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  • Saturday, February 3, 10:00 am – In Conversation with Adrian Bloom

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society hosts a talk and book signing in early February which you won’t want to miss. Plantsman, author and designer of Bressingham Garden, Adrian Bloom, is coming to the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on February 3, 2023. Learn about his career, projects including Bressingham Garden at Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and his new book, Foggy Bottom, which will be available for purchase and signing at the event! Coffee and Pastries included with registration.

    9:30 – Check-in and enjoy coffee/pastries
    10am – Adrian Bloom, in conversation with James Hearsum, MHS Executive Director
    11am – Book Signing, purchase a new copy of Foggy Bottom and have it signed, before it’s released in the U.S.!

    MHS members $35, nonmembers $40. Register at https://www.masshort.org/adrian-bloom-230203

  • Friday, October 20, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Eastern – Ask the Expert: Pruning, Planting and Preparing Your Garden for Winter, Online

    We’re tidying up our gardens as we await a cool fall breeze. Then, the brilliant colors of changing leaves start to appear. Autumn is a stunning season, but it’s also a messy one with wilted plants, overgrown weeds and fallen leaves. So, what is a gardener to do? Fall clean-up seems like a lot of work, but it’s actually quite manageable. Public gardening expert Karen Daubmann will guide you through a list of to-do’s to keep your garden in peak condition all year-round. The online presentation takes place October 20 from noon – one pm Eastern.

    Karen Daubmann is committed to creating effective and longstanding change to public gardens throughout her 25-year career. She joined Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS) in March 2022, where she brings her experience in advancing the operational and planning scale of public gardens. In the development and execution of exhibitions that have welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors, Daubmann focuses her work on encouraging guests to connect and interact with gardens through art, nature and culture. Prior to joining MHS, she worked for 14 years at the New York Botanical Garden, culminating in her position as vice president for exhibitions and audience engagement. She has been featured in Jennifer Jewell’s The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants and has contributed essays for Kusama: Cosmic Nature, 2021 and Frida Kahlo’s Garden, 2015. Daubmann lives and gardens with her husband Matt and dog Klaus in coastal Rhode Island.

    This event is presented by GBH in partnership with Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Register HERE.

  • Friday, October 28, and Thursdays, November 2 & November 16, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Massachusetts Historical Society Celebrity Series

    Be one of 35 guests to enjoy libations, hors d’oeuvre, and conversation with luminaries at a series of cocktail receptions prior to engaging public programs. Each ticket of $250 includes a reception with the speakers as well as reserved seating for the program to follow. Register for all three events for $650. Your ticket supports the MHS’s public programs, K-12 educational initiatives, collection and conservation efforts, and stewardship of the primary resources that are the backbone of civic and historic scholarship.

    On October 28, Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff discusses The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, with Sara Georgini, Series Editor for The Papers of John Adams. On November 2, join Harvard professor and host of Finding Your Roots on PBS, Henry Louis Gates, Jr, who asks Donald Yacavone about his latest book Teaching White Supremacy. Finally, on November 16, Pulitzer Prize winner Megan Marshall interviews Lydia Moland about Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life, the forgotten story of a remarkable abolitionist. Register for all three HERE or visit www.masshist.org for information on each individual evening.

  • Wednesday, March 24 – Sunday, March 28 – New Boston Flower & Garden Show

    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.