The flower show is back in town! Nearly two years after its absence, the city of Boston will once again host a major flower show, featuring a new location and an experienced team of show producers. The Boston Flower & Garden Show, to be held March 24 – 28, 2010 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, will boast major exhibits, a garden marketplace, daily gardening demonstrations, lectures, judged competitions and more. The flower show will be produced by the Paragon Group, event specialists for many consumer exhibitions, including the New England Auto Show, under the direction of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s (MHS) former flower show director, Carolyn Weston. For more information, log on to www.TheBostonFlowerShow.com.
Tag: Massachusetts Horticultural Society
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Wednesday, May 20 – 6-8 pm – Using Bulbs in a Mixed Border
It’s the middle of May, there has been ample rain, and so everything around your garden probably looks great about now. But what about later on in the season? And, what about the early spring when perennials are still green nubs and deciduous shrubs are bare? That’s when flowering bulbs can make all the difference between a perennial border that draws compliments in May and June, and one that delights the eye from April through September.
Visit Elm Bank, home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, where Brent Heath of Brent & Becky’s Bulbs, a world-renowned expert on bulbs, will explain how to most effectively incorporate bulbs into a mixed border. His program will include examples, using slides, of various approaches to this type of garden composition. $10 members, $15 general admission. You may register on line and get directions by logging in to www.masshort.org.
This Wednesday evening at 6 p.m., Mass Hort is pleased to welcome Brent Heath, co-owner of Virginia-based Brent and Becky’s Bulbs. Brent is a world-renowned expert on bulbs, and he’ll explain how to most effectively incorporate spring- and summer-flowering bulbs into a mixed border.
Brent’s program will include examples, using slides, of various approaches to this type of garden composition. He’ll bring designs that offer color for spring and summer, showing how even modest investments can return years of bright, long-lasting blooms. He’ll answer questions and offer hands-on advice on caring for and maintaining mixed borders.
If you were on the Greenway from mid-April through early May, you had the opportunity to see a spectacular canvas for Brent and Becky’s Bulbs. They were extremely generous in donating approximately ten thousand daffodil bulbs that brought a blaze of color to the Greenway Gardens.
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Sunday, May 17, 10-4 – Mass Hort and Society Row Plant Sale at Elm Bank
On May 17 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society will hold the Mass Hort and Society Row Plant Sale, featuring thousands of perennials, fifteen local plant societies, children’s activities, garden tours, plant demo stage and the Master Gardener Help Desk. The public really can “Ask the Experts” and add to their collections of rare and unusual plants sold by the growers themselves. Also included is the American Rhododendron Society Sale & Truss Show in the Manor House. Browse the historic beauty of the Chaney-Baltzell mansion, while enjoying the beautiful rhododendron show, This is a free event. For more information, log on to www.masshort.org. Parking – $5 suggested donation.
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Saturday, May 30 – Sunday, May 31 – Open House, A Standard Flower Show
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts and The Massachusetts Horticultural Society present Open House, A Standard Flower Show, at The Manor House & The Educational Building, Elm Bank Horticultural Center, Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02482. Hours are Saturday, 10 – 4, and Sunday, 11 – 4. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Garden Club of the Back Bay Member Donna Morrissey is Co-Chairman of the Flower Show Committee, so we hope all our members will try to attend. Open House is the second joint venture in what may become a biennial tradition at Elm Bank, home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Each organization is dedicated to the pursuit of perfection in horticulture and design. Inspired by the surroundings at Elm Bank and mindful of the elements and principles of design, the aim of this show is to complement the Georgian House. For directions and more information, log on to www.masshort.org. or www.gcfm.org.
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Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – 29th Annual Herb Plant Sale
The New England Unit of the Herb Society of America is sponsoring the 29th Annual Herb Plant Sale at Elm Bank, home of the Masachusetts Horticultural Society, 900 Washington Street (Route 16), Wellesley, MA on Saturday, May 9 beginning at 9 a.m. Free Admission and Parking. Over 200 varieties of perennial and annual herbs will be available for sale, including culinary, fragrant and medicinal herbs. Proceeds help support educational projects, including the Teaching Herb Garden at Elm Bank. Visit www.neuhsa.org for directions and more information.
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Wednesday, April 22, 6-8 – How To Shop A Nursery
Massachusetts Horticultural Society kicks off the first talk in the Wednesday Nights at Elm Bank lecture series on April 22 from 6-8 pm. If you would like to get a professional’s tips on selecting the best from a nursery, come hear Tom Ward, who will answer questions including “Where do I find what I want to grow?’ and “How do I know which plant to buy?” Putting in healthy plants is one of the keys to successful gardening and Tom will share his many decades of experience in choosing the right plant. He will talk about how to evaluate nursery stock when presented with dozens of seemingly identical plants, and how to put that plant in the ground once it’s purchased. $10 public, $5 MHS Member. You may register on line, and read more about the Wednesday Nights series, at www.masshort.org.
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Saturday, March 14, 6-8 pm – Blooms Benefit Cocktail Party
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites you to the Blooms Benefit Cocktail Party at the Intercontinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue. Enjoy tapas and the music of the Bo Winiker Orchestra. Tickets are $75 each, and benefit the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which is attempting to bring back the New England Spring Flower Show in 2010. Cocktail attire. Call 617-933-4995 to order tickets, or you may order online at www.masshort.org.
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Thursday, June 12 – Mass Hort Honorary Medals Gala
Meet and honor Julie Messervy, the designer of Weezie’s Garden, the innovative and popular children’s garden at the MHS Horticulture Center. Ms. Messervy is a regular contributor to Fine Gardening magazine and her books include Outside the Not So Big House, co-authored by Sarah Susanka, 2006. Also honored will be Robert L. Johnston, founder of Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Dr. Michael A. Dirr, The Huntington Family, Deborah Howard, and Les Mehrhoff. Proceeds from the event will fund horticultural education internships. Tickets are $150 each. To rsvp, call Anne Peterson at 617-933-4923.