Boston Flora

Category: Cape Cod & Islands

  • Tuesday, August 23, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Herbal Tea Workshop

    Ever wonder which herbs work well in blends together–for both taste and function? How do you combine cultivated and wild herbs to make a healing tea for colds & flu? For mineral content? For soothing the stomach? Which herbs taste best, and how do you make them the most effective? Learn the art of tea blending from Holly Bellebuono of Vineyard Herbs, sample some of her delicious signature teas, and enjoy an afternoon tea-time of healing camaraderie, on Tuesday, August 23 from 1 – 3 at the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury.   $45/$40 for PHA members, please pre-register. 508-693-9426.  Photo from www.makemychai.com, which provides daily tea news.

  • Tuesday, August 23, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Josiah Dennis Manse Flower Show

    The Village Garden Club of Dennis will present the Josiah Dennis Manse Flower Show on Tuesday, August 23, from 10 – 4, at the Josiah Dennis Manse, 77 Nobscusset Road in Dennis.  Visitors will enjoy an assortment of floral arrangements and horticulture displays, provided by members of the garden club.  Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted to benefit the club’s community initiatives.

  • Wednesday, July 13, 7:30 pm, and Thursday, July 14, 9:00 – 12:00 noon – Gardening with Native Plants

    Join author and native plant enthusiast Carolyn Summers for an evening lecture (Wednesday, July 13, 7:30 pm)  and morning workshop (Thursday, July 14, 9 – 12) on designing and gardening with native plants.  Based on her book Designing Gardens with the Flora of the American East, Ms. Summers will show how to increase biodiversity in our gardens, for beautiful, sustainable results which also benefit wildlife.  The events will be held in the Far Barn at the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard, and the cost to attend the Wednesday evening talk is $5 for PHA members, $10 for nonmembers, and the Thursday seminar will be $30 for PHA members, $35 for nonmembers.  For more information, log on to www.pollyhillarboretum.org.

  • Thursday, July 7, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – The Art of Bonsai

    What makes bonsai, those little trees in pots, so appealing? Perhaps it is how bonsai design mimics our big world on a miniature scale. Don Sibley, co-founder of the Martha’s Vineyard Bonsai Club, will disclose many secrets in this revealing workshop, to be held at the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury on Thursday, July 7 from 10 – 11:30 am. Discover what makes big, old trees look the way they do and how these characteristics inform successful bonsai design. Students will observe trees both large and small. Sibley has taught painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts for 35 years and has recently retired from his position as gardener at Chappaquiddick’s Mytoi Garden. He has had a lifelong interest in Japanese gardening practices and bonsai. $20/$10 for PHA members.  For more information visit www.pollyhillarboretum.org.

  • Wednesday, July 6, 4:00 pm – Healing Ourselves Across Six Continents

    Join Holly Bellebuono of Vineyard Herbs at 4 pm on Wednesday, July 6 at the Polly Hill Arboretum in Martha’s Vineyard for an intriguing account of the most influential women healers of the 21st century. After two years of traveling and conducting interviews, Holly shares the extraordinary stories of traditional healing practices and the women from around the world who are keeping them alive. Come for a colorful slide show presentation followed by light refreshments and a tasting of Vineyard Herbs’ signature herbal teas. $25/$15 for PHA members.  Please register in advance by calling 508-693-9426.

  • Tuesday, June 28, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Joys of Butterfly Gardening

    Butterflies are welcome visitors to the gardens at Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard. Join Susie Bowman, teacher/naturalist at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and avid gardener, to learn how to attract more of these beautiful insects to your garden. She will introduce the basic needs of butterflies and how to plan or modify gardens to meet these needs. Susie will illustrate with images of island butterflies that frequent specific plants at the Felix Neck butterfly garden. The program will conclude with a walk to the Polly Hill homestead border. Butterfly-friendly plant list included!  $20/$10 for PHA members.  For more information, visit www.pollyhillarboretum.org.

  • Thursday, July 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Garden Party by the Sea

    The Osterville Garden Club invites you to stroll the grounds and glimpse seven gracious Osterville homes, each featuring a party vignette highlighted by lovely floral designs, on Thursday, July 14, from 10 – 3. Boutique and complimentary refreshments will be served under a tent. The cost is $35 per person. For ticket information, log on to www.ostervillegardenclub.org.  Photo from Pine Tree Nursery in South Chatham.

  • Wednesday, July 20 – Saturday, July 23 – Third Annual Nantucket Garden Festival

    The Nantucket Lighthouse School will sponsor the Third Annual Nantucket Garden Festival Wednesday, July 20 – Saturday, July 23.  For complete information log on to www.nantucketlighthouseschool.com.

  • Tuesdays, June 21, June 28, July 12 & July 19, and Thursdays, August 4 & 11, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Observing and Drawing the Landscape

    Learn art techniques to record observations of the natural landscape with Diane Nicholls, painter, illustrator, and landscape historian. Lessons, which take place at the Polly Hill Arboretum in Martha’s Vineyard, will include perspective, sketching, and developing personal “shorthand.” Methods for keeping a daily sketch book will also be covered. Each class can stand on its own or taken as a series, the sessions augment each other. $35/$30 for PHA members per class, $30/$25 per class for 2 or more sessions.  The sessions will take place Tuesdays, June 21, June 28, July 12 and July 19, and Thursdays, August 4 and 11, from 1 – 4 pm.  Please register in advance and call for supply list: 508-693-9426.  Picture below courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Times.

  • Saturday, July 16 – Sunday, July 24, 12:00 noon – 10:00 pm – Handwork

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc, and the Southeastern District present “Handwork” a standard flower show at the Barnstable County Fair,  Fair hours: July 16 -24 , 12:00 noon – 10:00 pm.  Cost: Fair Admission ($10 adult, $8 Seniors and Military, Children under 12 free).  The Barnstable County Fair has been an annual summer tradition on Cape Cod for 164 years. The Fair is a place where families can spend the day together and share experiences they can only experience at the Barnstable County Fair.There are animal shows, 4-H demonstrations, petting zoos, horticulture displays, rides, games, live music, arts & crafts, food and commercial vendors with various arts and crafts for sale.   For a complete schedule or entry information contact Hila Lyman, Design Division Entries Chairman, at 508-548-0841, or email her at hilajeanne@comcast.net.  For more information on the Fair,  log on to www.barnstablecountyfair.org.