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  • Wednesday, June 1 – Wednesday, June 8 – Great Gardens of Scotland

    The Berkshire Botanical Garden is sponsoring a one week garden tour to Scotland June 1 – 8. Highlights include:

    • A stop by Calton Hill, ‘The Athens of the North’, to see many of its famous landmark buildings.
    • A visit to the Edinburgh Botanical Garden with a talk about the history of the gardens.
    • Manderston House, home of The Lord Palmer, where we will be entertained to lunch,
    • followed by a tour of this grand Edwardian house and a visit to the gardens with the head
    • gardener.
    • Floors Castle & Gardens, in Roxburghshire, is the seat of the Dukes of Roxburgh. The grounds are listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, the national listing of significant gardens in Scotland.
    • Balcarres House & Gardens, pictured below, the ancestral home of the Earls of Crawford, this house eventually became the family seat of the Earl of Crawford and its grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.

    These are just a selection of highlights; please inquire about the full itinerary! To register or learn more contact Lani at lani@classicalexcursions.com

    Please note in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of our community and the communities we visit proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all participants taking part in Berkshire Botanical Garden’s overnight trips.  An image of your vaccination card, alongside a photo ID, must be presented in order to complete registration. Additional health and COVID-based safety measures at our destinations may be in place as well. Lani Summerville will communicate updates regarding health guidelines as needed.

  • Monday, May 24, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Other Voices in Garden History: Working Towards Inclusive Botanic Gardens, Online

    This seventh in a series of illustrated lectures sponsored by the Gardens Trust will explore the impact and legacy of empire, colonialism and enslavement on western garden and landscape history. Our aim is to bring back some of the voices usually absent from this history, to identify and fill gaps in our collective knowledge, and to explore new ways of engaging with the whole history of gardens, landscapes and horticulture.

    This ticket costs £5, and you may purchase via the Eventbrite link here. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and a link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards.

    The Royal Botanic Gardens, at Kew and Edinburgh, with roots from colonial times, are developing a roadmap for change and working towards a more equitable and inclusive botanic gardens. Drawing on current work at Edinburgh and Kew, they share their process and recommendations for best practice. This session, on May 24 at 1 pm Eastern, will be presented by a panel of staff from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Edinburgh.

  • Friday, April 13, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Fifty Shades of Green: Tales from the Hothouse

    Alluring suitors with a pungent rotten odor, promising nectar for the exchange of goods, or going at it alone, plants have evolved interesting strategies to ensure their continued existence. In this bawdy botanical review at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University on April 13 from 7:30 – 8:30, Terry Huang delves into the sex lives of plants, dramatically explaining the challenges of courtship and consummation for those rooted in place. From mutualistic partnerships to deceit-filled ones that would rival the most twisted romance, his vivid pollination stories reveal the ingenious ways flowers deal with one of life’s (most) important needs. Sex. (Adult content: Rated PG) Fee $5 Arboretum member, $10 nonmember. Register at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

    Terry Huang earned a Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology at the University of Washington and a Master of Science in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh. He enjoys sharing his passion for plants with anyone who will listen. He performed Fifty Shades of Green at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017.

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  • Wednesday, June 28 – Thursday, July 6 – Highlights of Scotland

    Join the Friends of Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s botanical garden, and visit awe inspiring gardens of Scotland June 28 – July 6.  The tour is coordinated by Hidden Treasures Tours & Brightwater Holidays.  The complete itinerary may be found at http://hiddentreasurestours.com//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Scotland-2017.pdf.

    In Edinburgh you will stay at the Jurys Inn, and will visit the Royal Botanic Gardens, Holyrood Park, then on to Aberdeen and the garden at Pitmuies House and Brechin Castle. Continue north to Dunnotar Castle, Leith Hall House, Kildrummy Castle, and a private garden of Tillypronie.  Further destinations are Crathes Castle, the Explorer’s Garden, Drummond Castle, Branklyn Gardens (pictured below), Glendoick Garden Centre, and the Gardens of Falkland Palace.  You will also visit Crawick Multiverse and the Garden of Cosmic Speculation.  This is truly a splendid trip.  Prices are from $4,150 per person, air not included.

    Contact kari@hiddentreasurestours.com, or call her at 573-303-2872 to register, or for more information.

  • Saturday, November 20, 1:30 pm – The Public Realm of the Senses

    Landscape architecture is a visual art defined in part by the representation of nature. Landscape painting was the direct inspiration for the constructed landscape. The digital landscape of the 21st century is about new ways to visualize the landscape and to create a change of scenery. The pixel is our pigment; the computer screen is our canvas. Eelco Hooftman, landscape architect, will speak as part of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Landscape Visions lectures for 2010/2011, in the Tapestry Room at the Museum on Saturday, November 20, beginning at 1:30 pm.

    Hooftman discusses recent projects including the Landscape Master Plan for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

    Award winning landscape architect Eelco Hooftman, founding partner of G R O S S. M A X., in Edinburgh, Scotland, questions conventional assumptions about urban spaces, landscape, and nature. Tickets are $15 (General Public), $12 (Seniors), $5 (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum members), and free to students. To purchase tickets, log on to www.gardnermuseum.org.  The Landscape Visions lecture series is made possible by a bequest from Jeanne Muller Ryan.