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Tag: Fenway Park

  • Friday, November 28 – Sunday, December 14 – Massachusetts Horticultural Society Festival of Trees

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites you and your family and friends to its
    Festival of Trees display of beautifully decorated trees.

    Festival Dates
    November 28 through December 14

    Friday November 28th – Celebratory Opening

    Hours
    Weekends : 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Weekdays: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

    Location
    The Gardens at Elm Bank
    Hunnewell Building
    900 Washington Street
    Wellesley, MA 02482

    For more information, please call us at 617-933-4934 or email us at FestivalofTrees@masshort.org

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Festival of Trees will showcase over 75 trees and a new addition to the festival, Snow Village at Elm Bank ―for children and adults to enjoy. This annual festival, in its sixth year, will take place from November 28 until December 14, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482.

    The Festival of Trees, displayed in the Hunnewell Carriage House, offers beautifully decorated holiday trees that are donated and decorated by local businesses, garden clubs, and individuals. Visitors “vote” with their raffle tickets, in hopes of being the tree winner at the end of the festival. Visitors can enjoy the decorated buildings and grounds at Elm Bank with a stroll or a horse-drawn wagon ride. For the young at heart, there is Pajamas – Story Time on Friday nights and Santa Visits.

    Snow Village at Elm Bank is a wonderful addition to the holiday spirit of the Festival of Trees. Bill Meagher of Needham graciously donated the product of his thirteen year “hobby” of building Christmas villages and trains. Massachusetts Horticultural Society is delighted to share his enchanting displays featuring trains, Christmas in the City (Boston of course!), Fenway Park, New England Villages, and hundreds of decorated houses and lights. This amazing scenery in miniature is sure to get kids excited about the holiday season.

    Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children 12 and over, children under 12, no charge. The Mass Hort member rate is $8 for adults. The festival is open November 28-December 14; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4-8pm and Friday through Sunday, 10am-8 pm. The Festival is open weekday mornings, by appointment, for nursery school and senior tours.

  • Thursday, September 13, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Very Fine Vines

    Whether twining, clinging, or scrambling, vines know how to get around. Take a walk with Nancy Rose, editor of Arnoldia magazine, through the Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden at the Arnold Arboretum on Thursday, September 13, from 1 – 2:30 in the afternoon, to learn more about how vines grow and climb. See vines with the best ornamental features, as well as those that provide tasty fruit. You’ll also learn about a few vines that you won’t want to plant!. Below is Parthenocissus tricuspidata ‘Fenway Park’ discovered by the Arnold Arboretum’s  Dr. Peter Del Tredici at – wait for it – Fenway Park.

    In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209. To register for this free session, visit www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • Tuesday, May 5, 4 pm – Friends of the Public Garden Annual Meeting

    You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Public Garden on Tuesday, May 5, beginning at 4 pm, at the First Church in Boston, 64 Marlborough Street.  Hear reports on the Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.  The guest speaker will be Janet Marie Smith, restoration architect for Fenway Park.  For more information call 617-723-8144.