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  • Friday & Saturday, June 8 & 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art in Bloom: A Celebration of Art and Floral Design

    The Nauset Garden Club presents Art in Bloom: A Celebration of Art and Floral Design on June 8 and 9, from 10 – 4 at the Crosby Mansion (pictured below), 163 Crosby Lane in Brewster. The event also includes a plant sale and designed container sale, floral design demonstrations, and a garden tea. Advance tickets are available at Snows in Orleans, Agway, The Farm, The Brewster Country Store, Crocker Nursery, New England Gardens in Harwich, Hyannis Country Gardens, and online at http://nausetgardenclub.org. $20 advance sale, $25 at the door.

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  • Wednesday, June 6, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Landscape Pests and Problems Walkabout

    Get some hands-on experience scouting and identifying landscape diseases, insects, weeds, and abiotic problems on Wednesday, June 6 from 5 – 7 pm. Join Tawny Simisky, Extension Entomologist and Russ Norton, Horticulture and Agriculture Extension Educator, for a walk through the Heritage Museums & Gardens landscape as they discuss and demonstrate how to put IPM practices to work efficiently and examine some of the most common pest and cultural problems of woody ornamentals. Dress for walking; workshop held rain or shine. Bring a clipboard, pencil and hand lens if possible. Preregistration required as space is limited; the cost is $50. Heritage Museums & Gardens is located at 67 Grove Street in Sandwich. Register online at https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/events/landscape-pests-problems-walkabout-insects-cultural-problems

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  • Saturday, May 26, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Osterville Garden Club Annual Plant and Bake Sale

    Spring comes just a little later on the Cape. The Osterville Garden Club will hold its Annual Plant and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 26 on the lawn of the Osterville Village Library, Wianno Avenue, from 9 – noon. Please note the rain date of Sunday, May 27, just in case!  You will find a wide selection of plants and baked goods, plus gently-used gardening supplies, available for purchase. For more information email ostervillegardenclub@gmail.com.

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  • Saturday, May 26 – Sunday, June 3, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Heritage Museums & Gardens Rhododendron Festival

    Saturday, May 26 – Sunday, June 3, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Heritage Museums & Gardens Rhododendron Festival

    Thousands of world-famous rhododendrons in over 100 varieties offer an explosion of spectacular blooms throughout Heritage Museums & Gardens. Enjoy a peaceful walk surrounded by walls of flowers, learn more about Heritage’s storied rhododendron legacy, participate in activities with horticulture experts, and take home one of these signature plants from the special plant sale. All programs are free with museum admission. No advance registration required.

    Daily Rhododendron Collection Walking Tour

    Saturday, May 26 – Sunday, June 3, 11:30 am-12 pm and 2 pm-2:30 pm

    Take a deep dive into the world of rhododendrons. Discover how the work done by two hybridizers—Charles Dexter and Jack Cowles—contributed to the genus Rhododendron and created the plants that are so loved today. Guides will select the most spectacular spots for viewing these stunning plants daily. Tours meet at the Dexter Terrace.

    Rhododendron Care Walk and Talk

    Sunday, May 27: 1-1:45 pm

    Tuesday, May 29: 10:30-11:15 am

    Thursday, May 31: 10:30-11:15 am

    Saturday, June 2: 10:30-11:15 am

    Heritage’s Horticulture staff share the basics on how to maintain and care for your rhododendrons. Included are demonstrations of ideal growing situations, watering, fertilizing, mulching, pest control, pruning, bud-pinching, and dead-heading to encourage optimal health and beauty.

    Rhododendron Pruning Demonstration

    Saturday, May 26: 10:30-11:15 am

    Wednesday, May 30: 1-1:45 pm

    Friday, June 1: 1-1:45 pm Sunday, June 3: 1-1:45 pm

    Join Heritage Horticulture staff to learn how to selectively prune your plants to improve vigor, increase bloom density, control height, and enhance ornamental value. Discuss the tools, techniques, and timing needed for effective pruning and watch a demonstration of techniques on various plants during a walk through the garden. For complete information visit https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/event/rhododendron-festival-2/

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  • Monday, May 7, 12:00 noon – Wanderlust

    The Falmouth Garden Club presents Wanderlust, a National Garden Club Small Standard Flower Show, on Monday, May 7 at 12 noon at the First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street in Falmouth. A light luncheon will be served. $5 guest donation requested.

