The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America Spring Meeting will take place Monday, April 9, 2018. Please note change of venue: Brae Burn Country Club, 326 Fuller Street,
West Newton, MA 02465. The morning will begin at 10:00 am with coffee and socialization, followed at 10:30 am by a welcome and business meeting, and, at 11:00 am, the lecture and luncheon. This spring’s guest speaker is Marta McDowell, author of All the President’s Gardens: Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses – How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America. The book is the winner of a 2017 American Horticultural Society Book Award, and is the fascinating story of America’s first garden. A limited number of Marta’s book will be available for purchase at the luncheon for $25, with advance registration. Members of Boston Committee Clubs will receive a written invitation by mail, but if have not received an invite, visit http://www.bostoncommitteegca.org/contact.html and request additional information. Guests accompanied by Members are welcome.
Tag: Brae Burn Country Club
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Monday, April 9, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Boston Committee of the GCA Spring Meeting
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Saturday, November 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Ikenobo School of Ikebana Show and Demonstration
On Saturday, November 5, from 10 – 12, join the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Boston to celebrate their 50th year anniversary at the Brae Burn Country Club, 326 Fuller Street in West Newton. Enjoy a flower display from members and a demonstration by guest of honor professor Nobu Kurashige from Japan. Admission is free. Dress code requirements: no denim, tee shirts or collarless shirts are allowed, although fashionable women’s tops without collars are allowed (presumably worn by women, not men.) For more information visit www.ikenobobostonchapter.org.


