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  • Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 22, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Pollinator Festival

    What’s all the buzz about? Join Heritage Museums & Gardens on August 14 – 22 from 10 – 5 as we celebrate pollinators – some of the hardest working organisms in the animal kingdom!

    Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes, from the tiny sweat bee to the humming bird – and Heritage Museums & Gardens is a great place to see them all! Visitors of all ages will enjoy discovering a variety of pollinators out in nature in our gardens, as well as in art in our Bugs, Birds & Bricks exhibit!

    • Pick up a self-guide to tour several of our gardens and learn how they provide food and habitat for the many varieties of pollinators native to Cape Cod.
    • Visit the Garden Discovery Cart to learn about pollinators with some of our friendly staff.
    • Families will delight in a special activity guide designed just for them, along with pollinator games in Hidden Hollow.
    • Gardening enthusiasts won’t want to miss the special plant sale at The Shop at Heritage, where Director of Horticulture, Les Lutz, has selected some of the best pollinator-attracting plants for your garden!

    All activities are free with museum admission. Pre-purchase of admission tickets (www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org) is recommended.

    • MEMBER: FREE
    • NON-MEMBER: $20 Adult / $10 Youth

  • Tuesday, May 23 – Sunday, May 31 – Virtual Rhododendron Festival

    Heritage Museums and Gardens is renowned for its collection of thousands of world-famous rhododendrons in over 175 varieties. The Rhododendron Festival is often a sign of summer’s approach and our gardens awakening here at Heritage. While the museums and gardens are closed, we are very proud to offer our first ever Virtual Rhododendron Festival! We have compiled a trove of online resources you can enjoy from home!

    Check out the Rhododendron Festival Youtube Playlist to learn about proper plant care and pruning techniques via video demonstrations with our Director of Horticulture, Les Lutz. Manager of Interpretation, Alexandra Mulrow, shares the story of Heritage’s fascinating rhododendron legacy and much more.

    Also visit www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org for all things Rhododendron with fun from home activities, blogs, and challenges.

  • The Insider at Heritage Museums & Gardens Podcast

    The Insider at Heritage Museums & Gardens is a weekly podcast series, which takes a deeper dive into the museum’s gardens, exhibits, events, behind-the-scenes work and more!  New episodes will be released every other Wednesday through November.  Subscribe to the Insider podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Itunes. Right now hear an interview with Heather Mead, Director of Visitor Engagement, an interview with David Camp, Principal of Dirtworks, PC, designer of the Gardens of the Senses, and an interview with Les Lutz, Director of Horticulture, to name a few options available now at https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/theinsider/

  • Monday, March 10, 12:00 noon – Bonsai

    Come to the Bourne United Methodist Church on Sandwich Road in Bourne on Monday, March 10 at noon and meet Les Lutz, new director of horticulture at Heritage Museum and Gardens. He will use a PowerPoint presentation to introduce us to bonsai, followed by a demonstration of how to start with nursery stock and end up with a beginning bonsai specimen. The free program is sponsored by the Aptucxet Garden Club.

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