  • Sunday, February 18, 10:30 am or 12:30 pm – Amazing Animal Ambassadors

    Bethany Jakubson is the owner of Amazing Animal Ambassadors and grew up on Cape Cod. She has been working in zoos and aquariums since 2006 and went on to get a Bachelor of Science degree in Captive Wildlife Care and Education at Unity College in Maine. She has studied Wildlife Management through the University of Pretoria in South Africa as well. Bethany went on to work for several traveling companies who teach with an assortment of animals, and over the years she has rescued many animals of her own. Two years ago she started the company using some of the animals she had rescued over the years and since then has been expanding the business to have a wide variety of reptiles, birds, mammals and even amphibians and insects. It is Bethany’s passion.

    Bethany will be bringing to this Cape Cod Museum of Natural History program some of her favorite members of the natural world including: Cali, the talking Sulfur Crested Cockatoo; Boomerang, the Kookaburra, a member of the Kingfisher family; Big Red, the Red Tegu which is a large lizard from the rain forest of South America; Milo the Fennec Fox and Peter Pan the African Pygmy Hedgehog (pictured) that is covered with quills but not related to the porcupine. Bethany will also be bringing an assortment of smaller reptiles and insects. Fun for the whole family! Tickets ($8 for museum members, $12 for nonmembers) available online at http://www.ccmnh.org/Events/Amazing-Animal-Ambassadors $15 at the door. For more information call 508-896-3867, x 133. The Museum is located in Brewster, Massachusetts.

     

  • Saturday, January 13, 10:00 am – 11:15 am – Winter Walk at Polly Hill Arboretum

    Join Polly Hill Arboretum staff for a look at plants of interest in the winter landscape. Every season of the year the arboretum offers something of beauty and interest to visitors. Meet at the Visitor Center, 809 State Road, Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard, and dress for the weather. Tours are free with $5 Admission/ free for members and children 12 and under, and run for a little over an hour. No pre-registration required.

    Winter Walk tours run the 2nd Saturday of each month, November – March.

  • Wednesday, December 27, 10:00 am, 12:30 pm, and 3:00 pm – Owls of the World – Who’s Watching You?

    The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents its annual Owls of the World event on Wednesday, December 27 at three times, 10, 12:30, and 3. Have you ever seen an owl up close? Join naturalist Marcia Wilson and photographer Mark Wilson as they introduce you to live owls of New England and beyond…including the Great Horned Owl, the Snowy Owl and the Eurasian Eagle Owl. The owls you will see, due to injury or mishap, are unable to survive in the wild. Learn about their field marks and natural history. Everyone is treated to a hooting lesson, as well as tips on attracting and protecting the owls near you. $15 at the door, online $10 for Museum members, $12 for nonmembers. Photo from www.eyesonowls.com. Reservations are required at http://www.ccmnh.org/Events/Owls-of-the-World-2017

  • Friday, December 8, 11:30 am – The History of Cacao

    Just in time for the Holidays, Master Chocolatier Raymond Hebert presents a History of Cacao from Pre-Columbian Central America to the Palaces of Western Europe. From aphrodisiac, to health food, to confection and back to health food, Cacao has come full circle. In addition, Ray will discuss new archaeological discoveries in North America that show the presence of Cacao in ancient Native American sites in the West that are re-writing the history of the movement of Cacao from Meso-America to other areas on the planet, where it cannot possibly grow on its own. The new evidence being offered suggest that 1000 years ago trade in cacao moved over a 1200 mile range to the North. This Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Lunch and Learn will take place Friday, December 8 at 11:30 am at the Museum, 869 Main Street, Route 6A, in Brewster.

    Admission: CCMNH Non-Member $25 / Member $15 / Includes Program, Box Lunch & Museum . Advance Tickets Recommended: 508-896-3867, ext. 133. Sandwich choices include Roast Beef, Turkey Club or Tomato Basil.

