Boston Flora

Tag: Boston Flower and Garden Show

  • Wednesday, September 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Hydrangeas

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay opens its 2015-2016 year on Wednesday, September 16, with an emphasis on Collectors and Collections, at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue, at 10:00 am, with speaker Gail Anderson on the topic of Hydrangeas.

    Endless Summer, Snow Queen, Pinky Winky, Incrediball – There has been an explosion of trademarked hydrangea cultivars with cute and quirky names. Gail Anderson will help demystify this immensely popular genus and will include tips for choosing the right hydrangea for your garden. You’ll enjoy an instructional look at the genus brought to popular attention by such disparate personalities as Martha Stewart and renowned plantsman Michael Dirr. Topics covered will include a primer of hydrangea species, cultivars commonly available for sale, flower shape and color, including soil pH, and how to plant and prune.

    Gail Anderson is a former teacher and magazine journalist. She earned a Certificate in Landscape Design and Maintenance from North Shore Community College and was certified as a Massachusetts Master Gardener. Gail worked for six years as a staff horticulturist for The Trustees of Reservations at Long Hill, an estate garden in Beverly, Massachusetts known for its woody plant collection. She has also served as a photography judge and jury member at the Boston Flower & Garden Show and has lectured at the Portland, Maine Flower Show. Gail is a member of the Ipswich Garden Club.

    GCBB members will receive written notification of the meeting.  If you are not a member but wish to attend, please email info@bostonflora.com.  Image of Pinky Winky from naturalmedicinefacts.info.

  • Saturday, August 29, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Bressingham Basics

    Join Suzanne Higham on Saturday, August 29 at 10 am for an introduction to the Bressingham Garden of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. She will identify different plants and the inspired design concepts that make this a gem of The Gardens at Elm Bank.

    Garden Keeper Suzanne Higham has had the opportunity to spend time in the Bressingham Garden with renowned designer Adrian Bloom. Working beside him, and speaking with him through several seasons, she has a deep understanding of this beautiful garden and Bloom’s vision for its development and future. Work with Suzanne to get a hands-on lesson on how you can grow these plants in your own landscape. Come with questions!

    Owner and principal designer of Frog Hollow Landscapes, Suzanne is an award winning designer, and has worked on a team of designers with Mass Hort to create our award winning gardens at the Boston Flower and Garden Shows in 2014 and 2015. Learn more at www.froghollowlandscapes.com.

    Please attend dressed to get your hands a little dirty in the garden. Fee: Mass Hort Members $5, Non-Members $8. Register online at www.masshort.org.