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  • Wednesday – Sunday, February 19 – 23 – Northwest Flower & Garden Festival

    Looking to get away from the snow (or rain, ice or fires?). Celebrate Spring Dreamin’ in Seattle with over 20 display gardens, more than 115 sessions and other learning activities, and thousands of treasures in the garden marketplace. The Northwest Flower & Garden Festival is the best annual event to gather ideas and inspiration for beautiful living spaces. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting to dig in the dirt, there’s something for everyone! Each year, different Garden Creators from around the Pacific Northwest put their blood, sweat and tears into our stunning display gardens. These incredible works of art, constructed in under 72 hours on the show floor, are central to what makes the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival a world-renowned experience of garden design and innovation. Blooms & Bubbles is an exciting floral design workshop at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival. Every day at 2:30 PM, sip on a glass of champagne while creating a fabulous make-and-take project led by a local floral design expert. Special ticket ncludes show admission, all necessary workshop materials, a glass of champagne to sip on, and more. When you dig into the FREE seminars and demonstrations, you’ll be inspired to turn your garden dreams into reality. Whether you’re a novice gardener, or a well-seasoned veteran, expert Speakers show you how to create gracious outdoor living spaces and luscious, sustainable gardens perfect for your family.  There is much more. Explore at https://www.gardenshow.com/show-features

  • Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, April 27 – Nantucket Daffodil Festival 2025

    The 2025 Daffodil Festival on Nantucket, April 24 – 27, includes art shows, a pet show, tours, exhibitions, contests, lectures, and, of course, the Garden Club’s annual Nantucket Daffodil Flower Show. There are activities for all ages, and faithful festival-goers dress up for the occasion and participate enthusiastically. In addition to the Antique Car Parade, window decorating contest, and the famous ‘Sconset Tailgate Picnic, the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce organizes a Daffy Hat Contest, a Children’s Parade featuring decorated bikes, strollers, wagons, and other self-propelled vehicles, and a family picnic at Children’s Beach. The Pine Woods Morris Dancers perform throughout the day at various outdoor locations. For complete information and schedule visit https://daffodilfestival.com/. Make reservations now, since lodging can be tight at the last minute.

  • Friday & Saturday, November 1 & 2, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, & Sunday, November 3, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Show

    The Central North and Central South Districts of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will be hosting a National Garden Club Standard Flower Show at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill this fall. 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. Friday & Saturday, November 1 & 2, 10 – 5, and Sunday, November 3, 10 – 4, free with admission to the Garden. For more information visit https://nebg.org/shows/

  • Saturday, October 5, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, & Sunday, October 6, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – New England Carnivorous Plant Society Show & Sale

    The award-winning New England Carnivorous Plant Society (NECPS) returns to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill on October 5 and 6 to showcase a fascinating group of plants sure to captivate and amaze. Featured plants include pitcher plants from Malaysia with traps the size of softballs that are capable of eating lizards and mice. There will also be sundews from Australia ranging from the size of a dime to 12+ inches high and the ever-popular Venus Fly trap. For all native plant lovers, NECPS will also display carnivorous plants that grow locally in Massachusetts and throughout New England.

    Over 300 plants are scheduled to be on display and seminars will be offered on growing and feeding carnivorous plants. Visit the Venus Fly Trap feeding station where you can observe up close how these plants devour insects. Plants and growing accessories will be available for purchase for both novice and experienced growers from carnivorous plant vendors and the NECPS. Society members will be present both days to explain how the plants feed, what they eat, where they live, and how they can be grown and enjoyed at home.

    Saturday, October 5, 2024
    Show & Sale: 10am-5pm (while supplies last)
    Presentations: 11am-4pm
    Workshop: Bog Building | 11am-12pm ($ – pre-registration required)
    Workshop: Bog Building | 2-3pm ($ – pre-registration required)

    Sunday, October 6, 2024
    Show & Sale: 10am-4pm (while supplies last)
    Presentations: 11am-3pm
    Workshop: Bog Building | 11am-12pm ($ – pre-registration required)
    Workshop: Bog Building | 2-3pm ($ – pre-registration required)

  • Sunday, September 15, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Dewey Hall Dahlia Festival

    The second annual Dewey Hall Dahlia Festival will take place on Sunday September 15th, 2024 from 12pm-4pm. Come view the visually stunning display of dahlias submitted for the homegrown dahlia contest, peruse gorgeous bouquets available for purchase at the bouquet bar, and enjoy floral foods and beverages. There will also be facepainting, an assortment of local vendors, a garden information booth, and a raffle of fabulous horticultural prizes. Our workshop room will feature workshops in floral arranging with dahlias, creating biodegradable flower crowns, and overwintering dahlia tubers (the workshops are ticketed and registration in advance is encouraged to guarantee your place). Harpist Marie Hamilton will provide live harp music to accompany the event. Dewey Memorial Hall is located at 91 Main Street in Sheffield, Massachusetts.