     

  • Holidays on Cape Cod – Selected Events

    Much is happening in Cape Cod over the next few weeks.

    A Seaside Christmas in Orleans is a month long celebration with shopkeepers, gallery owners and restaurants welcoming visitors with special events and tasty treats. Visit https://orleanscapecod.org/explore/a-seaside-christmas-in-orleans/

    Through December 30, the Annual Glassblowers’ Christmas takes place at the Sandwich Glass Museum on Main Street in Sandwich Village. In addition to the spectacular glass exhibits the Museum is known for worldwide, this time of year features special trees decorated with hundreds of unique glass ornaments created by some of the region’s foremost glass artists. Click on http://sandwichglassmuseum.org/

    On December 1 – 9, stop by the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum on Main Street in Hyannis.Throughout the Museum you’ll see rooms filled with Christmas trees – all festooned with lights and ornaments, and surrounded with decorations and gifts. They’re all waiting for lucky raffle winners to take them home. (Yes, if you have the winning ticket for your favorite tree, it’ll be yours to keep – decorations, gifts and all!)

    Falmouth Holidays By The Sea takes place December 1 – 3, and includes the arrival of Santa sailing into Falmouth Harbor, the Annual Lighting of the Falmouth Village Green with caroling and a downtown Holiday Stroll. Noon on Sunday is kick-off time for the annual Falmouth Christmas Parade. Renowned for being southeast Massachusetts’ largest Christmas parade, highlights include decorated floats, marching bands, live animals, costumed characters and Santa Claus, too. It’s one of the premier Cape Cod events in December – definitely not to be missed!

    Brewster won’t be left out. Brewster for the Holidays is a town-wide celebration is a long-standing tradition in the historic “Sea Captains Town” of Brewster. Festivities begin on Friday morning when local shops, galleries and inns open their doors for a weekend of family-friendly events, activities and promotions. Highlights of Brewster for the Holidays include the Tree Lighting and the Lighting of the Windmill at Drummer Boy Park, blacksmith demonstration and windmill tours, a Holiday band concert, Arts & Crafts Show, and the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History’s Gala Family Party.

    That same weekend you can go to Christmas in Harwich. This weekend in Harwich begins with the Harwich Port Stroll where locals and visitors join together for the tree lighting ceremony and caroling. Also on Friday evening, have your photo taken with Santa (he arrives by fire truck), and take a horse-drawn carriage ride through Harwich Port. Complete details are at http://harwichcc.com/cape-cod-vacation/christmas-in-harwich/

    For the wow factor, attend Holly Folly Weekend December 1 – 3 in Provincetown. Holly Folly Weekend, the Provincetown Business Guild’s Gay and Lesbian Holiday Festival, kicks off on Friday with the “Holly Folly Shop Hop”, a great time to peruse Provincetown’s amazing variety of shops and galleries for unique gifts that’ll “Wow” everyone on your list – pets included!

    Throughout the weekend there’ll be events all over town. Open houses, dance parties, drag bingo, a Jingle Bell Bathing Suit Run down the center of town … that’s just a little sampling of the fun and frivolity in P’town on Holly Folly Weekend.

    The Yarmouthport Christmas Stroll is on December 3 from 1 – 4 on Route 6A. Information can be found at http://www.yarmouthcapecod.com/yarmouth-port-christmas-stroll/

    Chatham gets into the act December 8 – 9 with Christmas in Chatham. Christmas in Chatham will bring you back to days gone by. This weekend is part of a month-long celebration of the Holidays that includes a town light parade, caroling, visits with Santa, music and theater performances, sweet treats, Christmas fairs, open houses and shopping throughout the town.

    The Historic Bass River Holiday Cookie Stroll will take place December 9 from 10 – 3. Tour grand homes in the historic village of Bass River, see the sights, and pick up home-baked cookies along the way. What could be better?? When you purchase a ticket for the Cookie Stroll, your ticket is actually a cookbook with recipes for cookies served at the sites along this two-mile walking tour.  Tickets ($20)  to this popular event are limited and sell out quickly. All proceeds support the South Yarmouth Library. http://www.yarmouth.ma.us/1267/Annual-Holiday-Cookie-Stroll-and-Open-Ho