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  • Saturday, July 16 – Sunday, July 24, 12:00 noon – 10:00 pm – Handwork

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc, and the Southeastern District present “Handwork” a standard flower show at the Barnstable County Fair,  Fair hours: July 16 -24 , 12:00 noon – 10:00 pm.  Cost: Fair Admission ($10 adult, $8 Seniors and Military, Children under 12 free).  The Barnstable County Fair has been an annual summer tradition on Cape Cod for 164 years. The Fair is a place where families can spend the day together and share experiences they can only experience at the Barnstable County Fair.There are animal shows, 4-H demonstrations, petting zoos, horticulture displays, rides, games, live music, arts & crafts, food and commercial vendors with various arts and crafts for sale.   For a complete schedule or entry information contact Hila Lyman, Design Division Entries Chairman, at 508-548-0841, or email her at hilajeanne@comcast.net.  For more information on the Fair,  log on to www.barnstablecountyfair.org.

  • Saturday, July 17, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Private Gardens of the Kennebunks

    The Sixteenth Annual Garden Tour, to be held Saturday, July 17, will again  benefit The Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, Maine.  The nine garden tour throughout Kennebunk and Kennebunkport will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the advance ticket cost is $15 per person before July 1, and $20 per person thereafter.  One featured garden is that of syndicated talk radio Garden Club host Paul Parent.    Generously sponsored by Estabrook’s Color Spot, Digital Research, Inc., Genest Concrete, Libby, O’ Brien, Kingsley & Champion, LLC., and Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution.  For more information contact Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, 62 Portland Road, Suite 15, Kennebunk, ME 04043, or log on to www.kidsfreetogrow.org.  Tickets are available  by calling 207-985-5975.  You may also email events@kidsfreetogrow.org.

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  • Friday, June 25 – Sunday, June 27 – Safari Flora & Fauna

    The 2010 Newport Flower Show will take place at Rosecliff from Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27.  Tickets may be purchased at www.newportmansions.org.  The Opening Night Cocktail Party will take place from 6 – 9 pm on Friday, although the show itself opens at 10:30 am that morning, closing at 5 pm to ready itself for the benefit gala.  Hours on Saturday and Sunday are 9 am – 5 pm.  Bartlett Tree Experts are the Presenting Sponsor.  All proceeds from the Newport Flower Show are dedicated to the ongoing restoration and maintenance of The Preservation Society of Newport County’s 88 acres of gardens and landscapes.

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  • Saturday, July 17 – Saturday, July 24 – A Garden Tour

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. and the Southeastern District presents “A Garden Tour”, a standard flower show at the Barnstable County Fair,  Fair hours: 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm every day.  Entries are open to all members of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. and any members of National Garden Clubs, Inc.  New entry days are Saturday, July 17 and Wednesday, July 21.  An exhibitors’ meeting will take place Friday, June 11, at 9:30 am.  For more information on entering, contact Flower Show Chairman Robin Murphy at 508-295-9076, or email heroncreekdesign@msn.com.  For a complete schedule or entry information contact Hila Lyman, Design Division Entries Chairman, at 508-548-0841, or email her at hilajeanne@comcast.net.

    The Barnstable County Fair has been an annual summer tradition on Cape Cod for 164 years. The Fair is a place where families can spend the day together and share experiences they can only experience at the Barnstable County Fair.

    There are animal shows, 4-H demonstrations, petting zoos, horticulture displays, rides, games, live music, arts & crafts, food and commercial vendors with various arts and crafts for sale.

    For more information on the fair, log on to www.barnstablecountyfair.org.

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  • Saturday, April 17, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Art’s Traveling Cactus & Succulents Plant Show

    Not just spines! Lots of unusual and fascinating plants most people can easily grow. Hundreds of rare and bizarre plants strutting their stuff! Art Scarpa of the Cactus and Succulent Society will bring along both indoor tropical and hardy outdoor plants, depending upon the season, to Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston for this instructional class on Saturday, April 17, beginning at 11 am and running through 12:30 pm. The plants pictured below are aeoniums.  THBG members $20, non-members $22. Register on line at www.towerhillbg.org.