    ‍To enter the homegrown dahlia contest fill out forms at https://www.deweyhall.org/event/dahlia-festival by midnight on Sunday September 8th, 2024. Blooms will need to be dropped off at Dewey Memorial Hall on Saturday September 14th between 2pm and 4pm. 

  • Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – 18th Annual Cactus and Succulent Festival

    The Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts will present its 18th Annual Cactus and Succulent Festival on Norfolk Town Common and also in the Norfolk Library, 2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk, on September 14. The Festival is open on Saturday from 9 – 4. Admission is free. The first 50 attendees each day will receive a free cactus or succulent plant. See hundreds of striking cacti and succulents. Often referred to as living sculptures, cacti and succulents are exotic plants. For more information visit https://cssma.org/

  • Thursday – Sunday, August 15 – 18 – Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair

    No better way to spend a day – visit the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Livestock Show & Fair, beginning Thursday, August 15 at 4 pm, and running through Sunday, August 18 at 10:00 pm. The event takes place at 35 Panhandle Road in West Tisbury. For complete information, visit https://marthasvineyardagriculturalsociety.org/the-fair

  • Thursday, June 20, 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, June 21, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Saturday, June 22, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Books in Bloom

    The Cohasset Garden Club presents Books in Bloom, a unique event in which Cohasset Garden Club members assemble floral arrangements that interpret a book’s title, jacket, or theme. Free admission, along with a free floral arranging demonstration on Thursday, June 20 at 1 pm. The three day event takes place June 20, June 21, and June 22 at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset. Due to limited space, pre-registration for the floral arranging demo is necessary – visit http://cohassetlibrary.org to do so.

  • Saturday, June 15, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm – New England Rose Society Show & Sale

    Come see a large, colorful array of cut roses displayed at the annual New England Rose Society Show on June 15 from 12:00 – 3:00 at The New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. The roses are judged and awarded ribbons and certificates by horticultural judges within the American Rose Society. Learn tips and tricks for easy rose growing and ask consulting rosarians your questions. You do not need to be a member of the New England Rose Society to enter roses. The New England Rose Society is affiliated with the American Rose Society and has been in existence for over 80 years. Their task is to inform and educate people about our national flower, the rose. For more information about the society, visit http://www.rosepetals.org/. This event is included with General Admission. We recommend purchasing your tickets online in advance to secure your preferred date. You can also buy tickets in person at the Garden. There will be two lectures. At 10:30 am, enjoy Easy Roses, Happy Gardens: A Stress-Free Introduction, and at 11:30, hear Friends and Foes of the Garden.

  • Friday, June 21 – Sunday, June 23 – The Newport Flower Show: At Home

    Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Newport Flower Show, June 21 – 23 at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. You may also reserve your spot at the Opening Night Reception, the start of Newport’s summer season. For more information visit events@newportmansions.org.

    The 2024 Newport Flower Show will be back at Rosecliff, its original home, with the theme of “At Home” – celebrating the variety of florals and horticulture that we enjoy in our own homes.

    As visitors step into the foyer of Rosecliff, the air will be filled with the fragrances of abundant summer blooms. The enchanting exhibits will include an array of displays that showcase the relationship between flowers and the homes they beautify. The popular Botanical Arts division will include artists’ interpretations of items found in many homes: dolls, picture frames, the family dog and more.

    After viewing the displays in the Salon, Ballroom and Dining Room, guests will step onto the Terrace to admire the Horticulture entries and then the oceanside back lawn to explore a beautiful central garden display including a cutting garden, home orchard and pollinator garden, along with ideas to create a picturesque setting for outdoor living.

    Be sure to leave some time to browse the Marketplace, offering a variety of floral and plant options as well as home decor items for purchase.

    “At Home” will be a celebration of the beauty that flowers and plants bring to the spaces we call home. Whether you’re a flower enthusiast, a gardening hobbyist or someone seeking inspiration for home decor, this show promises a feast for the senses and a unique perspective on the intersection of nature and your home, indoors and out.

    Twice each day at 10 am and 2 pm, Lucy Hunter will present a talk and demonstration based on her book The Flower Hunter. Tickets for all events may be purchased at https://www.newportmansions.org/events/the-newport-flower-show-at-home/