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  • Saturday, May 4 – Derby Day at Linden Place

    Linden Place Mansion is an historic property in nearby Bristol, Rhode Island, visited by four US Presidents. Tour highlights include tales of DeWolf family exploits, from their privateering and slave trading to their financial ruin and triumphant return to prosperity during Victorian times. Docents introduce visitors to family members Pomeroy Colt, founder of United States Rubber, now Uniroyal, his mother Theodora DeWolf Colt, who as Madam Colt ran Bristol Society from Linden Place as if she was Queen Victoria, and the great actress Ethel Barrymore who married into this most prominent of American families. Visitors are welcome to stroll the sculpture-filled gardens where they will find Greek bronzes and an 18th Century gazebo. Don’t miss the recently opened Bristol Art Museum in Linden Place’s 19th Century Barn.

    Can’t make it to Churchill Downs this May 4th? You can still get in on the Derby action because Linden Place Mansion is off to the races! Dig out your derby hat and bring out the seersucker jackets as Linden Place brings the spirit of the Kentucky Derby to Bristol, Rhode Island. The ultimate derby watching experience, Linden Place celebrates Kentucky Derby Day in true Colt family fashion with mint juleps, live music, great food, live streaming of the 145th annual Kentucky Derby, live and silent auction & more. With prizes for best dressed, biggest hat, best dressed couple and more this fundraiser for Linden Place Mansion is not to be missed!

    The Derby Day Party will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Tickets are available at https://lindenplace.org/derby-day-2019/. All proceeds benefit the ongoing restoration and preservation for work of Linden Place Mansion.

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  • Wednesday, February 28, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – The Guiteras Green Infrastructure Community School

    This February 28 webinar from 2 – 3:30 will highlight an inspiring and successful green infrastructure project at the Guiteras School to save and protect Silver Creek in Bristol, RI from polluted stormwater runoff. Bristol is a small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) community, and water discharging from its storm sewer system is regulated by the state of Rhode Island.

    The Silver Creek watershed is 2 square miles, discharges into Bristol Harbor, and is 50 yards from the Guiteras School (Grades K-5). In 2013, two talented mothers of elementary school students designed and created an outdoor education facility to enhance environmental education and improve environmental quality in and around Silver Creek. From landscape design to community and student engagement, the Section 319-funded grant project treated and infiltrated stormwater runoff from the entire school, reduced impervious surfaces, controlled a growing Canada goose population, and engaged 300 students at the school with hands on projects to restore Silver Creek.  Photograph below by Ed King.

    Presenters include:
    Betsy Dake – Senior Environmental Scientist, RI Department of Environmental Management
    Brooke Merriam – Landscape Designer, Sunflower Designs, LLC
    Shannon Rozea – Executive Director/Landscape Architect, Thrive Outside
    Edward M. Tanner – Principal Planner, Department of Community Development, Town of Bristol, RI

    To register, visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2984532340645539843

  • Saturday, June 13, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – A Walk with the Director of Blithewold Gardens & Arboretum

    Take advantage of an opportunity to see Blithewold’s incredible grounds through the eyes of Executive Director, Karen Binder, on Saturday, June 13 from 10 – 11. On a leisurely stroll, Karen will highlight the outdoor elements, including exciting updates to buildings and grounds, as well as seasonal specimens.

    Families with children are welcome to attend. Register today at www.blithewold.org. Group Size limit to 20. Participants will meet at the Blithewold Visitor Center. Admission, plus $3 Children, $5 Adults. (Pay admission at the door) Blithewold is located at 101 Ferry Road, Rt. 114, in Bristol, Rhode Island.

  • Wednesday, September 24 – Friday, September 26 – Rhode Island Garden Tour

    Join The Polly Hill Arboretum for a visit to southeastern Rhode Island September 24 – 26. This historic area is rich with diversity, natural beauty and culture. We will be based in the Narragansett Bay town of Bristol for two nights. Thursday we travel to Little Compton to visit three spectacular private gardens, with lunch included. Friday we have a special tour at nearby Blithewold Gardens concluding with a boxed lunch at the mansion. Plan your trip to include extra time to explore many other area attractions on your own, including Green Animals Topiary Gardens, Herreshoff Marine Museum/ America’s Cup Hall of Fame, self-guided town tree tour, and more!

    Tour includes:

    Two nights at the Bristol Harbor Inn; continental breakfast included

    Transportation to Little Compton gardens

    Evening wine and cheese reception

    Boxed lunch both days

    Garden admissions: (Sakonnet Garden, pictured below, and Blithewold special tour fee)

    $150 tax deductible donation to the Polly Hill Arboretum

    Tour Price:  $500 Per person, based on double occupancy  $650 Single

    Tour size limited, sign up early!  Call 508-693-9426, or visit www.pollyhillarboretum.org.  You may also email karin@pollyhillarboretum.org.

