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  • Thursdays through Sundays, April 23 – May 17, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Naumkeag Daffodil and Tulip Festival – PLEASE CHECK FOR CANCELLATION NOTIFICATION

    Come to Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Massachusetts for this returning springtime tradition!

    The world-renowned gardens at Naumkeag have been planted with over 80,000 daffodil, tulip and other spring bulbs, promising a riot of color. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of spring in the Berkshires with friends and family. Each weekend will offer a variety of pop-up activities on the grounds for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Admission to the festival includes self-guided access to the grounds and the first floor of the house.

    Food and refreshments will be for sale. Our annual Naumkeag plant sale will be happening throughout the Daffodil and Tulip festival.

    Open Thursday through Sunday, April 23rd through May 17th in all weather conditions. In the event of severe weather, any cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page: facebook.com/naumkeagofficial

    Member: $9
    Nonmember: $15
    Children 12 and under: FREE

  • Thursday, February 6, 10:00 am – Polishing the Masterpiece: Naumkeag’s Garden Preservation as a Fine Art

    Thursday, February 6, 10:00 am – Polishing the Masterpiece: Naumkeag’s Garden Preservation as a Fine Art

    The Trustees of Reservations has been gifted with remarkable cultural resources that continue to connect people to place on some of Massachusetts’ most iconic properties.  The organization’s current public gardens initiative has invested in the reawakening of its landmark gardens and landscape.  Recently the organization completed a four-year restoration of Fletcher Steele and Mabel Choate’s garden masterpiece at Naumkeag, overlooking the Berkshire hills, and proved that its National Landmark gardens continue to draw members and visitors to its never-ending seasonal beauty.  

    Cindy Brockway, Program Director for Cultural Resources at The Trustees, will share the story of Naumkeag’s remarkable transformation and the discoveries learned in polishing one of the Commonwealth’s more remarkable masterpieces.  This February 6 talk will be the February meeting of The Garden Club of the Back Bay and will begin at 10 am at The College Club of Boston, 44 Commonwealth Avenue.

    rsvp to Jackie Blombach before January 31st  by clicking here:
    jdb.lily@comcast.net  Please let Jackie know if you you’ll be staying for lunch.
    Optional Lunch:   An optional buffet luncheon will be served after the program. Enjoy seasonal specialties of soup and salad with a selection of protein, followed by dessert.  

    You may purchase your lunch by clicking here:
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  • Fridays – Sundays through December 30, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Winterlights

    NEW: This holiday season, the gardens at two of The Trustees’ most popular historic homes, Naumkeag in Stockbridge and The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover, will sparkle with thousands of shimmering holiday lights. Each weekend features performances and activities for the whole family, from the young to the young at heart. See something new throughout the season. Don your coats, pull on your boots and join us for a new family tradition!

    Select a date online at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/special-events/winter-lights.html to purchase your tickets. Entrance to the gardens is ticketed in 15-minute increments between 5-8PM. Upon selecting a date, you will be prompted to select an arrival time. Please be prepared to arrive 10 minutes prior to your ticketed entrance time to help expedite the check-in process.

    Trustees Members: $12
    Nonmembers: $17
    Children 12 and under: FREE

    Questions about Winterlights? Email naumkeag@thetrustees.org (Naumkeag) or andover@thetrustees.org (The Stevens-Coolidge Place).

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  • Saturday, August 11, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, August 12, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – The Grow Show

    Saturday, August 11, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, August 12, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – The Grow Show

    The Berkshire Botanical Garden will host the 48th Annual The Grow Show on Saturday, August 11 from 1 – 5, and Sunday, August 23, from 10 – 5, at The Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge.  Entry to the show is free with admission.  Take in the talents of regional gardeners, flower designers, and photographers. The event shares the Garden’s season-long ART/GARDEN theme, where both the floral design and photography divisions take inspiration from notable works of art at regional museums including The Clark, Norman Rockwell, Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, Berkshire Botanical Garden, and the Berkshire Museum. The Grow Show’s Horticulture division spotlights regional backyard gardeners when their summer harvest is at its peak.  Nearly 80 horticulture classes are open for registration, representing divisions including annuals, perennials, biennials, vegetables, fruits and berries, container grown plants and dish gardens, among others. There is no charge to enter the Grow Show. For complete information visit https://berkshirebotanical.org/grow-show

