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Tag: Fenway Victory Gardens

  • Saturday, September 9, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – FensFest Harvest Festival

    Please come to the Fenway Victory Gardens on Saturday, September 9 from 11 – 3 for an afternoon of BBQ fare (burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, local corn, salads, desserts, etc.), lawn games, kid games run by the Fenway Community Center, a raffle drawing, live music, and the yearly White Elephant Table.

    Friends of the Fenway Vistory Gardens will also have Ikebana floral arrangements displayed, Colin Donihue talking about the Italian Wall Lizards in the gardens, and information on raising butterflies. As always, we welcome folks adding to the food offering by bringing special side dishes and desserts. They’ll be holding a flower arrangement contest (flowers must come from the Fenway Victory Gardens).

    This event is free and open to the public. However, as we are a non-profit, we welcome donations before, after, and during FensFest – every dollar helps us to keep providing this annual community event. Each $5 donation will come with a raffle ticket. For more information email info@fenwayvictorygardens.org.

  • Saturday, July 19, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Fenway Garden Society Open Gardens

    On Saturday, July 19 (rain/heat date Sunday, July 20), from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, the Fenway Garden Society will present the 2014 FGS Open Gardens.

    Pick up your map at the flagpole (near the corner of Boylston Street and Park Drive, Boston.)  More than 25 Fenway victory gardeners will open their gates to visitors. Come to our historic park and view a spectrum of flower and vegetable gardens, picnic in the meadow, meet local artists, play bocce, learn new gardening tips and get inspired. Also, we’ll be setting up sprinklers for kids of all ages to run through…come on down!

    In the event of rain or excessive heat (over 85 degrees), Open Gardens will be rescheduled for July 20 — same time, same place!

    This event is open to the public – donations welcomed. For more information, please email kristen@fenwayvictorygardens.org.

  • Saturday, June 1, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Fenway Victory Gardens Open Day

    The Fenway Garden Society invites you to explore 7 acres of historic parkland in the heart of Boston on Saturday, June 1 from 11 – 3 (rain date Sunday, June 2).
    More than 40 Fenway victory gardeners will open their gates to visitors. Come view a spectrum of urban flower and vegetable gardens, take a special Emerald Necklace Conservancy tour, picnic in the meadow (& visit our local restaurants), play bocce, learn new gardening tips and get inspired! The entrance is on Park Drive @ Boylston Street, Fenway. For more information, call (857) 244-0262. Free admission.  Image from www.bostonguide.com.

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  • Sunday, July 31, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – The History, Gardens & Changing Landscape of the Back Bay Fens

    Join Docents from The Emerald Necklace Conservancy on Sunday, July 31 for a free interpretive tour of the Back Bay Fens.  The tour traces the evolution of the area from what a city engineer in the 1870’s called “the foulest marsh and muddy flats to be found anywhere in Massachusetts” to the tranquil parkland of today. Starting at the Visitor Center located at 125 The Fenway, participants will embark on a leisurely excursion that will take them along the Muddy River, through the fragrant Kelleher Rose Garden (below) and the historic Fenway Victory Gardens. Along the way, they will learn how the park developed under the guiding philosophies of celebrated landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Highlights include stops at hidden treasures such as the Japanese Bell and the rustic Agassiz Bridge, made of Roxbury puddingstone.  For more information, visit www.emeraldnecklace.org.  Rain or shine, no reservations required.

  • Saturday, April 30, 12:00 noon – Grand Opening of the Emerald Necklace Visitor Center

    Celebrate the grand opening of the Emerald Necklace Visitor Center at 125 The Fenway, Boston, on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1.  All events are free and open to the public.  At noon, Mayor Thomas M. Menino will cut the ribbon along with special guests.  From noon until 3:30, a very special Art in Bloom floral arrangement inspired by the Back Bay Fens will be on display, courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  From 12:30 until 2, Gerry Wright will appear in his “other” persona, Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Park Rangers Mounted Unit “Adopt a Horse” program will be featured.  At 2, 2:30 and 3, there will be screenings of Stories from the Emerald Necklace, a documentary film depicting the variety of visitor stories found in the Necklace.  Also, between 12:30 and 1:15, artist Dustan Knight will talk about the creative process as Dustan works in watercolors to capture the special Art in Bloom floral arrangement on paper.

    From 12:45 – 3 pm, you may meet the gardeners at the Fenway Victory Gardens and visit the newly renovated Special Needs Garden, as well as participate in hands-on workshops.  From 1 – 2:30, Alan Banks, Supervisory Park Ranger, will lead an interpretive walk through the Back Bay Fens beginning at the Visitor Center entitled “Garden in the Machine.”  For the athletes, join a fun run with 3, 5 and 7 mile options led by Mark Lowenstein, author of Great Runs in Boston, with a route starting at the Visitor Center, continuing along the Necklace out to Jamaica Pond, and returning to the Visitor Center, starting at 1:15 pm.

    Over at the Wentworth Institute, Frederick Law Olmsted, a one-man play written by performed by Gerry Wright, will begin at 3 pm, followed by a short reception, and at 4:30, in the same venue, there will be a screening of The Olmsted Legacy: America’s Urban Parks documentary.  If you prefer, at 3 pm you may join Conservancy president Julie Crockford and City Councilor Mike Ross for a bike ride to Franklin park, and stay for the 4 pm Weeds as Feed walk led by a Franklin Park coalition naturalist.  For complete times and directions, log on to www.emeraldnecklace.org/visitorcentergrandopening/.