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Category: flower show

  • Sunday, June 19, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – 5 Grand Masters: European Fusion in Flowers

    On Sunday, June 19, from 2 – 4:30, you will have the opportunity to see International Grand Masters Alison Bradley (Scotland), Gregor Lersch (Germany), Brigitte Auzely (France), Carles Jubany Fontanillas (Spain), and Niels van Hemert (Holland) demonstrate cutting edge floral artistry at the Citi Performing Arts Center, Wang Theater, Tremont Street, as part of the 2011 World Flower Show. For a complete article about this culminating event, see http://www.wafausa.org/articles_detail.php?id=42.  Tickets are $82 and are available only on the Citi Performing Arts Center’s website, www.citicenter.org/wafa.

  • Friday, June 24 – Sunday, June 26 – Newport Flower Show: Entertaining, Newport Style

    The Newport Flower Show is pleased to celebrate its 16th year as America’s premier summer flower show, held on the historic grounds of Rosecliff.  Entertaining, Newport Style will welcome visitors with a grace and sophistication as unique as the city herself. Newport has long been a summer haven and entertaining here is an art form.

    Newporters have always taken great pride in their landscapes, considered central to summer life and entertaining. It was, in fact , the estate gardeners of Newport who came together in 1890 to form a horticultural society and offered prizes in what was Newport’s first organized flower show. This year’s show pays homage to these horticultural artists by offering a class specifically for the current estate gardeners of Newport.

    Designers will have the opportunity to learn the latest trends in floral design from Kevin Ylvisaker, international lecturer and cutting-edge Design Director for Oasis. And, what is a party without cake? The organizers are thrilled to have Sylvia Weinstock, the legendary cake artist world renowned for her pastiche flowers. She will share with guests how she integrates flowers into her work and her love of stylish entertaining. The Photography Division continues to draw entries from across the nation and the schedule will include classes on digital enhancements as a design element. The Children’s Division will delight the youngest hosts and hostesses.

    As always, shopping at the Oceanside Boutiques and the Garden Marketplace are a much anticipated Newport tradition. The Opening Night Party will launch the summer season in Newport with a cocktail buffet, live music and other surprises.

    The presenting sponsor, Bartlett Tree Experts has been a long and valued friend of The Newport Flower Show. Not only do they carefully tend the 88 acres of the Preservation Society’s landscapes and gardens, but it is because of their support that all monies raised through The Newport Flower Show are dedicated to the ongoing restoration and maintenance of the Preservation Society’s grounds.  For complete information, log on to www.newportmansions.org.

  • Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – America’s Firsts

    Join WAFA USA in the Plaza Ballroom at the Seaport Hotel on Saturday, June 18, from 10 – 12:30 for a flower arranging demonstration entitled America’s Firsts, featuring Julie Clevett, Jane Godshalk, Julie Lapham, Lee LaPointe, Tasha Tobin (her arrangement pictured below), and Tony Todesco.  This event is a coveted second repeat presentation of one offered the day before which is currently sold out, so act quickly.  Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at www.wafausa.org.

     

  • Thursday, June 16, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – My Homeland

    As part of the 2011 World Flower Show, This Glorious Earth!, international representatives from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and Pakistan will create breathtaking floral arrangements at the Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street (the John Hancock Hall and Dorothy Quincy Suite)  on Thursday, June 16, from 2 – 4:30.   Tickets are $65, and may be ordered at www.wafausa.org.  Photo below, by Express, was created at an exhibition/demonstration of flower arrangement at the Pakistan National  Council of the Arts in aid of flood victims.

     

  • Wednesday, June 22 – Saturday, June 25 – The American Hosta Society National Convention

    The 2011 American Hosta Society National Convention will take place June 22 – June 25 right here in Massachusetts, hosted by the New England Hosta Society.  This year’s theme is Hostas and Heritage.  There will be optional bus tours to hosta gardens in four states – Wednesday, see the garden of Bernie and Sue Apter and the garden of Carol Brashear and Bill Meyer, in Connecticut, along with O’Brien Nurserymen Display Garden and Nursery and the garden of Kathie Sisson.  Friday’s main tour in Massachusetts includes Bob and Diane Adams’ Oakenstone Gardens, Mary Arnberg’s garden with roughly 500 varieties of hosta, the Cochato Nursery and Display Gardens, and Paula Lehtola’s “Deer Buffet”.  Saturday will bring you to New Hampshire to the garden of Cheryl and Rick Cravino aptly named HostaAmour, the garden of Roger Kinchen, and Chuck and Sue Andersen’s Mason Hollow Nursery.  There are also three gardens on display following the official end of the show – Sunday brings a chance to see the Hanover, Massachusetts garden of Gerry and Rindy Bennet, the garden of Rick Goodenough, and the Plymouth, Massachusetts garden of Rosemary and David Parks.  There will be seedling and sport competitions (called “First Look”), lectures and classes, auctions, ice cream socials, a judged hosta show entitled One if by Land and Two if by Sea (show schedule available for download on web site, www.hosta2011.org), the ultimate hosta supermarket, with nationally known hosta vendors, and all this within a short drive of Boston – in beautiful Marlborough, Massachusetts, at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel.  Fee to attend is $225, and you may register on line.  Make reservations at the hotel, if you are not inclined to drive back and forth, no later than May 28 by calling 888-543-9500 and mention “American Hosta Society” to receive the convention room rate.

