The Lenox Garden Club presents a GCA Flower Show at Ventfort Hall, Museum of the Gilded Age, 104 Walker Street in Lenox. The show will be open to the public from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Thursday and Friday, September 15 and 16. For more information, contact Mary Ellen O’Brien at maryellenobrien@hotmail.com, or check the Lenox Garden Club’s website, www.lenoxgardenclub.net.
Once again Historic New England will feature orchids at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses in Waltham, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 23 at 10 a.m. Bring up to three orchid plants for evaluation by experienced horticulturists. Get advice on maintaining healthy blooming plants. Other services offered include repotting and educational handouts about orchids. Books, pots, and growing supplies are for sale. Admission fee is $10. For more information call 781-891-1985. For directions, log on to www.historicnewengland.org.
The Sixteenth Annual Garden Tour, to be held Saturday, July 17, will again benefit The Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, Maine. The nine garden tour throughout Kennebunk and Kennebunkport will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the advance ticket cost is $15 per person before July 1, and $20 per person thereafter. One featured garden is that of syndicated talk radio Garden Club host Paul Parent.   Generously sponsored by Estabrook’s Color Spot, Digital Research, Inc., Genest Concrete, Libby, O’ Brien, Kingsley & Champion, LLC., and Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution. For more information contact Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, 62 Portland Road, Suite 15, Kennebunk, ME 04043, or log on to www.kidsfreetogrow.org. Tickets are available by calling 207-985-5975. You may also email events@kidsfreetogrow.org.
The Brockton Garden Club presents The Garden Show and a Standard Flower Show emphasizing the 4 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover, on Sunday, April 11 at The Shaws Center, 1 Lexington Ave., Brockton, Massachusetts. For hours and complete schedule and information, contact Peg Kearney at 508-942-7535, or email brocktongc@verizon.net.
Join the community for a trolley tour of the beautiful homes of West Roxbury on Sunday, December 6, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. Stroll the street and spread the holiday cheer. Sample the tastes of the seasons at local neighborhood restaurants.Join in the holiday spirit!
The festivities will begin at the Theodore Parker Church at noon where the West Roxbury Main Streets Association will provide holiday cheer and shopping. At 2pm the trolleys will take you on an adventure throughout the neighborhood.
Last call will continue @ The Corrib Pub & Restaurant.
FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS
https://wrms.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonationPage/tabid/54155/Default.aspx
Tickets are on sale now for $20 @ Picture This, Hercules Press, Boomerang’s, Kalembar Dune, Upper Crust Pizza & the WRMS office @ 1874 Centre Street.
For more information contact the office @ 617-325-6400
The Community Garden Club of Duxbury will hold a Holiday House Tour from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm on Thursday, December 10 throughout Duxbury. For more information contact Mariette Wooden at 781-934-7860, or log on to www.communitygardenclubofduxbury.org.
Catholic Charities Laboure Center will hold a South Boston Christmas House Tour of five homes decorated for the holidays beginning Saturday, December 5, from 4 – 6 pm, and continuing Sunday, December 6, from noon – 4 pm. The Saturday Twilight Tour will conclude with a reception immediately after at The Terrace Room of UMASS Boston Campus Center. The cost for this benefit evening is $75. The Daytime Tour on Sunday will be self guided, or you may take an available trolley, and will cost $25 per ticket if purchased in advance, or $30 for a ticket purchased on the day of the tour. Parking is available at Castle Island, and you may start the tour at Castle Island or at the Laboure Center, 275 West Broadway. You may also visit The Shoppe at Laboure for a bit of Christmas shopping. For more information, contact Judy Swanson at jswanson@ccab.org, or by telephone at 617-464-8503. Tickets may be ordered on line at www.ccab.org.
The North Shore Garden Club presents a Garden Club of America Flower Show on Tuesday, September 29, from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at the Singing Beach Club, Beach Street, Manchester, Massachusetts. This show is open to the public. For more information contact Cathy at chp678@aol.com. Photography will be included.
Enjoy a culinary adventure at a Martha’s Vineyard farm on Monday, September 21 . Beginning at 6:00 pm, take a private tour of North Tabor Farms in Chilmark with the farmers , who will share their knowledge of the land and crops. At 7, a delicious seasonal dinner will be made with fresh produce from the farm, paired with organic wines. Enjoy the sunset and delicious food, in a quiet setting now that the President has departed! $150 per person, including recipes. For directions, registration, and more information, contact Jan Buhrman at 508-645-5000, or email info@culinary-experiences.com. Check out their website as well, www.culinary-experiences.com.
Join The A.D. Makepeace Company and the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association for the 6th Annual Cranberry Harvest Celebration, Saturday and Sunday, October 10 – 11, 2009, at A.D. Makepeace Company Headquarters at Tihonet Village, 158 Tihonet Road in Wareham. 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, admission $2.00, age 6 and under free. Free event parking.
This fun family event features juried crafters, activities for children, cooking demonstrations, pony and wagon rides, and much more. The highlight of the day is a guided tour of a working cranberry bog. Please, no pets.
The 2008 event drew a record 12,000 people from around the world. For additional information, contact:
A.D. Makepeace Company
Kim Houdlette
khoudlette@admakepeace.com
www.admakepeace.com
508-322-4000
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association
Dawn Gates-Allen
dgatesallen@cranberries.org
508-759-1041 x13
