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  • Thursday, November 4, 2:00 pm – Flower Flash with Lewis Miller, Online

    Join The Garden Conservancy for the second webinar of our four-part Fall 2021 Literary Series, as Lewis Miller, author of Flower Flash (Monacelli, September 21, 2021) presents the evolution of his “Flower Flashes.” The presentation will document his Flower Flashes, from the first, spontaneous one in 2016 to the profound installations of the pandemic, and include behind-the-scenes snapshots, his inspirational material, and fan contributions.

    A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. Please note that registration will end 24 hours prior to this webinar.

    $45 Webinar PLUS one copy of the book Flower Flash by Lewis Miller (retail price $55)
    $15 General admission; webinar only
    $5 Garden Conservancy members; webinar only
    (This program is also eligible for purchase with an online membership credit.)

    Free for members of the Garden Conservancy’s Frank and Anne Cabot Society for Planned Giving, but please pre-register by emailing Sarah Parker so that we can send you the Zoom link on the day of the program.

    All others, register at https://www.gardenconservancy.org/education/education-events/virtual-talk-lewis-miller

    photo by Laura Fuchs
  • Wednesday, March 16, 10:00 am – A Visit to ‘Les Quatres Vents’: Frank Cabot’s Quebec Garden

    Wednesday, March 16, 10:00 am – A Visit to ‘Les Quatres Vents’: Frank Cabot’s Quebec Garden

    Frank Cabot, founder of the Garden Conservancy, was a plant collector of the first order. At the Garden Club of the Back Bay’s March meeting on March 16 at 10 am, Sally Muspratt will present an illustrated lecture of his showcase Quebec garden, which she revisited in May, 2015. The meeting will held at The College Club of Boston, 44 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Garden Club members will receive written notice of the meeting, which will be followed by an optional lunch.

    Sally McGuire Muspratt holds a Graduate Certificate in Landscape Design from Radcliffe College (1993), a certificate in Landscape Maintenance from UMass Extension (2002), an M.A. from Newnham College, Cambridge and a BA from Harvard. In 2010 she was accredited as an Organic Land Care Professional by the Northeast Organic Farming Association, and in 2011 as a Professional Landscape Designer by the APLD, the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (certification #344).

    Sally gardens in West Roxbury, MA and La Malbaie, Quebec. She serves on the Board of the Arboretum Park Conservancy and on the advisory committees of The Kelleher Rose Garden and the Park Overseers of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. She is past President of the Board of Cogdesign, past Chairman of the Landscape Design Study Classes, the Landscape Design Council of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, and the Civic Development Committee for the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts. If you are not a member but wish to attend please email info@bostonflora.com.

  • Sunday, February 21, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Outstanding American Gardens: A Celebration

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden welcomes Page Dickey, editor of Outstanding American Gardens, on Sunday, February 21 from 1 – 2. This beautiful book showcases fifty stunning public and private gardens from coast to coast featured by the Garden Conservancy since 1989. Historic, modernist, traditional, cottage seaside, exotic, tropical, classic Southern, farmhouse, prison, organic and xeric – all are among the many types of gardens exquisitely photographed and described.

    Page Dickey has been gardening passionately since her early twenties. She writes about gardening, garden design, and America’s gardens for House and Garden, House Beautiful, Horticulture, Elle Décor, Fine Gardening, Garden Design, and other publications. She is the author of several books, including Gardens in the Spirit of Place, Breaking Ground, and Inside Out. Her first book, Duck Hill Journal, and her most recent, Embroidered Ground, are about Duck Hill in New York, where she lived and gardened for thirty years. Page cofounded the Open Days program in 1995 and has served on the board of directors of the Garden Conservancy since 2004. She also serves on the boards of Stonecrop, Frank Cabot’s garden in Cold Spring, NY, and Hollister House Garden in Washington, CT.

    To register for this event, please call Gayle Holland (508) 869-6111 x124 or email gholland@towerhillbg.org. THBG members $15, nonmembers $25.

  • Monday, May 11, 10:00 a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue – Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Past and Present

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay is pleased to present John W. Trexler, Executive Director of the Worcester County Horticultural Society, who has taken time from his very busy schedule to speak to our Club about Tower Hill Botanic Garden.

    John, a plant and garden expert, has contributed to the world of horticulture in many ways. His primary accomplishment is the creation and development of Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts, the home of the Worcester County Horticulture Society. In addition, he has founded and led several Plant and Garden Societies and is an active member of many other plant related groups. He inspires donors, volunteers, and staff to help complete his vision. His drive for perfection has created a world class garden in just 25 years. The garden is not only a show piece but a rich educational environment. John is a founding member of the Garden Conservancy and is on their Steering Committee. He worked with Frank Cabot in 1989 to create this National nonprofit organization which preserves exceptional American gardens for public education and enjoyment.  He began his career in New Jersey at Skyland Manor State Park as assistant horticulturist. When he left New Jersey for Worcester less than ten years later, he had convinced the Governor of NJ to designate Skylands as the State Botanic Garden and he had served as president of the Skylands Association.

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden has been created under John Trexlers guidance from the beginning. He was instrumental in every phase of its conception and development. Environmentally sensitive planning of Tower Hill is exemplified by the Wildlife Pond which collects the run off from the buildings and naturally purifies it and at the same time feeds and shelters wildlife with native plants.

    At the Annual Meeting in Houston this May the National Garden Clubs, Inc. will bestow the Award of Excellence to John Trexler for his outstanding contributions in horticulture: the establishment of Tower Hill Botanic Garden, a world class garden, for his service to the plant societies and gardening organizations, and for his work to preserve and enhance the environment. Mr. Trexler embodies Excellence through his skill in horticulture and creation of exceptional gardens, and perhaps more important, in his leadership and enthusiasm in developing environments where everyone can share and learn these skills.

    An optional lunch will follow the meeting ($19 per person).  To reserve, contact The Garden Club of the Back Bay at info@bostonflora.com.