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  • Trees For Troops

    Donate a real Christmas Tree to a military family for $30.

    Imagine somewhere on the other side of the world, a group of U.S. troops gathered around a fresh, real Christmas tree that was express shipped from the states. Or imagine how a military family of a deployed loved one would feel if they received a real Christmas tree, given by a caring family they have never met. This is the mission of  Trees for Troops, a national charitable campaign that provides real Christmas trees to members of the armed forces and their families at more than 65 military bases in the U.S. and overseas. Since 2005, Trees for Troops has provided more than 176,00 Christmas Trees to military families and troops in the United States and overseas.

    2018 will be Mahoney’s 12th year participating in the Trees for Troops program and they hope to make it their most successful year yet! They are proud to say that through the support of our customers, last year we were able to donate 2700 Christmas trees. This year, with your help they think they can do even better. They’ve made it easier than ever to donate a tree by accepting donations in all of their stores, online, and over the phone. To support online, and for more information, visit http://mahoneysgarden.com/trees-troops/

  • Friday, July 11 – Entry Deadline for Mayor Walsh’s Garden Contest

    Launched as part of Mayor Walsh’s citywide beautification initiative, the contest recognizes gardeners who have landscaped, planted flowers, trees, and shrubs, and, in the process, helped beautify Boston’s neighborhoods.

    First place winners in the garden categories will receive the coveted “Golden Trowel” award from Mayor Walsh and prize packages from the Parks Department, Mahoney’s Garden Centers of Brighton and other sponsors at an awards ceremony in August in the Public Garden. Grand Prize provided by JetBlue.

    Mayor Walsh will recognize Garden Contest Hall of Fame inductees this year. To be eligible to be in the Hall of Fame, a gardener must have won three or more times. Residents and businesses are encouraged to nominate their own or a neighbor’s garden, window box, or front, back, or side yard. Only gardens planted by amateur gardeners are eligible to take part in the contest. No professionally contracted work will be allowed to enter. Entrants are required to submit photographs of their garden along with an official entry form. Using these photos, judges will narrow the entrants to five finalists per category. Site visits by contest judges will determine the winners.

    Your photo(s) and completed nomination form must be received at our Boston offices by July 11, 2014 at 11:59PM to be eligible for competition.

    Entries without photographs will not be accepted.
    Online Entry Form – http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/gardencontest/gardencontest.aspx
    Complete the form online and upload up to 5 digital photos of your garden.
    For More Information call 617-635-4505 or email GardenContest@cityofboston.gov. Pictured below, last year’s first place senior garden in Roslindale.

  • Wednesday, August 8, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Wake Up and Smell the Roses: Midsummer Restoration

    Roses will keep growing and blooming even if neglected, but they love some TLC. Your gorgeous roses may have taken a beating in the recent heat wave, so the efforts you make now will help to achieve beautiful roses for rest of your growing season. Join Mahoney’s Garden Center’s in-house expert, Linda Randlett, at the Mahoney’s East Falmouth location on Wednesday, August 8, from 10 – 11, to learn about how to repair damage, soil amendments needed for more colorful roses, how to prune properly, how to fix leaf drop, fertilization, solutions for diseases and insects, and some general care tips for theses classic plants all season long. Q&A welcome. Free, but sign up at www.mahoneysgarden.com.  Photo from www.everydayminimalist.com.

  • Friday, March 23 – Sunday, March 25 – Mahoney’s Three-Day Educational Gardening Weekend

    Want the garden of your dreams? Jealous of your neighbor’s lawn? Love heirloom tomatoes? Convinced you’re a houseplant killer? Think terrariums look fun? Mahoney’s inspirational and educational gardening weekend has it all. This Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25, Mahoney’s Garden Centers’ Winchester location will host over 50 garden experts, designers and enthusiasts to help educate and kindle those ventures this spring.

    In this drop-in open house 3-day weekend, experts will be on-hand throughout the store with displays, educational tools and more, to help anyone succeed in the garden, lawn, patio and home. Also on hand will be many of Mahoney’s own experts in garden design, perennials, annuals and lawn care. Overwhelmed? Simply stop-in for a guided tour around Mahoney’s as they educate you on their vast grounds.

    “We’re trying to make gardening ‘pretty’ and ‘easy’ for everyone,” says Paul Waxman, Director of Marketing for Mahoney’s Garden Centers. “The event is 50% inspiration and 50% education – and with this early spring, the timing couldn’t be better! We’ll have so many experts here, we’ll be able to answer every imaginable plant and garden design question. No question is too simple or too tough.”

    A complete list of exhibits and experts, categorized by day, is located at www.MahoneysGarden.com/openhouse. Take a peek for your specific interests, or stop-in and learn answers to questions you didn’t realize you had. Visit often!

    In addition to the educational tables, Amy VanDoren, Mahoney’s expert landscape designer, is offering a seminar on Saturday at 11:00 am called “Curb Appeal Strategies to Help Sell Your Home.” Geared toward those looking to sell their home, or those looking to buy, Van Doren will outline the many actions a homeowner can take to make the most dramatic and efficient improvements to their front and back yards. Solutions range in price from only a few hundred dollars to several thousand – it’s up to the homeowner.

    Whether you have a simple question about your troubled houseplant, or wonder how to get your lawn looking like your neighbors, you’ll find your answers here. Mahoney’s is here to help you succeed this spring and summer. For more information or to sign up for the seminar, please visit www.MahoneysGarden.com or call (781) 729-5900.  Photo from www.jenandtommy.com.