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  • Saturday, May 19, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – The Art of the Garden

    Saturday, May 19, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – The Art of the Garden

    The Trustees 5th Annual “Home Sweet Home” Historic Open House Day will take place on Saturday, May 19th from 10AM to 4PM. This year’s theme, The Art of the Garden: Inspiration Grows Here, will celebrate The Trustees’ public gardens, a living documentary of Massachusetts horticulture and design traditions. Many of these gardens are part of the landscapes of Trustees historic sites, the former homes of historical figures, literati, titans of industry, political leaders, artists and more and span a 300-year timeline from the Colonial Era to the Modern Movement. Come experience all the beauty, history, and unique stories contained within each home, as well as the exquisitely designed gardens and stunning natural landscapes. The ten sites open free of charge are Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton, the Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover, The Old Manse in Concord, The Ashley House in Sheffield, Naumkeag House & Gardens in Stockbridge, the Mission House in Stockbridge, The Folly at Field Farm in Williamstown (pictured)  and the William Cullen Bryant Homestead in Cummington. Special tours, gardening and family-friendly activities and refreshments will be offered. Visit http://thetrustees.org/homesweethome for details.

  • Wednesday, August 16, 8:00 am – 6:30 pm – Trip to Naumkeag & Chesterwood: Gardens, Art & Architecture in the Berkshires

    The summer estate of Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), sculptor of Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial, is one of the hidden gems of the Berkshires. After a guided tour of French’s newly rehabilitated studio and nine-bedroom residence, we’ll enjoy a buffet lunch and free time to explore the formal gardens and woodland walks, plus an outdoor sculpture exhibition of works by 15 contemporary artists.

    The afternoon will feature a guided tour of the house and gardens at Naumkeag. With its gracious house, magnificently restored gardens, and panoramic views, Naumkeag is a quintessential country estate of the Gilded Age. Joseph Choate, a leading 19th-century attorney, hired the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, & White to design the 44-room “cottage” which would serve as a summer retreat for three generations of Choates. With its views of Monument Mountain, its stunning collection of gardens created by Joseph Choates’s daughter, Miss Mabel Choate, and famed landscape architect Fletcher Steele, its original artwork, and its shingle-style house, Naumkeag creates an unforgettable experience for visitors. Garden highlights include the Blue Steps, a series of deep blue fountain pools, flanked by four flights of stairs and a grove of white birches; the Afternoon Garden; Tree Peony Terrace; Rose Garden; Evergreen Garden; and Chinese Garden.

    Please wear comfortable walking shoes and be prepared for climbing stairs and walking on uneven ground. There are no elevators at Naumkeag.
    Wednesday, August 16, Leave Tower Hill at 8am, return at 6:30pm. Tower Hill Member $150, Non-member $175, including transportation, guided tours and buffet lunch. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Wednesday, August 17, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – The Art of Cut Flowers

    Come to the cutting garden at Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Wednesday, August 17 at 10 am to learn about the flowers growing in season, and how to cut, care for and grow them in your own garden. Participants will leave with their own flower bouquet. Led by Naumkeag horticulturist Eric Ruquist, the program, run by The Trustees, is $9 for TTR members, $15 for nonmembers. Register by calling 413-298-3239, x 3013, or email cpetrikhuff@thetrustees.org.  Image from www.photosjoy.com.

  • Friday, April 25 – New England Landscape Design & History Association Annual Reception

    NELDHA’s Annual Reception and Lecture will take place on Friday, April 25, 2014 at the beautiful MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts. The featured speaker will be Lucinda Brockway, Director for Cultural Resources for the The Trustees of Reservations, where she guides the wonderful restoration of the historic gardens at Castle Hill in Ipswich and Naumkeag in Stockbridge. She was an award-winning landscape designer and preservationist, serving a national clientele for twenty-five years before coming to the trustees.

    Through her firm, Past Designs in Kennebunk, Maine, Lucinda’s work included such well-known projects as Fort Ticonderoga’s Jardin du Roi, Newport’s Bellevue Avenue estates, the Battle Green (Lexington, Massachusetts), Villa Finale in San Antonio ,Texas, the Camden Amphitheatre in Maine and several other projects for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Her private residential designs won recognition throughout the country. She specialized in designing period-inspired landscapes and gardens featuring both historic and indigenous plants. She is the author of two books, A Favorite Place of Resort for Strangers and Gardens of the New Republic.

