Boston Flora

Tag: Cultural Landscapes

  • Thursday, June 25, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Historic Landscape Stewardship

    This Massachusetts Horticultural Society introductory talk on Thursday, June 25, from 7 – 8:30 in the Parkman Room at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, provides an overview of cultural landscapes: what they are, why they’re important, fundamental concepts and the process of cultural landscape preservation, with an emphasis on examples from the Northeastern United States.

    Chris Beagan is a historical landscape architect with the National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, in Boston. He works to strengthen research, planning and stewardship of cultural landscapes through technical assistance and the development of cultural landscape inventories and reports. His recent publications include cultural landscape reports for Hampton National Historic Site, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, the Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum (below), and Upper Fort Mason. His professional interests include sustainability in cultural landscape management and interpreting cultural landscapes through digital media.

    Lecture Fee: Mass Hort Members $10, Non-Members $15. Pay at the door or register online at http://www.masshort.org/eventdetail/154/422|427|433/historic-landscape-stewardship?filter_reset=1

  • Wednesday, September 23, 10 am – 12 noon – Four Centuries of Garden History at Strawbery Banke

    Take a special Curator’s tour through New England garden history on Wednesday, September 23 beginning at 10:00 a.m. as the New England Wildflower Society explores the site that Garden Design magazine recognized as one of four sites in the world teaching about change over time in an original landscape. Gardens range from native landscapes and 17th century raised-bed kitchen gardens to high Victorian gardens/hothouse, immigrant gardens, a 100 year-old Colonial  Revival garden, and a Victory Garden from World War II.  The tour focuses on garden trends and historic design as well as heirloom plants and historic use.  Teaching gardens include a Victorian Children’s Garden, Herb garden and heritage orchards. Participants have access to heirloom seeds from the gardens as we progress through the historic and cultural landscapes.  Tour does not include admission to the museum, but participants are encouraged to stay for lunch and an afternoon visit to the site. John Forti will lead the group, limited to 20 participants, and the fee is $18 for NEWFS members and $22 for nonmembers.  To register, and get directions, log on to www.newfs.org or call 508-877-7630.

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