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  • The Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Gardens

    The Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Gardens needs your help!

    The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens needs help identifying select images from its collection that depict locations in Boston. Below is a link to the Smithsonian’s online cataloging system, SIRIS, that includes eight unidentified Boston images from the early twentieth century.

    http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=%22unidentified+garden+boston%22&view=grid&start=0

    Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images. Click on the underlined caption for additional information in the catalog. If you are able to identify any of the properties’ owners and/or street addresses, please contact marieke@bostonhistory.org.

  • Wednesday, July 29, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Daylilies in the Garden

    Visit the gardens of Heritage Museums & Gardens in the morning and experience one of the most enjoyable times of the day. The Horticulture staff invites members and friends to an informal gardening lecture. Bring questions and take part in the discussion. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be canceled. Meet at Ticket Office.
    FREE with Museum Admission.  For more information, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.

  • Wednesday, July 22, 1 – 4 – Edgartown Garden Tour

    20th Annual Edgartown Garden Tour: View the stunning gardens of North Water Street
    Wednesday July 22nd from 1-4 (rain date 7/23).Refreshments & Raffle at the Harborview Hotel.  $15 per ticket. Benefits incoming 8th Grade Students. For information: 508 627 9088
    Benefit for 8th grade students
    Admission Fee: $15    		 Edgartown Garden tour
    For More Information:
    Contact: Lori Sue Hermann
    Address: Downtown Edgartown, North Water St., Edgartown, MA
    Phone: 508 627 9088

  • Saturday, July 18, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.- Historic Homes and Summer Garden Tour

    The Hancock New Hampshire Woman’s Club will sponsor a Historic Home and Summer Garden Tour on Saturday July 18, 2009. Six distinctive homes and 5 additional gardens will be showcased. View 200 year-old homes and an adaptation of a mid 1800’s New England connected farmhouse. Luscious gardens on the tour vary from formal to off-the-grid. Birders will be interested in visiting the gardens of renowned birders, Don & Lillian Stokes. Don & Lillian will be available to discuss birds and their spectacular gardens.Tickets are $20 each or two for $30 if purchased in advance.  $25 at the door.  Tickets may be purchased on the Club’s website, www.hancockwomansclub.com.  You may also call 603-525-4970, or 603-547-7391.

  • Wednesday, July 15, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Container Gardening

    Visit the gardens of Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts,  in the morning and experience one of the most enjoyable times of the day. The Horticulture staff invites members and friends to an informal gardening lecture. Bring questions and take part in the discussion. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be canceled.  Meet at Ticket Office.  FREE with Museum Admission.  For more information and directions, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org

  • Thursday, July 9, 10 – 4 – Enchanted Garden Tour of New Seabury

    Join Heritage Museums discovering the enchanted private sanctuaries of New Seabury and Popponesset Island on Thursday, July 9th, 2009 from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain or shine). All proceeds benefit the many wonderful programs and activities at Heritage Museums & Gardens. Make the day even more special with a luncheon at the New Seabury Club.  The extraordinary vistas from the main dining room are the perfect complement to your garden tour experience!

    The gardens are located throughout the New Seabury & Popponesset Island area and all can be reached by car. Parking is available near and around all the homes on the tour. Be prepared to walk from parking areas to each of the gardens.

    There will not be any shuttle services provided. This is a garden tour and walking is involved. Please be prepared with comfortable walking shoes—and dress for the weather !

    A Garden Boutique will be on display and for sale in the main lobby at New Seabury Country Club, featuring stunning floral jewelry and exclusive gifts for the garden and home, inspired by the horticultural collections of Heritage Museums & Gardens.

    Price for the Garden Tour only:$35 Members of HM&G, $40 Non-Members
    Price for Tours and Luncheon: $70 Members of HM&G, $75 Non-Members

    For additional information please call 508.888.3300, x-111, or email: ahoxie@heritagemuseums.org

  • Saturday, June 27, 9:30 – 3:30 – Dennis Garden Tour

    The Village Garden Club of Dennis will sponsor a self guided tour  on Saturday, June 27, from 9:30 – 3:30.    The tour features eight gardens in Dennis, East Dennis and South Dennis. Throughout the tour, visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy a unique boutique, flower arranging demonstrations, yoga demonstrations and a local artist at work.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15.00 at the Dennis Chamber of Commerce and Rose Victorian in W. Dennis, and Barn & Co. and Mill Stone Pottery in Dennis Village. On the day of the tour, tickets can be purchased for $20.00 at the Gazebo in Dennis at the intersection of Route 6A and Old Bass River Rd. For more information on purchasing tickets, contact Andrea McGrath at 508-385-1952.

  • Thursday, July 9 – Saturday, July 11 – Antiques in the Gardens

    Antiques in the Gardens will return to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor, Maine,  in an expanded format on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, with a gala preview party on Thursday evening, July 9. Dozens of selected members of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association will show and sell their finest wares. The Gala Preview Party will offer a first glimpse at the antiques show amid a delightful atmosphere and with superb food and drink. See below for the latest list of the exceptional featured caterers for the preview party.

    The Gala Preview Party from 5:00-8:00 p.m. includes wine, beer, and spirits from across Maine, along with delectable treats from Maine’s finest food purveyors; for example, Hartstone Inn, Treats, Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery.

    Tickets to the Preview Party are $75 per person and must be purchased in advance, either by logging on to www.mainegardens.org or calling (207) 633-4333. Preview Party tickets include not only admission to the party on Thursday, July 9, but also admission to both the Gardens and show for Friday and Saturday.

    Admission to the show alone on Friday and Saturday is $12; admission to both the show and Gardens is $20. Tickets are available only at the door.

  • Saturday, July 18, 10 – 4 – Private Gardens of the Kennebunks

    The Fifteenth Annual Garden Tour will benefit The Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, Maine.  The eight garden tour will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the cost is $20 per person.  Tickets are available at Carrots & Co., Kennebunkport, Maine, Focal Point Gardens in Arundel, Maine, or by calling 207-985-5975.  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.

  • Wednesday, June 24, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Growing Hostas

    Visit the gardens of Heritage Museums & Gardens in the morning and experience one of the most enjoyable times of the day. The Horticulture staff invites members and friends to an informal gardening lecture. Bring questions and take part in the discussion.  In the event of inclement weather, the program will be cancelled.  Meet at Ticket Office. The Museum address is 67 Grove Street in Sandwich, Massachusetts.  FREE with Museum Admission.  For directions and information, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org, or call 508-888-330.