Tag: Gesneriad Society

  • Saturday, September 10, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm –  Gardeners’ Emporium

    Saturday, September 10, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Gardeners’ Emporium

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden presents its annual Gardeners’ Emporium on Saturday, September 10 from 10 – 2. The Emporium will feature nonprofit, regional plant societies, specialty nurseries, and purveyors of distinctive garden ornaments. Societies represented include the Begonia, Cactus & Succulent, Daylily, Gesneriad, Hosta, and Rock Garden. This is the ONLY place this fall where you can find all these Societies, with the diversity of their respective offerings, gathered in one sale. Each of these groups offer expertise on their plant specialties, as well as hard-to-find specimen plants for sale. In addition, niche nurseries and garden accessory companies will offer their unique products for sale. Participating nurseries, as of the time of this posting, include Broken Arrow, DeRosa Orchids, Greystone Gardens, Pope’s Pots, Stonegate Farm, and more. Finally, Tower Hill’s Gift Shop will provide all kinds of unique gardening supplies and books, and Twigs Cafe will offer delightful meals.
    Fall is an excellent time for planting, and the Gardeners’ Emporium is a perfect opportunity to find just the right plant, or garden statue, to fill in an empty spot in the garden. The cooler days of September and October give new plants a chance to establish themselves before the onset of winter. September is also a great time to visit Tower Hill, as many of the annuals and perennials are still putting on a fantastic show. A portion of the proceeds from the sale support the ongoing development and maintenance of the Garden.  Photo from www.theodorepayne.org.  For directions and more information, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

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  • Saturday, May 14, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm – Gardeners’ Fair at Elm Bank

    Join the Massachusetts Horticultural Society at its annual Gardeners’ Fair on Saturday, May 14, this year featuring Allandale Farm, Boston’s oldest working farm, and the New England Unit of the Herb Society of America.  Special members’ hours 8:00 am – 9:00  am, and public hours 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.  Admission free for Mass Hort members with valid membership card, $5 per car for nonmembers.  Herb Garden tours will be available, and there will be family-oriented workshops such as Fairy Flowers at 10 am and Planting Herbs in a Tea Cup at noon.  The Wellesley Bank will play in the Crockett Garden at 1 pm.

    The Gardeners’ Fair and Plant Sale at Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank Reservation includes a variety of vendors carrying everything you need to plan, dig, plant, and enjoy your home garden space. The heart of the Gardeners’ Fair is the plant societies. New Englanders take their gardens seriously and the most passionate gardeners – whether of the indoor or outdoor persuasion – join a plant society dedicated to the pleasure and pursuit of growing a particular genus. At plant society meetings, plants are swapped, exchanged and bartered. At the Gardeners’ Fair, they’re sold to discerning visitors who are looking for the great addition to their garden. With every plant society purchase comes a wealth of advice on care and propagation. There will be representatives from the American Begonia Society, American Rhododendron Society, Gesneriad Society and Hosta Society, among others. Many of the local chapters of specialist plant societies will continue to offer their own plant varieties including unusual and popular cultivars that Society Row has provided for more than 75 years.

  • Saturday and Sunday, September 20 & 21 – Annual Combined Plant Societies’ Judged Show and Sale

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, will host a judged show and sale sponsored by the New England Chapter of The Gesneriad Society and by the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society on Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21.  Hours Saturday are 10 – 5, and on Sunday, 10 – 4.  $12 aduts, $9 seniors, $7 youths 6 – 18.  For more information call 617-479-3680, or visit www.towerhillbg.org.

     

  • Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, 10:00 am – Annual Combined Plant Societies’ Judged Show and Sale

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, will once again host the Annual Combined Plant Societies’ Judged Show and Sale, this year taking place Saturday, September 21, from 10 – 5, and Sunday, September 22, from 10 – 4.  Sponsors are the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society and the New England Chapter of The Gesneriad Society.  Cost to attend is $12 for adults, $9 for seniors, and $7 for youths aged 6 – 18.  For more information call 617-479-3680, or visit www.towerhillbg.org.

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  • Monday, February 25, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Bring the Rainforest Indoors: Terrariums

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will sponsor a Horticulture Morning on Monday, February 25, from 10 – noon at South Church, 41 Central Street in Andover.  The speaker is Wanda Macnair, past president of the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society, on the subject Bring the Rainforest Indoors: Terrariums.  Ms. Macnair is active also in the New England Chapter of The Gesneriad Society. She is a member of the Nomenclature Committee, and the Amateur Horticulture Committee of the New England Spring Flower Show. She writes a column entitled “A Passion for Plants,” for the Lincoln County News, Damariscotta, ME. For complete information call 781-237-0336 – office hours are 9 – 2, Tuesday through Thursday, or email gcfm@verizon.net.