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  • Friday, September 25, 5:30 pm – Sculpture Show Preview Party

    The famed “Stone Show” formerly in Hardwick, Massachusetts, is expanding and moving to Tower Hill Botanic Garden to become “The Sculpture Show.” The show will be larger and more inclusive in every way, with contributions from more than a dozen skilled artists from throughout New England and New York. See stunning works in metal, wood, cast stone and carved stone, set amongst the incomparable beauty of Tower Hill’s exquisite gardens and woodland trails—especially breathtaking during the fall foliage season. The preview party and reception with the artists will be on Friday, September 25, beginning at 5:30pm. Buy Sculpture Show Preview Party tickets. $25 for Tower Hill Members, $30 for non members. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvre and a cash bar, and enjoy a guided tour of the show, as the lights are turned on for the first time to illuminate the sculptures for a spectacular effect. We’ll inform you about special related programming throughout this event. The show is co-sponsored by New England Garden Ornaments of Sudbury, Massachusetts, and by Shadows and Light, of Conway, Massachusetts.  The show continues and will be open through November 1, from 10 am – 5 pm, and open Wednesday evenings until 8 pm.

    Participating Artists I Artists Bios
    Tim deChristopher I James DiSilvestro
    Thomas Kellner I Wendy Klemperer (photo below)
    Jill Nooney I Morris Norvin
    Tom O’ Connell I Pat Plourde
    Joseph Wheelwright I Carl White
    Gampo Wickenheiser I Jerry Williams Jeane Wolfe

  • Wednesday, September 23, 10 am – 12 noon – Four Centuries of Garden History at Strawbery Banke

    Take a special Curator’s tour through New England garden history on Wednesday, September 23 beginning at 10:00 a.m. as the New England Wildflower Society explores the site that Garden Design magazine recognized as one of four sites in the world teaching about change over time in an original landscape. Gardens range from native landscapes and 17th century raised-bed kitchen gardens to high Victorian gardens/hothouse, immigrant gardens, a 100 year-old Colonial  Revival garden, and a Victory Garden from World War II.  The tour focuses on garden trends and historic design as well as heirloom plants and historic use.  Teaching gardens include a Victorian Children’s Garden, Herb garden and heritage orchards. Participants have access to heirloom seeds from the gardens as we progress through the historic and cultural landscapes.  Tour does not include admission to the museum, but participants are encouraged to stay for lunch and an afternoon visit to the site. John Forti will lead the group, limited to 20 participants, and the fee is $18 for NEWFS members and $22 for nonmembers.  To register, and get directions, log on to www.newfs.org or call 508-877-7630.

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