Boston Flora

Category: flower show

  • Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm & Sunday, October 25, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Show

    This Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts flower show is scheduled for Friday, October 23, Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25. This event is included with General Admission to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. We recommend purchasing your tickets online in advance to secure your preferred date. You can also buy tickets in person at the Garden.

    General Admission tickets for October are on sale now iand they can be reserved through our Plan Your Visit page.

    Friday, October 23, 2026

    Show: 10AM-5PM

    Lecture: “I Was Given This Plant: Now What!” | 11AM-12PM

    Saturday, October 24, 2026

    Show: 10AM-5PM

    Lecture: “Behind the Blooms: Bringing Flower Shows to Life” | 11AM-12PM

    Sunday, October 25, 2026

    Show: 10AM-4PM

    The Central North and Central South Districts of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will be hosting this National Garden Club Standard Flower Show at the Garden. The show offers members of Garden Clubs in the New England Region and beyond an opportunity to exhibit floral designs, horticultural specimens, and educational exhibits with the intent to educate club members and the viewing public and stimulate interest in horticulture and floral design. The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts offers many opportunities for education in the gardening world, and the show provides insight into just some of the interests and talents nurtured by the state and individual clubs.

  • Update: Now Through August 23, 2026 – Sunflower Spectacular

    Experience a stunning field of thousands of blooming sunflowers available for display and pick-your-own. Join the Massachusetts Horticultural Society at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley to be a part of one of the newest and closest sunflower fields to Boston. Admission includes pick-your-own sunflower stems, access to the 1.3 acre display area, and access to the 36-acre Garden at Elm Bank. Entries are from 10 – 5 Sundays through Thursdays, and 10 – 4 Fridays and Saturdays. $5 for MHS members, $20 for nonmembers, $10 for kids 3- 17, children two and under free.

    Tickets are on sale now. Sign up for updates to visit Sunflower Spectacular this August! https://www.masshort.org/sunflower-spectacular#signup

  • Saturday, July 18, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm & Sunday, July 19, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – New England Lily Society Show & Sale

    The New England Lily Society’s annual show exhibits a wide variety of lilies grown in New England as well as beautiful flower arrangements featuring lilies.  On Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19 there will be lots to see and hear.

    Since 1960, the Society has presented an annual show to the community. Don’t miss this year’s colorful, showstopping blooms and opportunities to talk with lily enthusiasts who have a wealth of knowledge about growing and propagating these beautiful plants! 

    Every visitor, including members, must reserve entry tickets in advance. The Lily Society Show & Sale is free with general admission. Reserve your tickets now! For more details, visit https://nebg.org/shows/

  • Wednesday, July 22, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Thursday, July 23, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm, & Friday, July 24, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Oceans Around Us

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc Southeastern District presents Oceans Around Us, an NGC Standard Flower Show, at Heritage Museums & Gardens, 65 Grove Street in Sandwich. Free with Museum admission. This is the Southeastern District’s 45 Annual Standard Flower Show. For a copy of the schedule, click HERE

  • Tuesday & Wednesday, July 14 & 15 – Green Thumb Flower Show

    As part of the Nantucket Garden Club’s commitment to excellence in floral design and horticulture, it proudly hosts the Green Thumb Flower Show, a Garden Club of America sanctioned show, which features floral designs, botanical arts, horticultural entries as well as educational exhibits by garden club members. This year, “SHIFTING SANDS: A NANTUCKET STORY” will be held July 14 and 15th, 2026 at the Nantucket Inn. Free and open to the public 2 to 5 p. m. on July 14th, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 15th. It will include:

    • Floral arrangements
    • Horticultural specimens
    • Botanical Arts
    • Educational exhibits
    • Photography exhibits
    • Boutique

    For more information visit https://nantucketgardenclub.org/nantucket-events/

  • Saturday, July 11, 11:00 am – 3:30 pm – New England Daylily Society Show & Sale

    The New England Daylily Society welcomes the public to a display of extraordinary daylilies, highlighting the wide variety of sizes, forms, colors, and patterns grown by daylily enthusiasts from the New England region. Every year, hybridizers introduce the latest and greatest of new cultivars, adding to the more than 88,000 already registered varieties. Mid-July is peak season for daylily bloom in our area and therefore the perfect time to showcase the best in Hemerocallis, the scientific name for daylily. Up until the morning of the show, society members don’t know which flowers they will be bringing since each bloom lasts for only one day and you can never be sure which flowers will be open. Come see the show and vote for your favorites! Sales tables will be open (cash or check only) and expert growers will be there to answer your questions. The event takes place on July 11 from 11 – 3:30 at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. For more information, and to purchase entrance tickets online, visit https://nebg.org/shows/

  • Friday, June 12 – Sunday, June 21 – A Tiny Nation Blooms

    The Judge’s Council of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts presents A Tiny Nation Blooms, an NGC Petite Design Specialty Show, at the Framingham Public Library, Main Branch, 49 Lexington Street in Framingham. The show is free and open to the public during library hours from June 12 – 21.

  • Thursday – Saturday, June 11 – 13 – Arts & Crafts Flower Show

    The Acton Garden Club will present an NGC Standard Flower Show on June 11 – 13 at the Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street in Acton. Hours are Thursday, June 11, 2026, 3:00 PM-8:00 PM
    Friday, June 12, 2026, 9:30 AM-2:00 PM
    Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9:30 AM–3:00 PM

    Free and open to the public.

  • 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 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