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  • Thursday, October 12 – Thursday, October 26 – American Horticultural Society Online Auction 2017

    Starting October 12 you will be able to bid for VIP, behind-the-scenes tours at stellar American gardens, to benefit the ongoing educational mission of the American Horticultural Society. Visit premier public gardens, accompanied by one of its leading gardeners.

    Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue. Washington
    Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Theodore, Alabama
    Biltmore House and Gardens, Asheville, North Carolina
    Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
    Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Des Moines, Iowa
    Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, Tennessee
    Quarryhill Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen, California
    River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia
    Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina (pictured below, courtesy of http://duke.edu/) Visit http://www.ahsgardening.org/online-auction for details.

  • Wednesday, April 16, 1:00 pm – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: An Armchair Visit

    Experience a photo tour of this fabulous plant paradise in Boothbay, Maine, with garden designer and Wellesley College Botanic Garden Friends docent Maureen Bovet on Wednesday, April 16, at 1 pm.  Maureen returns to this garden by the sea as often as possible.  Opened in 2007 after 16 years of planning, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens offers visitors stunning beauty and intimate experiences as it enhances the botanical heritage and natural landscapes of its 250 acres in coastal Maine.  CMGB Director Bill Cullina describes it best with the subtitle of his book about the garden: “A People’s Garden.”  Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens – free; nonmembers $10. Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu. Image below from the Garden Club of the Back Bay’s favorite photographer Rich Pomerantz.

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  • Saturday, June 26, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Ergonomic Gardening

    Gardening is physical activity for people of all abilities, yet each of us needs to be kind to our joints and muscles. Join master gardener, occupational therapist, and horticultural therapist Amy Wagenfeld on Saturday, June 26 beginning at 10 am in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay, Maine, to learn about ergonomically sound gardening techniques and practices. Try out a variety of tools that are easy to use, and learn some strategies to help you continue experiencing the delights of gardening, no matter what your age or physical challenges.  $15 members of CMBG, $20 non-members.  To register, log on to www.mainegardens.org.

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