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  • Friday, September 27, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Growing a Cutting Garden Part II

    For gardeners the ultimate pleasure is to be able to cut flowers from their own garden to beautify their home and give it a fresh look and feel. At Blithewold, located at 101 Ferry Road in Bristol, Rhode Island, which has tended a cutting garden for over 100 years, flowers from the garden have been brought into the Mansion for everyday pleasure as well as for special events, or given away to friends and family. Others who keep a cutting garden love to have home-grown blossoms, foliage, and seed heads handy for fresh or dried floral arrangements and crafts, and even for cooking.

    Guests at this Friday, September 27 session, beginning at 10 am, will meet at Blithewold’s Greenhouse, then accompany Gardens Manager Gail Read into the Cutting Garden, where she will share what she likes to grow for cut flowers. The June session of the two-part series highlighted cutting-garden annuals and planting plans; a walk around the property highlighted a variety of flowers worthy to be cut and brought into the home. The cutting bed comes into its own in July through September. September is Gail’s favorite time in the cutting garden—the flowers are so exuberant! And, it’s a great time to demonstrate cutting techniques as well as the possibilities for favorite foliage cuts. $20 for Blithewold members, $25 for nonmembers. Sign up by calling 401-253-2707, or online at www.blithewold.org.   Photo from www.theruralsociety.com.

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  • Sunday, August 18, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Tomato Taste Test

    The verdict is out and Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum needs your help to decide which tomato is the tastiest of the season in Blithewold’s vegetable garden!  After visiting the vegetable garden to learn about each variety of tomatoes, you and your family will have the opportunity to taste each tomato, and place your vote for the best tasting tomato of the season, on Sunday, August 18, from 1:30 – 3. Blithewold is located at 101 Ferry Road in nearby Bristol, Rhode Island. The cost of this event is included in regular mansion admission – visit www.blithewold.org for complete information. Also enjoy live music, crafts, and delicious food samples from Leo’s Ristorante, made with ingredients from the vegetable garden.

  • Sunday, April 15, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Family Daffodil Garden Walk

    See Blithewold Mansion’s gardens come to life on Sunday, April 15 beginning at 1 pm as tens of thousands of daffodils and other early blooming bulbs and shrubs are coaxed from winter slumber to delight you with their quiet beauty and subtle scents.  Led by Horticulturist Gail Read, this special walk for the whole family will highlight stars of the early spring garden.  Blithewold Mansion is located at 101 Ferry Road in Bristol, Rhode Island.  Be prepared, however – spring has been so warm, you may be seeing tulips instead!  For directions, visit www.blithewold.org.  Free with regular admission.

  • Saturday, July 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Capturing the Herbal Harvest

    Capture the herbal harvest while gardens and farm stands are brimming with fresh herbs. Even though no one wants to think about winter now, you will be thrilled when your pantry and freezer are stocked for winter cooking and holiday gift giving!

    Imagine lining your cupboard shelves with jewel toned bottles of herb vinegars, golden brown herb mustards and sparkling jars of herbal jellies. Picture containers of herb butters, bags of rosemary walnuts and bottles of herb pesto filling a corner of your freezer.

    Not enough time? Too much work? Not true. Mrs. Thrift never does anything that takes too much time! Learn which herbs are best to dry, and which to freeze. Mustard, butters, vinegars, jellies, salts and sauces can all be quickly made, then stored for year round enjoyment. Bring your taste buds. We will end with a little taste of everything! Recipe sheets included. The program will take place Saturday, July 16, from 10 – 12 at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, and costs $18 for Blithewold members and $25 for non-members. For more information, or to register, call 401-253-2707, or visit www.blithewold.org.

     

  • Saturday, April 9 – Sunday, May 1, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Daffodil Days

    Come to Blithewold, 101 Ferry Road (Route 114) in Bristol, Rhode Island beginning April 9, continuing through May 1, for its annual celebration of the daffodil, Daffodil Days. Members free, Adults $10, senior and student discounts available.  For directions and more information, log on to www.blithewold.org.

  • Wednesday, October 20, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon – Bulb Forcing Workshop

    Don’t let cooler temperatures and shorter days outside stop you from growing fresh flowers indoors!  Join Blithewold Mansion’s Director of Horticulture Julie Morris on Wednesday, October 20 at 10:30 am for an interactive session that demonstrates how to force bulbs and create striking container arrangements. Each participant will design and plant three pots containing a variety of bulbs such as iris, tulips, and daffodils to enjoy at home or to give as a special gift.  Pre-registration is required. Price: $30 Blithewold Members, $35 Non-members. Location:  Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road (Route 114), Bristol , Rhode Island.  For directions, and to register, call 401-253-2707, or log on to www.blithewold.org.