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Tag: Eastern Massachusetts

  • Garden Clubs Hold Greens Sales in Early December

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay is known for its beautiful holiday wreaths, but many other Garden Clubs throughout eastern Massachusetts hold greens sales in early December, where you may purchase swags, boughs, mistletoe and holly to further decorate your home.  Not all Clubs  have websites to check for details and directions, but we have included contact information below, so you may find the site most convenient to you.  All proceeds go towards betterment projects in the communities served by the Clubs, so buying from them is an easy way to help beautify Massachusetts.

    Tuesday, December 1 – Open Meeting and Greens Sale featuring floral designer Betty Call at the Cove Community Center in Beverly, beginning at 6 pm, sponsored by the Friendly Garden Club.  (www.beverlygardenclub.org)

    Saturday, December 5 -  “Annual Christmas Faire” at the First Congregational Church Fellowship Hall in Wareham, sponsored by the Wareham Garden Club.  Call Donna Greenwood at 508-748-1011 for times and more information.

    Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at the St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Belmont, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, sponsored by the Belmont Garden Club.  Please use entrance from School Street parking lot.  For more information email sherry.h.jones@verizon.net.

    Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at the Easton Historical Society, North Easton, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, rain or shine, sponsored by the Easton Garden Club.  Contact info@eastongardenclub.org.

    Saturday, December 5 – Basket and Greens Sale at the Marblehead Community Center in Marblehead, from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, sponsored by the Arrangers of Marblehead. Call Nancy DiLisio at 781-593-3323.

    Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at Endicott Park Carriage House, Danvers, from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, sponsored by the Danvers Garden Club. (www.danversgardenclub.org)

    Saturday, December 5 – Holiday Greens Sale at the Wollaston Congregational Church in Quincy, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am, sponsored by the Wollaston Garden Club of Quincy.  ( http://gardencentral.org/clubs/wgcquincy/)

    Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at the Little Red School House in Groveland, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, sponsored by the Groveland Garden Club.  Contact Margo Maione at bcsk&mom@verizon.net.

    Saturday December 5 – Sunday, December 6 – Holiday Boutique at St. Peter’s Church in Salem, from 10 – 4 (Saturday) and noon – 4 (Sunday), sponsored by the Salem Garden Club. (www.salemgardenclub.com)

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  • Saturday, October 24, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Greater Boston Food Bank Open House Celebration

    Do you know the  Food Bank feeds 83,000 people each week? Come to the open house on Saturday, October 24, from 10 – 2, and learn, get involved, and get inspired.  The event will take place at the Yawkey Distribution Center of the Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 South Bay Avenue in Boston.

    To achieve its mission, The Food Bank feeds more than 320,000 people annually in nine counties in eastern Massachusetts. They’re poor to middle-class people who can’t make ends meet. They’re our friends, neighbors, and colleagues. The Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and one of the largest food banks in the country. It distributes more than 30 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to a network of nearly 600 member hunger-relief agencies. It is a trusted and efficient resource for these local food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless and residential shelters, youth programs, senior centers, and day-care centers, providing the food they need to feed the hungry.

    Bring a non-perishable item to participate in their food drive.  There will be limited complimentary parking on site.  For directions, and to let the good folks who work there know you’re coming, log on to www.gbfb.org/openhouse/.

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  • Saturday, October 10, 10 am – 2 pm – Double Drumlin with Fire

    Join the New England Wild Flower Society on a hike botanizing two different communities formed by two dramatic glacial features:  a double drumlin and a kettlehole, owned by The Trustees of Reservations. We visit Weir Hill Reservation with Frances Clark and walk through 80 acres of field and woodland under fire management.  Oaks, hickories, blueberries, grasses, and sedges, with a variety of fall wildflowers of various colors highlight the mosaic formed by different burning regimes.  Descending from these dry slopes, we enter a wet meadow and visit the Ward Reservation to investigate the classic kettlehole bog, one of the best examples in eastern Massachusetts.   The colors should be spectacular, with many end-of-season fruits and flowers.   This botany hike emphasizes the different ecologies of these very different sites. Walking is on a wide but steep path over the drumlin, moist in the meadow, and easy along the board walk through the bog.  Bring Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, Peterson’s Fern Guide, and a hand lens, as well as water and lunch.  Limit 15 participants, fee is $32 for NEWFS or Trustees of Reservations members, $36 for non members.  To register, log on to http://www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7630.

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  • Saturday, September 26, 11 am – 3 pm – Ferns of the Blue Hills

    The Blue Hills Reservation is the largest preserved natural area in eastern Massachusetts. It has quite a few spots that are rich in ferns. Join the New England Wild Flower Society and instructors Don Lubin and Raymond Abair on Saturday, September 26 at 11 am. They plan to  travel a new route and see more than a dozen fern species, including dramatic large displays of Virginia chain fern, ostrich fern (below), and Christmas ferns. Wear long pants for poison ivy and bring a lunch and hand lens.  Participants limited to 15, fee $32 for members of NEWFS, $36 for nonmembers.  To register, call 508-877-7630, or log on to www.newfs.org.

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