    Times and ticketing information will be available at www.neldha.org.

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  • Monday, September 16, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm – Rolling Ridge Preservation Round Table and Workshop

    Monday, September 16, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm – Rolling Ridge Preservation Round Table and Workshop

    Rolling Ridge and the New England Landscape Design and History Association are excited and pleased to invite you to a Preservation Round Table and Workshop on the Fountains and Gardens of renowned landscape architect Fletcher Steele at Rolling Ridge, North Andover, Massachusetts on Monday, September 16, from 9:30- 3 pm.

    They are gathering some of the experts to help put Fletcher Steele and Rolling Ridge on the Massachusetts garden history map. As a destination place with a hidden gem up to this point, but it can be a showplace of the genius of one the nation’s great landscape architects. Two of Steele’s designs are designated National Historic Landmarks: Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and the Amphitheatre in Camden, Maine.

    Of the 500 plus gardens Fletcher Steele designed, Rolling Ridge ranks in the top three according to Robin Karson, author of Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect. The garden rooms, the fountains and the layout reflect the genius of Steele in one of his earliest designs. Yet years of New England weather have deteriorated the concrete and stopped the water flow. Five presentations from Steele experts will illuminate Steele at Rolling Ridge, lead us on a tour the garden and fountains and tell of plans for restoration.

    Come see this historic gem, view the plans and ideas for restoration and share in the conversation on the future of this significant landscape. Register online at www.rollingridge.org.  The $75 fee includes a delicious lunch, presentations and tour. Rain or shine.  Garden Club of the Back Bay members enjoyed a memorable tour and lunch last spring at Rolling Ridge, and everyone attending saw the need for an influx of money, time and expertise to put Rolling Ridge back on the map.  The Club enthusiastically endorses this effort.

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  • Saturday, September 21, 8:00 am – Sunday, September 22, 5:00 pm – What’s Out There Weekend in the Berkshires

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s What’s Out There Weekend, scheduled for September 21 and 22, features free, expert-led tours at more than two-dozen significant examples of cultural landscapes in the Berkshires region, including important historical sites along the African American Heritage Trail, historic farmsteads and town commons, and iconic landscape design at places like Naumkeag and the Mount. The weekend also highlights the Berkshires’ golf history, with tee times at significant courses all over the region. The tours offer people opportunities to learn about landscape architecture and the design and cultural history of places they may pass every day but don’t necessarily know about. This event is coming to the Berkshires through a collaborative effort with Berkshire Synergy Project (BSP).

    Complete details can be found at http://tclf.org/event/wotw-berkshires, but below are a few of the optional tours scheduled to take place. Each participant is limited to five tours:

    Freight Yard Historic District

    NORTH BERKSHIRES/NORTH ADAMS
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:30am to Noon
    Guide: Judy Grinnell; Robert Campanile; Paul Marino; Justyna Carlson; Gene Carlson
    Meet: Western Gateway Heritage State Park, Building 5A, State Street, North Adams

    Bascom Lodge & Mt. Greylock

    N. BERKSHIRES/LANESBOROUGH
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 1:00 to 2pm
    Guide: Alec Gillman; Paul Dudek
    Meet: Summit of Mt. Greylock
    In front of Bascom Lodge, 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough

    Pittsfield Park Square

    NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:00 to 11:30am
    Guide: Pittsfield Guide
    Meet: The Athenaeum Public Library
    1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield

    Wahconah Ball Park

    NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
    Saturday, Sept. 21, Noon to 1:00pm
    Guide: Jim McGrath
    Meet: 105 Wahconah Street, Pittsfield

    Hebert Arboretum, Springside Park

    NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 2:00 to 3:30pm
    Guide: Bob Presutti
    Meet: Elmhurst Parking Lot
    874 North Street, Pittsfield

    Hancock Shaker Village (Tour I)

    NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 2:00 to 3:00pm
    Guide: Todd Burdick; Lesley Herzberg
    Meet: Ticket Desk, 34 Lebanon Mountain Road, Pittsfield

