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Saturday, April 21 – The 14th Annual Great Gardens & Landscaping Symposium

The 14th Annual Great Gardens & Landscaping Symposium will take place Saturday, April 21 at The Woodstock Inn & Resort in Woodstock, Vermont. The symposium features:

Five info-packed lectures led by nationally and regionally renowned professionals in their fields. Dr. Leonard Perry, Horticulture Professor Emeritus from the University of Vermont will speak on Top Flowers and Vegetables for Northern Gardens, and Gardening in a Changing Climate. Katherine Tracey of Avant Gardens will present Succulent Love. Valerie Rollins of Four Star Greenhouse will Discover the Magic Behind Growing Great Herbs, and Kerry Ann Mendez of Perennially Yours will speak on New and Unusual Perennials, Flowering Shrubs, and Annuals.

A Gardeners Marketplace runs all day with plant vendors, artisans, gardening gifts and products. Terrific handouts, door prizes and garden gifts for everyone!

Special overnight room rates for symposium attendees at The Woodstock Inn and Resort. This is an opportunity to connect with hundreds of gardeners from around the Northeast and beyond. Register online ($98) at https://pyours.com/symposium/

March 22, 2018
Wednesday, August 10, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm – Avant Gardens & Tranquil Lake Nursery

Travel on Wednesday, August 10 with Tower Hill Botanic Garden to two of Southeastern Massachusetts’ best nurseries during the peak of summer. Tranquil Lake Nursery is a farm growing and specializing in ornamental perennials. Enjoy a tour of two acres of display gardens with co-owner and award-winning landscape designer Warren Leach. We’ll travel to Westport River Wineries for a picnic lunch followed by a tour and tastings. Our last stop is to the renowned Avant Gardens, for a tour with co-owner and award-winning garden designer Katherine Tracey. There will be time for browsing and shopping at both nurseries. Bus will leave Tower Hill at 8 am and return by 6 pm. Tower Hill members $100, nonmembers $125, includes transportation, tours, and box lunch. If you are interested in meeting the group at Tranquil Lake, call 508-869-6111, ext 124. Otherwise, register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—trip-to-avant-gardens-and-tranquil-lake-nursery.

July 29, 2016
Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm – 114th Honorary Medals Dinner

Please join The Massachusetts Horticultural Society for an evening of cocktails and dinner and welcomeÂ keynote speaker William Cullina, Executive Director of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,Â the 2013 George Robert White Medal of Honor Awardee.

The 114th Honorary Medals Dinner will take place Thursday, October 17, 2013 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Hunnewell Building Carriage House,Â 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts. The keynote address is Gardening On the Edge of the Continent.Â Gardening in Coastal Maine has more than its share of challenges and opportunities. Close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean buffers the coast from the worst of winter cold and as importantly, summer’s heat. Still, winter is long and snow-cover unreliable. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is trying out many, many perennial species and cultivars for suitability and adaptability. In this talk, William Cullina will detail some of the Gardens’ triumphs, failures, and “too soon to tells” in an informative, humorous, and visually rich presentation about gardening on the edge of the Continent.

Other award winners include Mary Ann Streeter, Allandale Farm, Art Scarpa, the Garden Club of America, the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, Katherine Tracey of Avant Gardens, and meteorologist David Epstein.Â Tickets are $125, and may be ordered online at www.masshort.org.

October 12, 2013