Boston Flora

Category: Vermont

  • Saturday, April 14, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm – Northern Gardening Symposium

    The New England Wild Flower Society will sponsor the Northern Gardening Symposium on Saturday, April 14, from 9 – 2 at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, Vermont, cosponsored by The Fells, Hardy Plant Club, Friends of the Hort Farm, and Master Gardeners. The morning session features landscape designer Judith Irven speaking on “A Sense of Place: Gardens that Celebrate the Natural Landscape.”  New England’s spectacular rural landscape — with its mountains, farms and canopied forest – can inspire gardens that echo this wider world. Landscape architect Ann Milovsoroff then presents “Gardens around the World,” an exploration of contemporary garden design trends gathered from public, private, and exhibition gardens around the world. See images that delight, entice and provide ideas for northern New England gardens. After lunch, there will be a presentation by nationally recognized taxonomist and botanist Arthur Haines on the reasons for and stories behind his newly published Flora Novae Angliae.  Fee is $40 for members of the sponsoring organizations, or $47 for non-members.  To register, visit www.newfs.org, or telephone 508-877-7630.

  • Thursday, November 3 – Saturday, November 5, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – 5th Farm Based Eduction Conference

    The 5th Farm-Based Education Conference, November 3 – 5 in Shelburne Farms, Vermont, will bring together nearly 200 farm-based education practitioners, partners, and community leaders including farmers, teachers, non-formal educators, philanthropists, chefs, historians, land conservationists, journalists, health care specialists, and food system and farm advocates. Enjoy three days of field trips, workshops, panel discussions, networking time with friends and colleagues, inspiring success stories, evening entertainment, hearty local food and fun, and of course, new knowledge to take back to your farm education programs. For complete details, visit www.farmbasededucation.org/page/farmbased-education-conference, or call Tre McCarney, FBEA Conference Coordinator, at 802-985-0381. Tre can also be reached through email at tmccarney@ShelburneFarms.org.

  • Saturday, September 17, 12:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Anatomy of a Vermont Barn

    Tour six barns this Saturday dating from 1790 to 2009 in Weathersfield, Vermont, with local experts Steven Melanson and Willis Wood. Learn about barn history, timber framing, and other construction techniques. Melanson is an architectural historian, preservation consultant, and preservation carpenter. Wood is a longtime member and past president of the Weathersfield Historical Society. During lunch, join Historic New England’s Preservation Stewardship Manager and Vermont native Caitlin Corkins for a discussion about the state Barn Census and the unique grant program that works with private owners to preserve area barns. Co-sponsored by the Weathersfield Historical Society.

    Tour begins at 12:15 p.m.  The fee to attend is $10 for Historic New England and Weathersfield Historical Society members, $15 for non-members. For an additional $10 per person, an optional box lunch is available at 11:15 a.m. Lunch will be held across from parking lot on Center Church Road. Bring chair or blanket for seating. Transportation between barns is by bus. Light refreshments follow the tour.

    Despite the damage caused in parts of Vermont by Hurricane Irene, our local partner has confirmed that this program can still take place. Registration is required. Please call 978-744-0440 for more information. Purchase tickets now on line at https://shop.historicnewengland.org/p-7321-anatomy-of-a-vermont-barn.aspx.  Photo by Nanci Nutile-McMenemy.

  • Sunday, July 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 15th Annual Flynn Garden Tour

    Friends of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts brought its renowned Flynn Garden Tour back home to Burlington in July 2010 for a look at a variety of exceptional private gardens. Tour goers enjoyed garden talks, lunch, afternoon tea, and a raffle, all while helping support the Flynn’s work with schoolchildren.  This year’s tour on Sunday, July 10, will focus on St. Albans, Vermont.  Tickets ($35 in advance and $37 on the day of the event) go on sale May 31, and more information may be found at www.flynncenter.org, or by calling Gina Haddock at 802-652-4533, or emailing her at rhaddock@flynncenter.org.

  • Friday, June 24 – Sunday, June 26 – Stowe Garden Festival

    Here’s a good excuse, if you need one, to experience the natural beauty that Stowe has to offer during the summer months. From Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26, you’ll get the opportunity to enjoy a number of local gardens open for public viewing; one- and two-day passes are available. Visit the Trapp Family Lodge Garden with its annual and perennial beds and greenhouse, the Historic Greatwood Estate Garden located at the Golden Eagle Resort, the inviting butterfly garden at Topnotch Resort and Spa, and the aromatic herb garden at Stoweflake Mountain Resort.  Day pass costs $10, a Two Day pass is $15, and a Weekend pass is $25.  Log on to www.stowegardenfestival.com to purchase tickets, and for additional information.  You may also email info@stowegardenfestival.com.