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  • Friday, November 28 – Sunday, December 14 – Massachusetts Horticultural Society Festival of Trees

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites you and your family and friends to its
    Festival of Trees display of beautifully decorated trees.

    Festival Dates
    November 28 through December 14

    Friday November 28th – Celebratory Opening

    Hours
    Weekends : 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Weekdays: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

    Location
    The Gardens at Elm Bank
    Hunnewell Building
    900 Washington Street
    Wellesley, MA 02482

    For more information, please call us at 617-933-4934 or email us at FestivalofTrees@masshort.org

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Festival of Trees will showcase over 75 trees and a new addition to the festival, Snow Village at Elm Bank ―for children and adults to enjoy. This annual festival, in its sixth year, will take place from November 28 until December 14, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482.

    The Festival of Trees, displayed in the Hunnewell Carriage House, offers beautifully decorated holiday trees that are donated and decorated by local businesses, garden clubs, and individuals. Visitors “vote” with their raffle tickets, in hopes of being the tree winner at the end of the festival. Visitors can enjoy the decorated buildings and grounds at Elm Bank with a stroll or a horse-drawn wagon ride. For the young at heart, there is Pajamas – Story Time on Friday nights and Santa Visits.

    Snow Village at Elm Bank is a wonderful addition to the holiday spirit of the Festival of Trees. Bill Meagher of Needham graciously donated the product of his thirteen year “hobby” of building Christmas villages and trains. Massachusetts Horticultural Society is delighted to share his enchanting displays featuring trains, Christmas in the City (Boston of course!), Fenway Park, New England Villages, and hundreds of decorated houses and lights. This amazing scenery in miniature is sure to get kids excited about the holiday season.

    Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children 12 and over, children under 12, no charge. The Mass Hort member rate is $8 for adults. The festival is open November 28-December 14; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4-8pm and Friday through Sunday, 10am-8 pm. The Festival is open weekday mornings, by appointment, for nursery school and senior tours.

  • Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Seasonal Floral Arrangements: A Demonstration

    Spend Thursday evening, November 13, from 7 – 8:30 pm, and learn the basics of floral arrangements to decorate your home. Learn to use what you have, how to buy sensibly and how to get the greatest impact for your effort! Watch as Marisa McCoy demonstrates how to make traditional and modern designs appropriate for the fall season. Learn the mechanics of arrangements, rules that help, and myths that hinder. Find your confidence in arranging to make your own autumn arrangements, just in time for a Thanksgiving centerpiece.

    Marisa McCoy is a nationally accredited Master Flower Show Judge, a Senior Associate at the Museum of Fine Arts, and frequent exhibitor in Art in Bloom and the New England Spring Flower Show. Marisa enthusiastically shares her knowledge at Mass Hort’s Floral Design Course and at other botanical centers. This Massachusetts Horticultural Society evening will be held in the Parkman Room in the Education Building at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. $10 for Mass Hort members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org/Thursday-Night-at-the-Hort/

  • John Forti Named Director of Horticulture and Education at Massachusetts Horticultural Society

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay was fortunate to have welcomed John Forti as a program speaker in 2013. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is excited to announce that John Forti has been named the Director of Horticulture and Education, a major step in the implementation of its 10-year strategic plan.

    A nationally recognized lecturer, garden historian, ethnobotanist and garden writer, Forti comes from the Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH, where he created numerous award-winning gardens and educational programs in the role of the Curator of Historic Landscapes. He previously served as the Director of Horticulture at Plimoth Plantation Museum, where he created a gardens and seed program that brought international attention to the preservation of Pilgrim and Wampanoag heirloom crops.

    John founded and serves as the board chair for Slow Food Seacoast. He serves on the bio-diversity committee for Slow Food USA and recently represented the group as an international delegate among the 150 nations at the Terra Madre or “Farmers United Nations” in Italy. He is chair of the board for the Herb Society of America’s New England Unit, and won the 2014 Award for Excellence in Horticulture from the national office.

  • Saturday, October 25, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Floral Design for Jewelry and Crafts

    Award winning floral jewelry designer Sarah Boynton will be offering a class on the basics of how to create beautiful jewelry out of dried plant material. The class will be held from 10 – 12 noon in the Parkman Room at Elm Bank on Saturday, October 25, from 10 – noon.

    Talent and creativity can transform plants from around our gardens and woodlands into such realistic pieces of jewelry. The picture below is an Egyptian necklace which took first place at the Philadelphia Flower Show in 2010. This class, sponsored by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, costs $25 for Mass Hort members, $30 for nonmembers. Register by calling 617-933-4973 or visit www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, October 16, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Massachusetts Horticultural Society Honorary Medals Dinner

    Each year, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society presents the Honorary Medals Dinner where the leading lights of horticulture are honored. The event gives us the opportunity to recognize the outstanding contributions of horticulturalists, plant innovators, and those who have made significant contributions to the enjoyment and appreciation of plants and the environment.

    Please join us on Thursday, October 16th for the 115th Honorary Medals Dinner where Mass Hort honors those individuals who have contributed to excellence in horticulture.

    This year’s honorees include:

    THE GEORGE ROBERT WHITE MEDAL OF HONOR Dr. Michael Dirr
    Horticulturist and Professor of Horticulture, University of Georgia (retired)
    Keynote Speaker

    Dr. Michael Dirr has authored seven books and published numerous papers in the field of horticulture. His books have become seminal references in horticulture and landscape architecture. His passion for the field has inspired a new generation of students, gardeners, and professionals. For his work in the Green Industry, we are excited to present Dr. Dirr our highest award, and have him as this year’s keynote speaker.

