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  • Saturday, January 26, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Greenhouse Growing and Maintenance

    David Fiske, Massachusetts Horticultural Society Gardens Curator, will lead a workshop on Saturday, January 26 from 10 – 2 at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, that will show you ways to best utilize your greenhouse and indoor growing spaces.

    He’ll discuss not only how to use these spaces to grow specific plants and starts, but also review maintenance needs that should be on your seasonal checklist. $25 for Mass Hort members, $40 general admission. Sign up at www.masshort.org.

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  • Friday, November 23 – Sunday, December 9 – Festival of Trees

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Festival of Trees showcases dozens of trees and the Snow Village at Elm Bank for children and adults to enjoy. This annual festival takes place from the end of November through the first two weeks of December at Mass Hort’s The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482.

    The Festival of Trees, displayed in the Hunnewell Building, 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 also enjoy the decorated buildings and grounds at The Gardens at Elm Bank with a stroll. For the young at heart, there are Santa Visits and other activities.

    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. It is a bit different each year as he continues to tweak the arrangement. Massachusetts Horticultural Society is delighted to share his enchanting displays with model trains winding through villages and vignettes, including Christmas in the City (Boston of course!), Fenway Park, and hundreds of decorated houses and lights. This amazing scenery in miniature is sure to get kids of all ages excited about the holiday season.

    Admission is $10 for visitors aged 12 and over, and Member admission is $8. Join Mass Hort at the Festival and get in free! The Festival is open November 23 through December 9, weather permitting: Wednesdays and Thursdays 4 – 8 p.m.; Friday through Sunday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sunday December 9 until 6 p.m.; Monday through Thursday mornings, by appointment, for senior group visits; Monday and Tuesday evenings, by appointment, for corporate events.

    The Festival of Trees is a holiday fundraiser for Mass Hort, a 501(c)(3) educational organization.

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  • Tuesdays, November 6, April 2, and May 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Designing Workshop

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts invites you to participate in a three session Designing Workshop, to be held November 6, April 2, and May 14, from 10 – noon, at the Gardens at Elm Bank Hunnewell Building, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. The cost for the three sessions is $140. To register, and for complete information, email Margo Yei at margo_yei@verizon.net.

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  • Thursdays, October 18 – November 8, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Drawing and Painting for the Petrified

    Wellesley College Friends of Botanic Gardens’ Education Director, Sarah Roche, encourages your observation skills to grow as you experiment with line drawings and accurate representations of botanical forms. Leap into watercolor painting with a series of fun exercises. The four session class will take place at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, beginning October 18 and continuing through November 8, from 9:30 – 12:30. $123 for Mass Hort members, $150 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org, or call 617-933-4973.

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  • Thursday, July 26, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Evening at Elm Bank: Arts on the Green

    Join The Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Thursday, July 26 at 5:30 pm for the first of its summer music and arts series. This evening will feature an art walk through The Gardens at Elm Bank, located at 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. There will be visual artists and live music for your entertainment. Bring a picnic to enjoy music in the Maple Grove, and wander the gardens. There also will be family art projects for kids. Wine and other beverages will be for sale. Free admission. Visit http://masshort.org for more information.

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  • Wednesday, July 18, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Summer Stroll Through The Gardens at Elm Bank

    You are invited to a summer stroll through the Gardens at Elm Bank with David Fiske, Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Garden Curator, on Wednesday, July 18 from 7 – 8:30. He will point out unique specimens such as the early perennials and woody plants, and will show you how to identify plants and understand their growing conditions. The Gardens are located at 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, and the cost is $5 for Mass Hort members, $15 for nonmembers. To reserve call 617-933-4973 or visit http://masshort.org.

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  • Wednesday, May 30, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Historic Estates and Gardens Landscape Tour

    Historic New England and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society team up to present a spring landscape tour of historic estates and gardens on Wednesday, May 30 from 9 – 3. The schedule is as follows:

    9:00 a.m: Explore the grounds of the 1793 Lyman Estate and the history of its greenhouses in a tour led by plant expert and Greenhouses Manager Lynn Ackerman. Dating to 1804, the Lyman Estate Greenhouses are among the oldest surviving in the United States. Explore them on your own after the tour.

