Delight in displays of blooming plants, get tips for growing primroses at home, and explore plant varieties available for sale, at the New England Primula Society Show & Sale. Admission is free with admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston. For more information visit www.towerhillbg.org.
The New England Chapter of the American Primrose Society will host its annual Primrose Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Saturday, May 6 from 10 – 5 and Sunday, May 7 from 10 – 4. Free with admission to the garden.
Plant a colorful spring garden with instructor Betsy Williams, to grow indoors while you are waiting for the outdoors to bloom. Fill an attractive basket with flowering plants accented with ferns, ivies and moss. When summer arrives, plant the bulbs in the garden and transplant the fern, violas, primroses and ivy to a damp shady spot to enjoy all summer. The Tower Hill Botanic Garden class will be held Saturday, March 31, from 10 – 12 and the fee is $65 for THBG members, $70 for non members. All materials included. To sign up, visit www.towerhillbg.org.
With over 425 species of primula growing under every possible condition over the globe, selecting a primrose that will not only survive but will also compliment your garden setting is a challenging task. This illustrated lecture at The Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road in West Stockbridge, will introduce you to many of the species, from the tiniest rock garden plants to three foot tall bog dwellers, with emphasis on how to grow some of the best in a New England garden. A walk through the Berkshire Botanical Gardens’ newly developed primrose pathway will provide an example of siting and cultivation in our climate.
Judith Sellers is a Master Gardener and active member of American Primrose Society and its New England Chapter. Her first primroses, grown from seed in 1974, initiated an addiction which now includes exhibiting at shows and growing and sharing seeds and plants of many Primula species. Her articles have appeared in Horticulture and in the APS Quarterly, Primroses. $18 Berkshire Botanical Garden member price, $24 non-members. Register on line at www.berkshirebotanical.org, or call 413-298-3926. You may also email info@berkshirebotanical.org.
See beautiful displays of daffodils and primroses of every kind imaginable, including lovely flower arrangements, presented by The New England Chapter of the American Primrose Society and the Seven State Daffodil Society on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2. Welcome spring with these two colorful and simultaneous displays of popular plants. Participate in tours of the shows, as well as lectures and discussions on daffodils and primroses. Vendors will be selling choice primrose, woodland and alpine plants. If you are interested in exhibiting your own daffodils, contact show organizer Mary Ann Streeter at 978-468-2262, or Nancy Mott at 203-661-6142. For more information, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.
See beautiful displays of daffodils and primroses of every kind imaginable, including lovely flower arrangements. Tour Tower Hill’s amazing daffodil collection on Sunday at 3 pm. Vendors will be selling choice plants and gardening products. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts. For more information, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.
