Join Naumkeag’s Horticultural Manager Catherine Martini on August 20 at noon for an exclusive tour of Naumkeag’s renowned gardens in Stockbridge. Picnic lunch included for your enjoyment after the tour; we suggest you bring a blanket or chair so you can find a shady spot and marvel at the views. Masks required. Trustees’ members $44, nonmembers $55. Register at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/berkshires/event-56976.html
With this fun skillbuilding program sponsored by The Trustees on August 7 from 3 – 4, you will first pick up your class materials at Naumkeag in Stockbridge. In the comfort of your own home, you will follow along on Zoom with Horticulture Manager Catherine Martini and others as they teach the fine art of arranging flowers. Pre-registration required. $40 for Trustees members, $50 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/berkshires/event-56962.html
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
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.
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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.
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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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
