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  • Stella Trafford, 1912-2009, Past President and Founding Member

    With great sorrow we report the passing of Stella Trafford on Friday, March 14.  Stella’s many accomplishments may be found on the website of The Boston Globe, www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/17/city_loses_tireless_guardian_of_its_most_treasured_spaces/.  A memorial service is planned and the date and time will appear on the web site of The Garden Club of the Back Bay as soon as it is announced.

  • Friday, April 3 – Sunday, April 5, 10 – 4 – Spring Orchid Sale

    Hundreds of orchid plants are for sale at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses, Waltham, Massachusetts, including many hard to find varieties.  Among the varieties on display and for sale: cattleyas, laelias, paphiopedilums, and phalaenopsis. Both species and hybrid plants are available in bud or blooming. Free admission.  Call 781-891-4882, ext. 244 for more information and directions.

  • Saturday, May 2 – Sunday, May 3 – Daffodil & Primrose Shows

    See beautiful displays of daffodils and primroses of every kind imaginable, including lovely flower arrangements. Tour Tower Hill’s amazing daffodil collection on Sunday at 3 pm.  Vendors will be selling choice plants and gardening products.  Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts.  For more information, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Tuesday, March 19, 6-8 – Georges Island Initiatives, An Improved and Greener Island

    The DCR and the Boston Harbor Island Alliance will present design plans for improvements to Georges Island, scheduled to take place between spring of 2009 and summer of 2010.  The program is free, open to the public, and will take place in the Ballroom, Entrance Level, of the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, beginning at 6 pm on Thursday, March 19.  For additional information, call 617-626-4974.

  • Sunday, March 29, 10-5 – Tower Hill Spring Open House

    It’s Tower Hill’s 24th birthday.  Enjoy free admission all day and learn about year-round activities and education at Tower Hill.  There will be a concert by the U.S. Airforce Band.  For more information, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

  • April, 2009 – National Grange Month

    Since 1867 the Grange has given members the opportunity to become leaders and to make a positive difference in their respective communities. Millions of Americans in thousands of communities have reaped the rewards of having a local Grange providing educational opportunities, community service projects, and legislative influence. During the 142nd year of service the Grange continues to advocate on behalf of traditional American values and aids in keeping the family structure strong by bringing the entire family together in one organization.  Edward Luttrell, President of the National Grange, has proclaimed April as Grange Month across the nation, and new members are encouraged.  For information on a Grange near you, log on to www.nationalgrange.org.

  • Saturday, March 14, 1 pm – Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd: Our Life in Gardens

    Join renowned garden designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd for an entertaining, fascinating, and highly personal account of over 30 years of experience in the making of North Hill, which garden historian Mac Griswold has called one of the ten best private gardens in North America.  This lecture is both a biography of a mature garden and the autobiography of a relationship, but it also includes valuable information on garden design and on the cultivation of rare and unusual plants. The lecture will be followed by a book signing of their third and unexpectedly moving latest book written together, Our Life in Gardens, which contains much sound information about plants and garden design.  There are sections about particular plants – roses and lilacs, snowdrops and cyclamen, and vegetables.  There are also chapters on the development of their garden over time and the dark issue that weighs more and more on the authors: its eventual decline and demise.  Tower Hill Members $9, Non-Members $10.  Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, March 14, 6-8 pm – Blooms Benefit Cocktail Party

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites you to the Blooms Benefit Cocktail Party at the Intercontinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue. Enjoy tapas and the music of the Bo Winiker Orchestra. Tickets are $75 each, and benefit the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which is attempting to bring back the New England Spring Flower Show in 2010.  Cocktail attire.  Call 617-933-4995 to order tickets, or you may order online at www.masshort.org.

  • March 12 – 22 – Blooms at Copley Place

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has announced the extension of “Blooms” to three Simon Malls venues, Copley Place, The Mall at Chestnut Hill, and the Atrium Mall, where the public is welcome to experience a variety of landscape and garden exhibits in common areas throughout the malls.  Free and open to the public during regular mall hours.  For more information, log on to www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, February 26, 7 pm – Flower & Patio Show Preview Night

    Come to the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts for the Flower & Patio Show Charity and Preview Night.  Some items to be auctioned include a rain water harvesting system, a 400 square foot patio, a pondless waterfall, irrigation system, plus cruises, tickets to sporting events, and gift certificates. All proceeds benefit Juvenile Diabetes and the Sterling Community Park.  Live and Silent Auction begins at 7 pm.  Tickets $20.  Call 978-422-0071 to order tickets, or log on to www.sterlinggreenery.com/Events for charity.html