    11:30 a.m. Enjoy the landscape of the Eustis Estate, an 1878 Aesthetic Movement masterpiece next to the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Mass. Take a guided tour exploring the fields, woodland, and gardens as you learn about the landscape and history of the property. The tour also examines the exterior architecture of the house and other original buildings built between 1878 and 1902.

    12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Enjoy lunch on the porch or within the main hall of the Eustis Estate mansion. The first floor of the house will be open to explore.

    End the day by joining Massachusetts Horticultural Society (Mass Hort) staff for a tour of their thirty-six-acre garden property, The Gardens at Elm Bank. See the historic and contemporary gardens, which display new plant varieties, diverse design concepts, and solutions to many home landscape challenges. The Elm Bank property is on the National Register of Historic Places and includes gardens designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm, and the Cheney-Baltzell Manor House designed by Carrère and Hastings of New York.

    Lunch is included in the price. No transportation will be provided. $40 Historic New England and Mass Hort members; $55 Nonmembers

    Please call 617-994-5959 or buy online at http://masshort.org. Mass Hort members must call to receive discount. (Rain date: Thursday, May 31)

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  • Saturday, April 7, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm – Celebrating Herbs!

    The Herb Society of America, New England Unit, will sponsor Celebrating Herbs!, a symposium to be held Saturday, April 7, from 8:30 – 3 at the Hunnewell Carriage House, The Gardens at Elm Bank, in Wellesley. Speakers will include Kelly Orzel, Judith Sumner, and Betsy Williams.

    Betsy Williams will present Herbal Weddings: Old Traditions, Modern Uses. An herbal wedding is the essence of romance! The perfumed air, the delightful colors and the ancient symbolism of the plants blend to create a truly magical day. The program includes the stories and traditions of wedding herbs and the language of flowers, cultural directions for growing the herbs, garden design suggestions and how to use herbs and herbal flowers creatively in wedding flowers, food and drink. Image below from www.weddingwindow.com.

    Judith Sumner is a botanist and popular lecturer at the Arnold Arboretum, Garden in the Woods, and Assumption College. She is the author of American Household Botany, a History of Useful Plants, 1620 – 1900, and The Natural History of Medicinal Plants.

    Kelly Orzel, of Bowery Beach Farm at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, specializes in culinary and scented plants including 50 varieties of scented pelargoniums. The Backyard Gardener is her recent book.

    The early bird fee for Herb Society members is $85, $90 for non-HSA members, postmarked on or before March 10. All registrations after March 24 are $105, and registration closes March 28. No walk-ins. Registration includes coffee/tea and morning refreshments, plus a catered herbal lunch. The New England Unit of The Herb Society of America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) educational organization. Proceeds from this fund-raising event will be used to help support educational projects. For more information visit http://www.neuhsa.org/2018Symposium.html

  • Thursday, January 18, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Grow Your Own Succulent Container

    Come to The Gardens at Elm Bank (Parkman Room) on Thursday, January 18 from 7 – 8:30 for a fun evening and learn what you need to know to maintain a container planting of succulents. Carrie Waterman will bring a selection of plants to show the diversity of succulent plants. She will discuss the best species to keep in containers and how to care and propagate your own succulents. Afterward, Barb Rietscha of Stow Greenhouses will provide materials so every student can create a long-lasting, low-maintenance garden. Must pre-register at www.masshort.org. Mass Hort Members: $40; General Admission: $60

  • Tuesdays, January 16 – February 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Botany for the Home Gardener

    In this five-session Massachusetts Horticultural Society course, join Senior Horticulturist Hannah Traggis to explore the fundamentals of plant structures and their function, reproductive and floral biology, introductory concepts in physiology and metabolism, and overall systematic organization and classification of major plant groups within the plant kingdom. Participants will better understand the world of plants and gain a far deeper appreciation for their wonder. The class will take place Tuesdays, January 16 – February 13, from 7 – 8:30 in the Cheny Room of the Education Building at the Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. $150 Mass Hort members, $200 general admission. Register online at www.masshort.org.