Visitors will once again be able to stroll through Franklin Park Zoo’s tented outdoor exhibit, filled with hundreds of free-flying, beautiful butterflies! Don’t miss this tranquil experience, which features garden beds, a waterfall, pond, and soothing music. Hours are 11 – 4 (Monday – Friday) and 11 – 5 (weekends.) Admission $16 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for children 2 – 12, children under 2 free. Franklin Park Zoo is located at 1 Franklin Park Road in Dorchester, and you may find more information by calling 617-541-5466, or logging on to www.franklinparkzoo.org.
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Through September 30 – Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly
Enjoy a unique exhibit combining photography, text, and video celebrating the life story of the Monarch butterfly, now through September 30. The exhibit shares with visitors the poetry and beauty of the Monarch butterfly and expands the viewers understanding of the extraordinary life story of the Monarch. A wealth of information is provided for the visitor interested in creating a garden designed to support adult butterflies and their caterpillars.
Location: Matz Gallery at the Sawyer Free Library 2 Dale Avenue Gloucester, MA
Admission: Free
Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30-8:00, Friday-Saturday 8:30-5:00For more information, log on to www.kimsmithdesigns.com.
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Saturday, July 18 – “Roses” at The Mall at Chestnut Hill
As part of The Mall at Chestnut Hill’s 2009 Organic Garden Series, come to the Mall on Saturday, July 18, where there will be a bee keeper/apiarist on site, a live butterfly exhibit, an exhibit on coastal gardens and salt marshes, Chestnut Hill Garden Club Tour, and “Rose Art” – art groups featuring their interpretation of roses through live paintings. For more information, call 617-965-3037, or log on to www.simon.com and click the @Your Mall Now! button.
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Friday, June 26 – Sunday, June 28 – The 2009 Newport Flower Show – Glorious Green: The Natural Path
The Newport Flower Show celebrates its 14th year as America’s premier summer flower show. Glorious Green, The Natural Path, will lead us to discover the extraordinary beauty of nature, as well as how to preserve and protect these treasures. All proceeds from the Newport Flower Show are dedicated to the ongoing restoration and maintenance of the Preservation Society of Newport County’s 88 acres of gardens and landscapes. The show will take place at Rosecliff, and the hours are Friday, 10:30 – 5, Saturday and Sunday 9 – 5, with an opening night cocktail party on Friday June 26 from 6 – 9. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.newportmansions.org. Don’t miss the Butterfly House, created exclusively for the Show by landscape architect Charles Carberry on the front lawn of Rosecliff. Walk through a gazebo filled with butterfly-friendly plants and see thousands of indigenous butterflies, including monarchs, swallowtails and painted ladies, making a unique and colorful official entrance to the Newport Flower Show. Each day of the 2009 Newport Flower Show offers guests opportunities to enjoy judged horticultural specimens and floral designs, special garden exhibitions, free lectures and demonstrations, as well as wonderful shopping experiences in both the Oceanside Boutiques and the new Gardeners’ Marketplace. Tickets are also available for special luncheons, lectures and workshops.  You’ll find that there are many choices as you select which ticket or package offers you the best opportunity to fully enjoy all the hues of Glorious Green, The Natural Path. Special guests are David Howard, long time Head Gardener to HRH Prince of Wales, and Hitomi Gilliam, internationally renowned floral designer. For more information you may email info@newportmansions.org, or call 401-847-1000.