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Tag: Nantucket Garden Club

  • Wednesday, August 8, 11:00 am – 4:30 pm – 58th Annual House & Garden Tour on Nantucket

    For more than 50 years, the Annual House and Garden Tour has become the venue to have a glimpse of many historic and new homes and gardens on Nantucket island. Each year a different neighborhood is selected…from ‘Sconset to Monomoy to Brant Point. The Nantucket Garden Club members provide exquisite flower arrangements to compliment the rooms in the homes. The event is held on a Wednesday afternoon in August and is well attended. The revenue from this major event supports the local community in conservation projects, local scholarships and provides club educational programs and conference expenses.

    In early August, tickets will be available on Main Street and on tour day at each house.  Also Boutique, Unique Boutique and Plant sale, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM

    Ticket Information & Advanced Ticket Sales: Contact Merrielou Symes (508-228-6654)

  • Monday, September 24 – Wednesday, September 26 – Landscapes of Nantucket

    Join the Polly Hill Arboretum for this visit to our island neighbor to explore the Nantucket landscape.  While Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket share similar ecosystems, we will also discover some diffferences in the landscapes.  With the help of colleagues at the Nantucket Land Council, we will visit a few conservation properties and learn about land preservation on Nantucket. Downtown Nantucket is also home to some majestic street trees, including several American elms.  The trip will include a walking tour with Nantucket’s tree warden, to learn about the legacy of these historic trees.  Two private garden visits, arranged by the Nantucket Garden Club, are also included in the tour.  The tour price includes round trip airfare from Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket via Cape Air, two nights at the Jared Coffin House, all ground transportation on Nantucket, and a $100 tax deductible contribution to the Polly Hill Arboretum.  $694 per person for queen sized bed (based on double occupancy), $660 per person for full sized bed (based on double occupancy), and $510 per person for room with one twin bed.  Tour is limited to 18 people, so sign up early by calling 508-693-9426, visiting www.pollyhillarboretum.org, or emailing karin@pollyhillarboretum.org.

  • Wednesday, August 11, 11:00 am – 4:30 pm – Annual Nantucket House and Garden Tour

    The Nantucket Garden Club hosts its Annual House and Garden Tour on Wednesday, August 11, from 11 – 4:30.  For more than fifty years, the tour has become the venue to have a glimpse of many historic and new homes and gardens on the island.  Each year a different neighborhood is selected, from ‘Sconset to Monomoy to Brant Point.  The 2010 venue is Cliff Road – Sherburne Turnpike.  Tickets are $40.  A shuttle bus to Cliff Road can be picked up at the Transportation Center on Washington Street. The Garden Club members provide exquisite flower arrangements to compliment the rooms in the homes.  The revenue from this major event supports the local community in conservation projects, local scholarships and provides funding for club educational programs and conference expenses.  For specific information about this year’s tour, you may call The Nantucket Visitor Center/Information Bureau at 508-228-0925, or The Nantucket Chamber of Commerce at 508-228-1700.  You may also call Vicki Livingstone at 626-233-8060, or log on to www.nantucket.org/gardenclub/.

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  • Thursday, July 22 – Saturday, July 24 – Nantucket Garden Festival

    The Nantucket Garden Festival is back. Events are located downtown, under the tent at the Dreamland Theater Lot, at the Nantucket Lighthouse School, 1 Rugged Road, and in private island gardens. Complete details and registration opportunities may be found at www.nantucketgardenfestival.com.

    Thursday, July 22, 2010

    * A guided tour of four different ways to keep chickens
    * A hands-on workshop with Amy Pallenberg on late summer container gardening
    * Back by popular demand: A tour of three notable but very different vegetable gardens
    * A late summer container competition, judged by the Nantucket Garden Club
    * Opening Night Preview and Party featuring the many wonderful vendors in our Garden Marketplace !

    Friday, July 23, 2010

    * Early Bird Garden Marketplace with continental breakfast
    * The Garden Marketplace
    * An early morning tour of a very special seaside garden, hosted by Stephen Orr
    * A talk by Noel Kingsbury on the ‘natural garden’
    * A talk by Dean Riddle on context in gardening
    * A hands-on Obelisk workshop with Janice Shields of Cut It Out
    * A tour of three contemporary West End gardens with marvelous views
    * A garden based workshop with Noel Kingsbury, from a rabbit’s point of view
    * “Know your Geophytes!”: Russell Stafford’s talk about creative ways to use bulbs
    * A Monomoy Garden Tour in the late afternoon with wine and cheese
    * Dinner Alfresco and talk with Russ and Marian Morash