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  • Saturday, February 6, 10:00 – 11:00 am – Introduction to Hydroponics

    After last year’s excessive rain and crop failures caused by the pathogen late blight, it makes sense to grow vegetables in a more controlled environment. This class will cover the basics of growing vegetables using hydroponics, which is simply growing plants in a non-soil growing medium. This can be a very simple and effective way to grow vegetables which can yield amazing results.  Instructor Tom Dzaugis of Green Path Garden Supply in Northboro will cover the different growing mediums available, why pH is in important in hydroponics, the difference between fertilizers for soil and hydroponics, and lighting. We will conclude with a Q&A discussion on how to put all this information together and have success growing plants hydroponically.  The class will take place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, Massachusetts, costs $6 for member of THBG, $8 for non-members, and you may register on line at www.towerhillbg.org.

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  • Monday, December 28 – Wednesday, December 30, 10:00 am – Strawbery Banke Holiday House Tours

    Monday, December 28 – Wednesday, December 30, the docents of Strawbery Banke will enlighten you on the darkest days of winter. These guided 90-minute tours, beginning each day at 10 am,  focus on the evolution of winter traditions over the centuries. Visitors tour five historic houses at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and experience the widely various decorations, sights, sounds, and smells of holidays and winter days past. Tickes are $12 for adults. Kids 5-12: $10. Kids 4 & under: FREE. Family rate: $30.  For tickets and information, log on to www.strawberybanke.org.

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  • Wednesday – Friday, January 13 – 15, and Monday – Tuesday, January 19-20 – NOFA Course in Organic Land Care

    The 9th annual NOFA Course in Organic Land Care will be held January 13, 14, 15, 19 and 20, 2010 at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, 6 Plum Island Tpke., Newburyport, MA. (pictured below).  This 5-day intensive course trains and accredits professionals to practice organic land care (caring for land without the use of synthetic pesticides or soil amendments). It is recommended for landscapers, designers, municipal and parks employees, horticulturists, master gardeners and entrepreneurs.

    $550 Course Course fee includes a delicious, catered lunch daily

    • $150 Exam & Accreditation (optional)

    Exam & Accreditation may be paid during the course

    • NOFA Membership Discounts

    Visit www.organiclandcare.net for more information or call Kathy Litchfield at (413) 773-3830 or email: kathy@nofamass.org.

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  • Gardens Private and Personal

    Holiday shopping time is upon us.  The Garden Club of the Back Bay, an affiliate member of The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America, encourages members to support the good work of the GCA, and here is an easy way to do just that.  You can order this stunning book, Gardens Private and Personal, on line at www.gcamerica.org.  $52 price includes shipping.

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    A Virtual Visiting Gardens Tour!

    Experience 93 Garden Club of America member gardens through 256 captivating pages and 250 stunning photographs. Gardens Private & Personal is a treasure to own…and the perfect gift!  Your purchases will provide valuable support to The Garden Club of America. Text by Nancy D’Oench, Coordination by Bonny Martin, and Photography by Mick Hales, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in association with The Garden Club of America.

  • Tuesdays & Thursdays, January 5,7,12 & 14, 9:30 – 2:30 – Where in the World?

    Where in the world are all those exotic fruits, vegetables and spices grown?  In this four-day seminar at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden, learn about exotic produce in their native lands and see up close those growing in the Ferguson greenhouses.  Observe, research and record them in drybrush watercolor.  Sarah Roche’s expert instruction will give you the skills to capture textures and tones and the vibrant colors of fruits and vegetables – your paintings will look good enough to eat.  Snow date Tuesday, January 19, should a session be canceled.  Course number BAC 10 148.  WCFH members $200, non-members $250.  To register, or for more information, log on to www.wellesley.edu/WCFH, or email horticulture@wellesley.edu.

    Tropical fruits in the Philippines by Roberto Verzo.