Boston Flora

Tag: Civic Projects

  • Friday – Saturday, July 9 and 10, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Coastal Gardens Tour

    The Rockport Garden Club presents its Coastal Gardens Tour, a tour of sixteen  private Rockport seaside gardens (ten stops), on Friday and Saturday, July 9 and 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ten stops provide access, and each garden offers unique plantings and styles.  Most of the gardens are on the waterfront along Rockport’s spectacular coastline, while others feature ocean views.  Perennials, refreshments, and original art will be offered for sale at designated tour sites.  All proceeds will be used to maintain Rockport’s town gardens and to fund civic projects and scholarships.  This is a rain or shine event.  Admission is $25 in advance (call 978-546-5949).  Tickets may be purchased after June 1 at Toad Hall Bookstore, 51 Main Street, Rockport, at Pier & Main Gifts, 1 Main Street in Rockport, and on the week of the tour at the Visitor Information Booth, Main Street (Rte. 127).  For further information,  you may email Gretchen Anderson at ganderson8945@comcast.net, or log on to www.rockportgardenclub.org.  The picture below was taken by Francine Crawford at last summer’s tour, which she and Jolinda Taylor attended.

  • Saturday, May 15, 8:30 am – 11:00 am – Perennial Plant Sale

    The Brockton Garden Club will hold a Perennial Plant Sale on Saturday, May 15, from 8:30 am – 11:00 am at the Brockton Park Department headquarters, 45 Meadow Lane in Brockton (former site of the Campello Swimming Pool).  See new plants, old favorites, perennials, shrubs, herbs, ground covers, grasses, house plants and more.  The Scholarship Committee will have hardy geraniums for sale in a veriety of colors.  Proceeds fund the Brockton Garden Club’s city-wide Civic Projects and Scholarship Fund.  For more information and directions, log on to www.brocktongc.org.

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  • Sunday, July 12, 10 – 5 – ACK-Sustainable

    The 45th Annual Community Green Thumb Flower Show, a Garden Club of America Flower Show, will be presented by the Nantucket Garden Club on Sunday, July 12, from 10 – 5, at the Nantucket New School, 15 Nobadeer Farm Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts.  The Nantucket Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club of America. This “summer” club on the resort island of Nantucket off the Coast of Cape Cod has members from throughout the U.S. who spend much of their vacation time in service to the Nantucket community and take responsibility for long-term civic projects.  In July, when gardens across the island are all in bloom and the fragrant roses of ‘Sconset are a highlight of the island tours,  the Nantucket Garden Club presents the Annual Community Green Thumb Flower Show. For 45 years the island community has entered their cut stems, blooms, plants, and vegetables, along with special theme arrangements, where children, seniors, men, and women compete for ribbons and awards. The Nantucket Garden Club maintains the historic Hadwen House Garden and assisted with funding the Athenaeum (library) garden/park in the downtown historic district. The picturesque and often photographed Main Street fountain is seasonally decorated with colorful plants throughout the year by the Garden Club members. Four major scholarships are awarded annually to Nantucket High School graduates for advanced study in horticulture, landscaping, environmental studies, and conservation. Efforts by members in local and national conservation is a current focus of the Nantucket Garden Club.

  • Friday – Saturday, July 10 and 11, 10 – 4 – Seaside Gardens Tour

    The Rockport Garden Club presents Seaside Gardens, a tour of fifteen private Rockport seaside gardens, on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ten stops provide access, and each garden offers unique plantings and styles.  Most of the gardens are on the waterfront along Rockport’s spectacular coastline, while others feature ocean views.  Perennials, refreshments, and original art will be offered for sale at designated tour sites.  All proceeds will be used to maintain Rockport’s town gardens and to fund civic projects and scholarships.  This is a rain or shine event.  Admission is $25 in advance (call 978-546-2250 or 978-546-7871).  Tickets may be purchased at Toadhall Bookstore, 51 Main Street, Rockport.  For further information,  you may email Elaine Hassler at e.hassler@comcast.net, or log on to www.rockportgardenclub.org.