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  • Sunday, June 10, 11:30 am – 12:30 am and 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Needham Garden Tour

    Sunday, June 10, 11:30 am – 12:30 am and 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Needham Garden Tour

    The Needham Women’s Club presents the 5th Needham Garden Tour, which will be held on Sunday, June 10th, 1:00-4:00pm. There will be a Garden Party at Historical Society from 11:30am-12:30pm with a guest speaker. This year’s tour will feature six homes with beautiful gardens and one home with table settings for outdoor entertaining. There will also be a special raffle of container/plantings designed by local gardeners. This event’s proceeds will go to Charles River Center and the Needham Women’s Club.  Photo below courtesy of HGTV.com. Tickets ($30 in advance, $35 on day of tour) may be purchased online via at http://www.needhamwomensclub.org

  • Saturday, June 24 and Saturday, August 12, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Celebrate Native Plants Tour

    From paths, to ponds, to pocket gardens – from borders, to backyards, to botanical gardens, native plant gardens are a growing trend! Join the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) as we Celebrate Native Plants at designer-guided, homeowner-guided, or self-guided tours of private and public gardens that celebrate the beauty and ecosystem value of native plants and ecological practices.

    These two ELA Eco-tours (June 24 and August 12, from noon – 4) will:

    Feature gardens designed entirely or primarily with native plants.
    Educate attendees about the increasing options and applications for native plants.
    Demonstrate that native plant gardens can be beautiful as well as functional.
    Share insights into native plant combinations and gardening techniques.
    Discuss strategies for transforming sections of lawn into a biodiverse landscape.
    Promote native plant gardens as a safe haven for birds, butterflies, and native pollinators.
    Answer questions about native plants and habitat restoration.

    Thanks to generous homeowners, landscape designers, and area organizations, ELA invites you to join us for inspiration and education on these special tours to native plant gardens. The tours are free, but pre-registration to each garden is required. Some gardens have limited access, so register early. Free. For details on the gardens, which are located in Dennis, Andover, Newton, Framingham, Melrose, Concord, Lincoln, Wayland, Amesbury, Needham, Boston and more, and to register, go to http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/celebrating-native-plants/2017-06-24/#sthash.yBiKt21P.dpuf

  • Sunday, June 3, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Needham Garden Tour

    Here is a hint about this year’s Needham Garden Tour on Sunday, June 3, from 11 – 3: The topics of the “Garden Chats” that will take place during the day of the Tour have been finalized! See below…

    Integrating a vegetable garden in to your garden design
    The low maintenance garden
    Perennial color all summer
    Butterfly & hummingbird gardens
    Plantings for shady and acidic areas

    About the Needham Garden Tour…

    Enjoy the gardens, small and large, of six area homeowners
    Tickets are $30 (through Memorial Day).
    A self-guided tour, 11am-3pm
    How-to “garden chats” by area experts offered during the day
    Event proceeds support the rebuilding of the Greene’s Field play area

    Tickets ($35) available by visiting www.needhamwomensclub.org/needhamgardentour.html.

  • Wednesday, September 30, 10 am – 1 pm – Two Collectors’ Gardens

    Visit two of the area’s finest fall gardens in their autumn glory.  The Dover garden sits on an acre of land, not far from the Charles River, with rich alluvial soil and plenty of moisture and light.  With these ingredients, Carrie Waterman has created an outstanding naturalistic garden, which has evolved to accommodate the owner’s passions for plant propagation, native plants and color. Plants with long bloom times and handsome foliage fill the mixed borders which peak in fall splendor. In nearby Needham, discover a fall garden that glows in the autumn light, highlighting a collection of brilliant maples, golden birches and deciduous confers, beech, bamboos and grasses of every type.  Using variation in foliage size, color, and texture, Ellen Lathi has achieved a bold and colorful effect for four-season interest. Natural stone, a bog filled with large-leafed plants, and a stream add to the fall scene. Both gardeners are fans of serendipity and love to see the native plants, with the help of the birds, spread themselves around and get comfortable!  Many Garden Club of the Back Bay members may remember seeing Ellen Lahti’s slide presentation at The Country Club last year, sponsored by The Boston Committee.  This tour is presented by The New England Wild Flower Society, and will cost $30 if a NEWFS member, $36 if a non member.  To register, log on to www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7630.http://images.mooseyscountrygarden.com/mooseys-garden-tour/driveway-garden/autumn-garden-colors.jpg