  • Wednesday, May 25, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – C’est la Vie!

    The North Shore Garden Club, a member of The Garden Club of America, presents C’est la Vie!, a Garden Club of America Flower Show, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Willowdale Estate, Bradley Palmer State Park, 24 Asbury Street in Topsfield, Massachusetts, from 1 pm – 5 pm.  The show is open free of charge to the public.  Founded in Manchester, Massachusetts in 1915, the North Shore Garden Club’s priorities are education, service and protecting the beauty of Essex County’s natural resources. For more information, log on to www.nsgcma.org.

  • Saturday, April 16, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, April 17, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 52nd Annual Spring African Violet Show and Plant Sale

    This Spring marks the Baystate African Violet Society’s 50th Anniversary. They will sponsor an AVSA-approved African violet show and plant sale. The show gives people an opportunity to enter their plants and floral designs for judging to win ribbons and prizes. You can also attend workshops on AV care. At the sale, commercially grown plants and supplies are sold, along with plants grown by our members. There is an $10 entrance fee to Tower Hill. The event takes place Saturday, April 16 from 10 – 5, and Sunday, April 17, from 10 – 4.  For more information, log on to www.baystateafricanviolet.org. Picture courtesy of myviolet.com.

  • April 1 – May 15 – Step Into Spring at The Mall at Chestnut Hill

    The Mall at Chestnut Hill sponsors its Annual Spring Garden & Flower Show April 1 – May 15.  Stroll through extraordinary gardens and floral displays in bloom.  Call 617-965-3038 for details.  Image from www.petersadeck.com.

  • Saturday, April 30 – Monday, May 2 – Art in Bloom

    Celebrate spring at this annual festival of fine art and fresh flowers on April 30–May 2! See the MFA’s galleries transformed by fifty extraordinary arrangements inspired by magnificent works of art. This year a highlight of Art in Bloom is the Art of the Americas collection, on display in its spectacular new wing.

    Art in Bloom is free with Museum admission; no reservations are required to see the floral arrangements and participate in most of the programs listed below.

    Family Day on Saturday, April 30, features storytelling, performances, and activities for children. On the evening of Sunday, May 1, there will be a special members-only viewing of the festival with dining, shopping, and spotlight tours in the galleries. On May 2 from 5 to 9 pm, the Museum throws open its doors to the greater Boston community for a free Monday evening Open House featuring entertainment, flowers, and art. Free gallery tours and floral demonstrations will be offered from Saturday through Monday, and Elegant Tea will be served on Saturday and Sunday afternoons (reservations required for Elegant Tea; call 617-369-4204).

    This year’s special events include an illustrated lecture and floral demonstration—as well as a flower arranging master class—presented by the renowned Nancy Clarke, former chief floral designer, The White House. Mrs. Clarke has created thousands of beautiful decorations and floral designs for six American Presidents and First Ladies, their families, and international dignitaries. For 30 years she designed everything from simple bud vases for the First Lady’s nightstand to elaborate, formal arrangements for state dinners. Her floral designs and holiday decorations have delighted kings and queens, heads of state, members of Congress and journalists, as well as thousands of White House visitors. Mrs. Clarke will be appearing on Monday, May 2.  For complete details, log on to www.mfa.org/programs/series/art-bloom.

  • Friday, April 15 – Sunday, April 17 – Fitchburg Art Museum’s Art in Bloom

    Art in Bloom at the Fitchburg Art Museum will take place Friday, April 15 (12 noon – 4 pm) and Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17 (11 am – 5 pm). Log on to www.fitchburgartmuseum.org, or call 978-345-4207 for more information.  Fitchburg Art Museum is North Worcester County’s oldest and most treasured cultural institution, founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist and educator, Eleanor Norcross. Fourteen galleries house a diverse collection of American and European paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics and decorative arts as well as Greek, Roman, Asian and pre-Columbian antiquities. In addition, the Museum organizes temporary exhibitions of works from other museums, private collections, and emerging and established contemporary artists.