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  • Thursday, May 16, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Natick Garden Club Auction

    Come one, come all to the annual Natick Garden Club Plant Auction on Thursday, May 16, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Natick Community/Senior Center, 117 East Central Street in Natick. The sale features plants from members’ gardens, plus door prizes raffled off during the evening. In years past these have included large hanging baskets, small rose bushes, specimen plants, gardening hand tools and hand care items, and service certificates for work in your home garden. Free admission. For additional information visit www.natickgardenclub.org.

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  • Saturdays, June 19 and June 26, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – Mass Hort Garden Volunteer Parties

    Saturday is a great day to come out to Elm Bank, 700 Washington Street, Wellesley, and help Mass Hort and the Master Gardeners get the gardens into shape. Staff members and Master Gardeners will be there working between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, and Saturday, June 26, and you will weed, mulch, and deadhead until everything looks perfect!

    Whether or not actual perfection is achieved, volunteers and staff will do what needs to be done to allow the gardens to shine. The bulk of the work will be in the Bressingham garden and we will also finish planting the Trial Garden. You’ll also have fun – pizza for lunch, homemade goodies for dessert, and a plant raffle or two for extra excitement! There will be lots of friendly people working side by side, so this is a great opportunity for new volunteers to “break the ice” and familiarize themselves with the gardens and get to know people.

    Please do come out on one or both Saturdays. Bring your favorite tools and sunscreen, and, if you like, a treat to share. If you have any questions or need more information, email Vivien Bouffard, Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteers@masshort.org. She’s planning to be there both days. You may also telephone (617) 933-4934.

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  • Friday, June 4 – Saturday, June 5, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Cape Cod Rhododendron Festival and Garden Tours

    A new event on Cape Cod this spring is a two-day Rhododendron Festival on Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5, from 10 – 4, co-sponsored by Heritage Museums and Gardens and the Thornton W. Burgess Society.

    Private homes in Sandwich, Cotuit and Osterville open their gardens to the public. *(Garden tour locations noted after ticket purchase.)*

    The festival also offers a rare rhododendron auction, plant sale, book signings, exhibits and lectures.  The auction, plant sale, and lectures will be held at Heritage Museums and Gardens, Pine Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts.

    Tickets at $30 may be used both days and may be purchased at Heritage Museums or at Green Briar Nature Center.

    For further information, call 508-888-3300 or 508-888-6870, or email info@thorntonburgess.org. You may also log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.

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