    THE THOMAS ROLAND MEDAL
    Eliot Coleman of Four Season Farm, Harborside, ME
    Exceptional skills and publications in organic horticulture

    THE JACKSON DAWSON MEMORIAL AWARD
    The New England Wild Flower Society and Nasami Farm, Whately, MA
    Propagation and promotion of rare and woody plants

    GOLD MEDALS
    Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts
    Unique and inspiring arrangements

    Kathryn Kennedy of the Center for Plant Conservation, St. Louis, MO
    Organizing the cooperative effort to stabilize and protect rare, native plants

    Kerry Mendez of Perennially Yours, Kennebunk, ME
    Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture

    SILVER MEDALS
    The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America
    Public education of best horticulture practices and assistance in beautifying public spaces

    David Dusenbury of the Walter Hunnewell Estates, Wellesley, MA
    Noteworthy service in horticulture, overseeing historic grounds and plant collections

    Tickets are $125 per person and you may order online at www.masshort.org.

  • Tuesday, October 14, Tuesday, January 13, and Tuesday, April 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Designing Workshops

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will present a three part design workshop in 2014/2015, on Tuesdays, October 14, January 13, and April 14, in the Hunnewell Building of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.  The fee for all three sessions is $135, which includes all materials and instruction.  If a registrant cannot make any workshop, he or she may designate another to take his or her place, or may send someone to take the flowers and container home.

    All attendees will need: clippers or floral snippers, a notebook, a box to carry the arrangement home, and a clean-up bag.  If Wellesley schools are closed for snow, the workshop will be rescheduled to the next day.  Mail your check, made out to GCFM, Inc., to Fluffy Winner, PO Box 457, West Falmouth, MA 02574.  Include your name, address, Garden Club name, telephone number, and email address.

  • Saturday, September 27, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Cooking with Cranberries

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society in conjunction with the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University are pleased to announce they will be hosting the next Talk and Taste public lecture on the theme of Cooking with Cranberries on Saturday, September 27th from 10 -11:30 am at the Mass Hort property at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, MA. Featured speakers include: Blue Ginger’s Pastry Chef – Michele Fadden; Dr. Diane McKay, nutrition scientist at the Tufts HNRCA; and David Fiske, Horticultural Director, Massachusetts Horticultural Society for a three–part lecture on cooking, nutrition and gardening.

    After the lecture there will be time for sampling, Q&A and a tour of the Garden to Table garden.  Fee: $15 Mass Hort members; $18 non-members.  Visit http://www.masshort.org/eventdetail/36/422|427|430|433/talk-and-taste-cooking-with-cranberries?filter_reset=1 to sign up on line. Photo from www.spoonful.com.

  • Friday, September 12, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – Northeast Region Perennial Plant Association Symposium

    On Friday, September 12, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Perennial Plant Association are teaming up to offer a day-long symposium entitled Exploring Design & Perennial Selection for the Landscape. Some of the best writers and creative plantsmen and women in the business will be here, and you’re invited to listen, learn and ask questions. The event will take place at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, and the cost is $109. To register, or for more information, email kfolts@masshort.org, or call 617-933-4973.

  • Tuesdays, September 9 – November 18, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – MMGA Home Horticulture Series

    The Massachusetts Master Gardener Association announces the MMGA Home Horticulture Series: The More You Know, The More You Can Grow!  This program is a ten-week evening class taught by Master Gardeners that will provide a comprehensive introduction to horticulture, giving home gardeners a foundation for enhancing their skills.  Topics to be covered include Nomenclature, Propagation, Turf & Alternatives, Soil, Botany, Weed Ecology, Vegetable Culture, Diseases & Pests, Perennial Culture, Woody Plants, and Pruning.  The Fall Session will take place Tuesday evenings, September 9 – November 18, from 6:30 – 8 at Elm Bank Reservation, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.  The cost for the program is $250, due upon registration.  For more information, visit www.massmastergardeners.org.

  • Wednesday, September 10, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Infusing Your Life with Herbs

    Learn how to take simple culinary staples, such as butters, sugars, vinegars, liqueurs and more and transform them into something special with the addition of fresh herbs. Infuse your pantry as well as the rest of your home with the scents and colors of summer, adding a year-round herbal experience. Sample an array of herb-kissed food products, which will enliven your meals throughout the year, and begin your own herbal adventure. This Massachusetts Horticultural Society class will take place on Wednesday, September 10 from 1 – 3 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. $20 for Mass Hort members, $25 for non-members. Register on line at www.masshort.org, or call 617-933-4943.

    Karen O’Brien runs her herbal business, The Green Woman’s Garden, www.greenwomansgarden.com, in the central MA town of Mendon. She has unusual herb plants, including medicinal, for sale, runs workshops on various herbal adventures, and occasionally participates at farmers markets and fairs.

    She is the Development Chair of The Herb Society of America, currently serves as Chairman of the New England Unit of H.S.A., is Secretary of the International Herb Association, and is President of the Greenleaf Garden Club of Milford.

    A member of Garden Writers Association, she is the editor and contributing author to the latest Herb of the Year book on Artemisia, produced by the IHA.

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