The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay will hold its annual Christmas Tree Sale at the Clarendon Street Playground on Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9, from 9 – 5. The sale features freshly cut balsam fir trees from Maine, and local delivery will be available. Proceeds from the sale will benefit NABB and the Clarendon Street Playground. For further details, contact the NABB office at 617-247-3961 or visit www.nabbonline.com. Image from www.evergreenwinter.blogspot.com.
The Community Garden Club of Cohasset invites you to its Yuletide 2011 House Tour on Thursday, December 8, from 10 – 4. Five fully decorated homes will be on display, with a holiday marketplace, complimentary refreshments, celebrations of Christmases past, and new holiday ideas. Advance tickets $30, day of tour $35. To reserve, visit www.communitygardenclubofcohasset.org.
The City of Boston Department of Public Works will collect and recycle Christmas trees during the first two weeks of January. You should put your tree out on your regular trash and recycling collection day (in most of Back Bay, that’s Monday and Thursday). If your building puts trash in a dumpster, trees should be placed next to the dumpster for collection. If you miss these recycling times, call 617-635-4959 for possible additional date or dates in January.
Remove all ornaments, tinsel, lights, and other non-organic decorative materials. Flocked trees will often need to be chopped and disposed with regular solid waste. For more information on tree recycling for other areas of Massachusetts, and indeed nationwide, log on to www.pickyourownchristmastree.org/disposing.php.
It’s that time of year again – The Garden Club of the Back Bay is accepting orders for holiday wreaths, to be created during the first full week in December, ready for delivery (where applicable) or pickup on Wednesday, December 8 and Thursday, December 9. Order forms are just now being mailed to our loyal customer base, those of you who, during the past two seasons, have purchased from us, or who have added their names to our mailing list. If you wish to receive an order form in the mail, send your address to info@bostonflora.com. You will also be able to print the form from this website.
In the coming weeks you’ll hear more about our wreaths right here, but we thought we’d start the discussion with the simplest of descriptions: Everything is Custom. What that means is that each and every fully decorated wreath is designed to your specification. Do you like a formal, Christmas look for an indoor space? Are you planning to hang your wreath outside on a barn door? Is the wreath going to a seaside cottage, or to a sleek, contemporary condominium? We will work with you on color and accent choices, and no two wreaths (unless they’re a matched set) will be alike. That means you won’t see “your” wreath on a neighbor’s door! Also, while we are happy to publish pictures of wreaths from past years, don’t try to order an identical one – probably the ribbon isn’t available, or the individual decorator may not be available as a volunteer this season. You will, however, be pleased – we guarantee it! Below is a wreath made by Margaret Pokorny, one of a set hung in a spacious lobby, designed for maximum impact. The shot was taken in the workshop before delivery.
The City of Boston Department of Public Works will collect and recycle Christmas trees during the first two weeks of January. You should put your tree out on your regular trash and recycling collection day (in most of Back Bay, that’s Monday and Thursday). If your building puts trash in a dumpster, trees should be placed next to the dumpster for collection. If you miss these recycling times, call 617-635-4959 for possible additional date or dates in January.
Remove all ornaments, tinsel, lights, and other non-organic decorative materials. Flocked trees will often need to be chopped and disposed with regular solid waste. For more information on tree recycling for other areas of Massachusetts, and indeed nationwide, log on to www.pickyourownchristmastree.org/disposing.php.
This traditional wreath with red bow, made by member Marian Brunck, is our Christmas Day wreath of the day. May you all have a warm and wonderful holiday.
Providence’s historic Federal Hill neighborhood invites you to participate in the 2009 Christmas Stroll, taking place Sunday, December 6, from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Tree lighting will take place at 4:00 pm. Enjoy holiday fun and cheer with a horse and buggy ride, free Christmas drinks and snacks, shopping, and much more. Federal Hill is the “Heartbeat of Providence.” For directions and more information, log on to www.providencefederalhill.com, or call 401-453-6161. You may also email info@providencefederalhill.com.
Kennebunkport, Maine, decks itself out during the first week in December with receptions, art shows, historic house tours, walking tours, fish chowder suppers, tree lighting ceremonies, “antiques road shows”, lobster bakes, live nativities, crafts fairs, pancake suppers, caroling – many lovely holiday activities in a picture perfect setting. For a complete list of events (and it’s long, believe me!), log on to www.christmasprelude.com.
Catholic Charities Laboure Center will hold a South Boston Christmas House Tour of five homes decorated for the holidays beginning Saturday, December 5, from 4 – 6 pm, and continuing Sunday, December 6, from noon – 4 pm. The Saturday Twilight Tour will conclude with a reception immediately after at The Terrace Room of UMASS Boston Campus Center. The cost for this benefit evening is $75. The Daytime Tour on Sunday will be self guided, or you may take an available trolley, and will cost $25 per ticket if purchased in advance, or $30 for a ticket purchased on the day of the tour. Parking is available at Castle Island, and you may start the tour at Castle Island or at the Laboure Center, 275 West Broadway. You may also visit The Shoppe at Laboure for a bit of Christmas shopping. For more information, contact Judy Swanson at jswanson@ccab.org, or by telephone at 617-464-8503. Tickets may be ordered on line at www.ccab.org.
Nantucket is particularly enchanting during the holiday season, when New England’s finest traditions come alive for the Annual Christmas Stroll Weekend, (December 4 – 6) part of Nantucket Noel (Nov. 27 – Dec. 31) a month-long celebration organized by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce. For a complete listing of events, log on to www.nantucketchamber.org.
