cash only. There will be an onsite ATM. This is a rain or shine event. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids 5 – 12, and free for children under 5. There is ample free parking, but no pets are allowed, except for service animals. For more information visit https://southcoastharvestfestival.com/home

  • Thursday, June 11, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – New Garden Designer Workshop & Walkabout

    Join garden designer and author Daryl Beyers, Gardening Certificate Program coordinator at the New York Botanical Garden, at Berkshire Botanical Garden for an immersive workshop on garden design inspired by his latest book, The New Garden Designer: How to Design Useful, Beautiful Gardens from Start to Finish (Timber Press). The workshop, on Thursday, June 11, from 1 to 3 p.m., is followed by a walk in the Garden to show participants how certain design principles, concepts and visual keys can be translated into their own home gardens.

    Program fee includes admission to the book talk and signing that begins at 4 p.m. Books will be available for purchase.

    Garden Design Workshop: 1 to 3 p.m.

    Book Talk and Signing: 4 to 5:30 p.m

  • Saturday, May 30 – Monday, September 7 – 27th Urban Symphony

    Studios Without Walls presents the 27th Annual Urban Symphony, an exhibition of site responsive sculpture in Riverway Park. The Meet the Artists reception will take place Saturday, May 30 from 2 – 4 (rain date Sunday, May 31). The self guided treasure hunt and tours will occur daily. Pick up your map and clues in the red information boxes along Riverway Park, next to the Longwood T Station in Brookline.

  • Friday, September 18 – Sunday, September 20 – New England Fall Flower Show : Growing Together

    The New England Fall Flower Show reflects on the rich history of MHS’s flower shows and embraces the future of how we continue to grow.

    In partnership with New England Home, the 3-day event will feature curated vendors, food trucks, workshops and programs, and floral installations on Friday, Sept. 18 – Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Curated vendors will offer horticulture and gardening products, arts & crafts, home décor, and health & beauty.

    The event represents how MHS, and we as members of many communities throughout the region, can use the knowledge from the roots of our heritage and the aspirations of future growth to create, change, and inspire in the present. Exhibitions, displays, vendors, and demonstrations will draw inspiration from global plants, styles, themes, and designs. We celebrate the importance of plants around the world and the impact that cultivating and exhibiting plants can have on well being, health, and community.

    The 2026 New England Fall Flower Show will take place on Friday, September 18 through Sunday, September 21, 2025 at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA. For more information visit https://www.masshort.org/fall-flower-show

  • Saturday, June 6, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Through the Garden Gate

    Join The Andover Garden Club as we visit seven beautiful, private gardens, including two historic homesites, a pollinator paradise, and a clever solution to a challenging sloped yard. All of the gardens on our tour express the homeowners’ passion for plants, as well as the natural beauty of the New England landscape. The tour takes place on Saturday, June 6, from 10 – 4. $35 in advance (before June 1) and $40 on day of tour. Register at https://www.andovergardenclub.org/2026-garden-tour.

    Paying by check? Mail your payment (payable to Andover Garden Club) to: Cynde Egan, Treasurer – 197 Shawsheen Rd. Andover, MA. 01810.

    Pick up your tour booklet on the day of the event, presenting your email confirmation at the following locations:

    31 Lowell Street, Andover (Garden Tour)

    10 Alonesos Way, Andover (Garden Tour)

    197 Haggetts Pond Road, Andover (Green Elephant Sale)

    Tickets purchased on the day of the event may be purchased (check or credit card) at either of these locations.

  • Sunday, May 31, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Budding Botanists: Floodplain Botany of the Sudbury River

    On May 31 from 10 – 12, enjoy the wonderful vistas of the meandering Sudbury River at Weir Hill, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge with Neela de Zoysa and the New England Botanical Society. The habitat is lush and diverse, with floodplain trees, swamps of buttonbush and red maple, ferns, graminoids and other herbaceous species. We will take a close look at these riverine plants and learn to identify some typical denizens. The location has great observation platforms, and boardwalks for examining plants. This field trip will be geared towards beginners, but all are welcome to join. Bring a hand lens if you own one or a magnifying glass and a packed lunch to enjoy after the field trip.


    Terrain: Terrain is mainly flat and easy on Red Maple Trail; gentle climb on Weir Hill Trail; we can take it slowly
    Capacity: 20 participants
    Register at https://rhodora.org/event/budding-botanists-floodplain-botany-of-the-sudbury-river-great-meadows-national-wildlife-refuge-sudbury-massachusetts/