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Tag: Acton Town Hall

  • Tuesday, May 6, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon – Peacefield – The New England Farm of John and Abigail Adams

    The Acton Garden Club will host landscape historian Ellen Pazzano on Tuesday, May 6, beginning at 10:30 am in Room 204, Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street in Acton, for a slide presentation which explores and uncovers John and Abigail’s little known farm Peacefield.  For 30 years the Adams family called an ever expanding piece of land in Southeastern Massachusetts home.  The Garden Club of the Back Bay invited Ms. Pazzano to one of our meetings a year ago, to great acclaim, and we recommend this lecture highly.  For more information visit www.actongardenclub.org.

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  • Tuesday, February 4, 10:30 am – The Pollinator Garden

    Following the rhythm of the seasons, celebrated landscape designer Kim Smith presents a stunning slide show and lecture demonstrating how to create a welcoming haven for bees, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife with Kim Smith, author and filmmaker. The program will take place in Room 204 of Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Acton, on Tuesday, February 4 beginning at 10:30 am, and is free, sponsored by the Acton Garden Club.  Photo below by Kim Smith.

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  • Tuesday, June 4, 10:30 am – The Buzz on Honeybees

    The Acton Garden Club will host Barbara MacPhee, beekeeper for over thirty years and Beekeeper of the Year in 2009, on Tuesday, June 4, beginning at 10:30 am at Acton Town Hall, Room 204, 472 Main Street in Acton.  Barbara will discuss the family, home, and the products of bees, and will talk about the research she is doing with Colony Collapse Disorder.  For more information visit www.actongardenclub.org.

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  • Tuesday, November 6, 10:30 am – Have Scissors Will Travel

    The Acton Garden Club will present Have Scissors Will Travel, a lecture and floral demonstration with Ann McDevitt, on Tuesday, November 6 beginning at 10:30 am in Room 204, Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street in Acton.  The public is invited.  Ann McDevitt is an accredited International Flower Designer and teacher, with over twenty years of experience.  For information, visit www.actongardenclub.org.