    Saturday, July 24, 2010

    * The Garden Marketplace
    * A hands-on Trellis workshop with Janice Shields of Cut It Out
    * A composting workshop with Katie Hemingway
    * An interactive discussion with David Berry of Nantucket Honey Bee Co. on keeping bees
    * Small group tours of island bee hives with David Berry
    * Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s luncheon lecture on the Well-Designed Mixed Garden
    * A garden tour focused on contrast, ending in a rarely visited garden where guests will linger over wine and cheese

    Children’s Workshops:

    Friday, July 23, 2010

    * Create a Garden Fairy House (Kinderclass teacher Barrie Sanders)
    * Make a Garden Mobile with found items (Primary teacher Erin Dancik)

    Saturday, July 24, 2010

    * Make a Mosaic Flower Pot (Kinderclass teacher Monika Geerling with ceramicist Nell Van Vorst)
    * Birds of the Garden: stitch and adorn a colorful bird for your garden (Lighthouse School co-founder, Lizbet Carroll Fuller)

  • Friday, June 4, 5:30 – 8:00 – Preview Party at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts

    Kick off the 25th Annual Tower Hill plant sale with Tower Hill’s  Preview Party Sale and Silent Auction, where you’ll have first pick from the outstanding collection of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, herbs, “incredible edibles,” and Tower Hill grown plants, to name a few.  Sumptuous hors d’oeuvre by Peppers Catering, music and a silent auction of items with particular interest to gardening enthusiasts are a major part of the evening.   See www.towerhillbg.org for details. Sponsor tickets, $125 per person, and Patron tickets, $75 per person.  To reserve, call 508-869-6111 x 136, or you may buy tickets securely online at www.towerhillbg.org with your credit card.

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  • Saturday, April 24, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, April 25, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm – 36th Annual Daffodil Flower Show

    In connection with the previously reported Nantucket Daffodil Festival, the Nantucket Garden Club, Inc. (member of The Garden Club of America), in conjunction with The American Daffodil Society, Inc., will host the 36th Annual Daffodil Flower Show on Saturday, April 24, from 2 – 5, and on Sunday, April 25, from 10 – 4:30.  The title of this year’s event is Island Lights, and the show organizers encourage entries in horticulture, arrangement and photography.  All entrants are encouraged to use www.daffodilusa.org for assistance in identifying specimens.  For more information, contact Sally Nash at 508-228-4912, or email sally@Polpis.com, or Mary Malavase at 508-221-2093, email mmalavase@comcast.net.  No admission charge.

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  • Sunday, July 12, 10 – 5 – ACK-Sustainable

    The 45th Annual Community Green Thumb Flower Show, a Garden Club of America Flower Show, will be presented by the Nantucket Garden Club on Sunday, July 12, from 10 – 5, at the Nantucket New School, 15 Nobadeer Farm Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts.  The Nantucket Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club of America. This “summer” club on the resort island of Nantucket off the Coast of Cape Cod has members from throughout the U.S. who spend much of their vacation time in service to the Nantucket community and take responsibility for long-term civic projects.  In July, when gardens across the island are all in bloom and the fragrant roses of ‘Sconset are a highlight of the island tours,  the Nantucket Garden Club presents the Annual Community Green Thumb Flower Show. For 45 years the island community has entered their cut stems, blooms, plants, and vegetables, along with special theme arrangements, where children, seniors, men, and women compete for ribbons and awards. The Nantucket Garden Club maintains the historic Hadwen House Garden and assisted with funding the Athenaeum (library) garden/park in the downtown historic district. The picturesque and often photographed Main Street fountain is seasonally decorated with colorful plants throughout the year by the Garden Club members. Four major scholarships are awarded annually to Nantucket High School graduates for advanced study in horticulture, landscaping, environmental studies, and conservation. Efforts by members in local and national conservation is a current focus of the Nantucket Garden Club.

  • Friday, May 29, 5:30 – 8:30 – Preview Party at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts

    Kick off this year’s Tower Hill plant sale with Tower Hill’s annual Preview Party Sale and Silent Auction, where you’ll have first pick from the outstanding collection of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, herbs, “incredible edibles,” and Tower Hill grown plants, to name a few.  This year, a collection of painted clay pots by various notable Massachusetts artists will be auctioned.  Bid on such items as private consultations for your garden with renowned horticulturists, sailing on Cape Cod Bay, professional tree services, Red Sox tickets, Nantucket Garden Club Tour tickets, Hanover Theatre tickets, Worcester Country Club golf outing, and planted decorative containers.  See http://www.towerhillbg.org for even more enticing items.  Individual tickets $25.  To reserve, call 508-869-6111 x 136, or you may buy tickets securely online at www.towerhillbg.org with your credit card.