  • Saturday, October 22, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Putting Your Landscape to Bed

    Mahoney’s Garden Center in Concord will conduct a free seminar entitled Putting Your Landscape to Bed on Saturday, October 22, from 11 – noon.  Do you know how to prepare your roses, dahlias, delphiniums or azaleas for the cold weather?  Mahoney’s in-house expert will show you how to prepare your beds and containers for the long wintr months.  Topics covered include annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs, and the best way to winterize pottery, statuary, and fountains.  Sign up at www.mahoneysgarden.com.  In keeping with our “Japan Year” garden club program theme, below is a picture of cycads wrapped for winter in Kyoto, Japan, from Tokyo Moe, a blog about Nakano, Tokyo and public space, found at www.jaredinnakano.wordpress.com.

     

  • Saturday, February 12 – Sunday, February 27 – Oh, Orchids!

    Escape winter and surround yourself with warm, lush, color at Oh, Orchids!, Mahoney’s First Annual Orchid and Houseplant Festival. Join us Saturday, February 12 through Sunday February 27 at 3 Mahoney’s locations: Winchester, Brighton and East Falmouth.

    “Oh, Orchids” features original exhibits of orchids and flowering houseplants – providing inspiration on the many ways you can creatively use orchids in your home or office. Plus walk through tables of gorgeous orchids – including the heart shaped Phalaenopsis just in time for Valentine’s Day.

    Also come see the all-new “Double Blue Mystique” – the first blue orchid – shown below. Blue Mystique is not painted, sprayed or hybridized, but gets its color through a patented process that induces the blue color in flowers. “The future flowers that are on the stem will be blue as well,” says Farid Khalil, Mahoney’s Greenhouse Product Manager. “It’s a closely held patented process. We don’t know how they do it, but it’s all the rave in Europe.”

    In addition to numerous exciting houseplants the Festival will feature epiphytes or “air plants”. Air plants “grow” upon another plant or object, using the host only for mechanical support, not for nourishment. Air plants get nutrients from the air, falling rain, and the compost that lies on tree branches. They can be used in terrariums, grouped in an attractive dish, or in a hanging glass orb. Air plants prefer bright, filtered light and only need to be misted to keep them happy. Air plants have a wide range of colors, sizes and textures to choose from. They will even bloom!  For hours and directions, log on to www.mahoneysgarden.com.

  • Wednesday, December 15, 6:00 pm – Dressing Your Table for the Holidays

    If you like decorating for the holidays, you’ll love Dressing Your Table for the Holidays, an over the top presentation on Wednesday, December 15, beginning at 6 pm, at Mahoney’s Garden Center in Winchester, by designer Peter Vera.  From classical to the latest collections, Peter will inspire you with countless tabletop possibilities.  Free, but register early to reserve your spot at www.mahoneysgarden.com.  Image courtesy of www.decordir.com.

  • Saturday, December 4, 11:00 am – Christmas Tree Creations Seminar

    Mahoney’s Garden Center in Winchester (the big one!) is holding a Christmas Tree Creations Seminar on Saturday, December 4, beginning at 11 am.  Fact is, most people find decorating for the holidays confusing and a bit overwhelming.  That’s why Mahoney’s holiday hottie (their words, not mine) Peter Vera has created this special seminar.  Learn the secret to proper tree lighting, ornament hanging, decor collections and much more.  Peter will also give designer tips on how to add complementary decorations to your collection.  Free, but you should register beforehand at www.mahoneysgarden.com. Peppermint candy tree below from blogs.palmbeachpost.com.

  • Thursday, August 12, 11:00 am – Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Environment

    Since you will already be at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth on Thursday, August 12 listening to Warren Leach, stick around, since at 11:00 am  Judy Larocque, Garden Tutor, Judy’s Garden, will speak on Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Environment. Judy’s horticultural education began at the New York Botanical Gardens.  Since then she has worked at a number of well-known garden centers, including Lexington Gardens and Mahoney’s Garden Center, and teaches on gardening topics regularly at both the Falmouth and Sandwich Community Schools.  She will offer helpful tips on identifying butterflies in your back yar  – how to attract them and how to help them propagate. Judy will also cover the three part environment they need to thrive: for the catepillar stage, for nectar and rest, and for laying eggs.  Be prepared to be surprised as to which plants are most amicable to butterflies for each of these stages.  $5 suggested donation.  Log on to www.highfieldhall.org for more information.

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  • Thursday, July 1, 10:00 am – Eco-Gardening with Native Perennials

    James Redding and Diane Guidebeck of Mahoney’s Garden Center in Falmouth will present at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, on Thursday, July 1, beginning at 10 am.  James, an expert in advising consumers on pests and pesticides and plant diseases and herbicides, will help you learn what’s eating your prize perennials, turning your grass brown in patches, and other maladies of Cape Cod summers.  He will present natural, non-invasive and ecologically friendly methods to control pests and diseases so you are rewarded for your hard work with a healthy garden instead of spending time combating problems.  Diane will talk about perennial plants native to the Northeast that require little maintenance, are Cape Cod hardy, and are adaptable to soil types, light conditions, and temperature change.  $5 suggested donation.  For directions, log on to www.highfieldhall.org.

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