    Ventfort Hall

    CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:00 to 11:00am
    Guide: Tsaja Sprague
    Meet: Covered Driveway, 104 Walker Street, Lenox

    Tanglewood

    CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:30am to 12:30pm
    Guide: Tanglewood Staff
    Meet: Main Gate at Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox

    Tub Parade

    CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 1:15 to 2:15pm
    Guide: N/A
    Meet: Main Street, Lenox

    Ice Glen (pictured below)

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 8:30 to 9:30am
    Guide: Jess Toro; Jim Murray
    Meet: End of Park Street, by the bridge

    Berkshire Botanical Garden

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:00 to 11:00am
    Guide: Berkshire Botanical Garden Guides
    Meet: Visitor Center, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge

    Naumkeag (Tour I)

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:00am to Noon
    Guide: Naumkeag Staff
    Meet: Main Entrance, 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge

    Chesterwood

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 12:30 to 1:30pm
    Guide: Anne Cathcart
    Meet: Barn Gallery, Chesterwood
    4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge

    Bartholomew’s Cobble (Hawk Watch)

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:00am to 1:00pm
    Guide: Rene Wendell
    Meet: Main Entrance, 105 Weatogue Rd
    Ashley Falls, Sheffield

    Bidwell House

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/MONTEREY
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 1:00 to 2:30pm
    Guide: Rob Hoogs
    Meet: 100 Art School Road, Monterey

    Ashintully Gardens (Tour I)

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/TYRINGHAM
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 3:00 to 4:00pm
    Guide: Ashintully Staff
    Meet: Main Entrance, Sodom Road, Tyringham

    Housatonic River Walk

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/GREAT BARRINGTON
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 3:00 to 4:00pm
    Guide: Rachel Fletcher; Will Conkin
    Meet: Du Bois River Garden Park
    Church & River Streets, Great Barrington

    W.E.B. Du Bois Historic Site

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/GREAT BARRINGTON
    Saturday, Sept. 21, 4:00 to 5:00pm
    Guide: Emily Oswald; Wray Gunn
    Meet: Parking Lot, 612 South Egremont Road, Great Barrington

    Hancock Shaker Village (Tour II)

    NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 2:00 to 3:00pm
    Guide: Todd Burdick; Lesley Herzberg
    Meet: Ticket Desk, 34 Lebanon Mountain Road, Pittsfield

    Jacob’s Pillow Dance

    CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/BECKET
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:00 to 11:00am
    Guide: Jacob’s Pillow Staff
    Meet: Welcome Center, 358 George Carter Road, Becket

    Lee Town Park and Main Street

    CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LEE
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 1:00 to 2:30pm
    Guide: Craig Okerstrom-Lang
    Meet: Lee Town Hall, 32 Main Street, Lee

    The Mount

    CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 3:00 to 4:30pm
    Guide: Tom Ingersoll
    Meet: Entry Court, The Mount
    2 Plunkett Street, Lenox

    Stockbridge Main Street

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:00 to 11:00am
    Guide: Tom Daly
    Meet: Children’s Chimes Tower
    Village Green, Stockbridge

    Naumkeag (Tour II)

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 11:00am to Noon
    Guide: Naumkeag Staff
    Meet: Main Entrance, 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge

    Laurel Hill & Mary Flynn Trail-1

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 1:00 to 2:30pm
    Guide: Patricia Flinn
    Meet: Stockbridge Town Offices
    6 East Main Street, Stockbridge

    Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:00am to Noon
    Guide: Rene Laubach
    Meet: Public Parking Area, Silver Street, Sheffield

    Bartholomew’s Cobble (Hike)

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 11:00am to 1:00pm
    Guide: Bartholomew’s Cobble Staff
    Meet: Main Entrance, 105 Weatogue Road, Ashley Falls, Sheffield

    Ashintully Gardens (Tour II)

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/TYRINGHAM
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 11:00am to Noon
    Guide: Ashintully Staff
    Meet: Main Entrance, Sodom Road, Tyringham

    Gould Farm

    SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
    Sunday, Sept. 22, 1:00 to 3:00pm
    Guide: Robert Rausch
    Meet: Harvest Barn, 54 Gould Road, Monterey

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