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  • Thursday, June 12, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Installing Drip Hydration

    Join expert gardener and Heritage Museums & Gardens’ Curator of Hydrangeas Mal Condon on June 12 to learn why his “LEGOs for Gardeners” system is essential for keeping our hydrangeas happy during our often too dry summers – and how you can install drip irrigation in your home garden. Successful irrigation for hydrangeas (and all the other woody ornamentals in your garden) is all about surface irrigation via low-flow drip emitters to gradually apply water to the base of the plant on a defined schedule. The installation techniques demonstrated during this program are well within the capabilities of most gardeners, and DIY-ers will love it! During this small group workshop, you’ll see exactly how it’s done, be introduced to the needed tools and supplies, and learn where to obtain them. Even if you’re not interested in doing the installation work yourself, you’ll become knowledgeable enough to better interact with your chosen irrigation contractor.

    There will be plenty of ongoing time for questions and discussion and following the program, you’ll receive a PDF file via email containing presentation content for your reference. Advance registration is required, and we expect this popular program to sell out.

    This program will take place rain or shine. In good weather, it will take place partly outdoors. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held fully indoors inside the Heald Center at the J.K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery. In either weather situation, we will meet and conclude our session indoors.

    Program fees fund Heritage’s mission to inspire people of all ages to explore, discover, and learn together. Thank you for your support. Program Registration Fee: $30 Members, $40 Non-Members. Register at www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org

  • Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 22, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Pollinator Festival

    What’s all the buzz about? Join Heritage Museums & Gardens on August 14 – 22 from 10 – 5 as we celebrate pollinators – some of the hardest working organisms in the animal kingdom!

    Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes, from the tiny sweat bee to the humming bird – and Heritage Museums & Gardens is a great place to see them all! Visitors of all ages will enjoy discovering a variety of pollinators out in nature in our gardens, as well as in art in our Bugs, Birds & Bricks exhibit!

    • Pick up a self-guide to tour several of our gardens and learn how they provide food and habitat for the many varieties of pollinators native to Cape Cod.
    • Visit the Garden Discovery Cart to learn about pollinators with some of our friendly staff.
    • Families will delight in a special activity guide designed just for them, along with pollinator games in Hidden Hollow.
    • Gardening enthusiasts won’t want to miss the special plant sale at The Shop at Heritage, where Director of Horticulture, Les Lutz, has selected some of the best pollinator-attracting plants for your garden!

    All activities are free with museum admission. Pre-purchase of admission tickets (www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org) is recommended.

    • MEMBER: FREE
    • NON-MEMBER: $20 Adult / $10 Youth

  • Wednesday, July 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Sandwich Garden Tour

    Visit a number of lovely private home gardens in Sandwich at your leisure between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday, July 9, sponsored by the Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, where the tour begins. Light refreshments will be served overlooking the Wildflower Garden at the Green Briar Nature Center. Tickets are $15 and contain a map and directions to each garden. They may be purchased in advance or on the day of the tour at Green Briar. All proceeds benefit the environmental education programs of the Thornton W. Burgess Society and its Green Briar Nature Center. Rain date is Friday, July 11. For more information visit www.thorntonburgess.org.

  • Wednesday, July 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Sandwich Garden Tour

    Visit a number of lovely private home gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts at your leisure anytime between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday, July 10.  A new dimension is added to this year’s tour. Members of the Pen Women of Cape Cod will be painting and writing poems on site at each garden.  Light refreshments will be served overlooking the Wildflower Garden at Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road (off Route 6A) in East Sandwich.

    Tickets to the tour, with a map and directions to each garden, may be purchased in advance or on the day of the tour.  All proceeds benefit the environmental education programs of the Thornton W. Burgess Society and its Green Briar Nature Center. Visit www.thorntonburgess.org, or call 508-888-6870 for additional information.

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  • Sundays, April 3 and 10, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Garden Adventurers Lectures

    On Sundays, April 3 and April 10, come to Heritage Museum & Gardens, 67 Grove Street in Sandwich, and travel to exotic gardens vicariously through the exploits of other Garden Adventurers! On April 3, Jonathan Shaw will share his visits to Japan’s most beautiful and unique gardens, including Kenrokuen Garden (The Six Sublimities, pictured below) in Kanazawa and Saihoji (The Temple Moss Garden). Mr. Shaw was formerly Director of the New England Wildflower Society at the Garden in the Woods near Boston, and is the retired President of Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida. He lives in Sandwich, his native town, where he has an extensive garden in the Village that he and Norwegian wife Eugenie maintain. Then on April 10, Linda Calmes Jones, who chairs Heritage’s Board of Trustees, will share her garden travel experience to London’s Chelsea Flower Show (The Great Spring Show) and various English gardens. Join them for both of these inspiring presentations, free with museum admission.  For more information, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org, or call 508-888-3300.  Image from www.kanazawa-tourism.com.

  • Thursday, August 12, 11:00 am – Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Environment

    Since you will already be at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth on Thursday, August 12 listening to Warren Leach, stick around, since at 11:00 am  Judy Larocque, Garden Tutor, Judy’s Garden, will speak on Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Environment. Judy’s horticultural education began at the New York Botanical Gardens.  Since then she has worked at a number of well-known garden centers, including Lexington Gardens and Mahoney’s Garden Center, and teaches on gardening topics regularly at both the Falmouth and Sandwich Community Schools.  She will offer helpful tips on identifying butterflies in your back yar  – how to attract them and how to help them propagate. Judy will also cover the three part environment they need to thrive: for the catepillar stage, for nectar and rest, and for laying eggs.  Be prepared to be surprised as to which plants are most amicable to butterflies for each of these stages.  $5 suggested donation.  Log on to www.highfieldhall.org for more information.

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  • Wednesday, July 14, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Sandwich Garden Tour

    Visit lovely Sandwich homes at your leisure on Wednesday, July 14, from 11 – 3.  Light refreshments will be served at Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road in East Sandwich. This event is a benefit for The Thornton W. Burgess Society.

    The Thornton W. Burgess Society is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1976 to carry on the pioneering conservation work of author/naturalist Thornton W. Burgess (1874 – 1965). Mr. Burgess, who was born and grew up in Sandwich, Massachusetts, went on to achieve national and international recognition for his childrens stories that teach lessons of conservation and love of wildlife.

    Over 170 books and 15,000 stories by Burgess chronicle the tales of Peter Rabbit and his animal friends, including Jimmy Skunk, Grandfather Frog, Johnny Chuck, Sammy Jay, Reddy Fox, Hooty Owl and many others. Through these engaging stories, generations of young people have learned about the natural world and have developed an understanding of the importance of conservation of our natural resources.

    The Thornton W. Burgess Society operates three facilities. The Thornton W. Burgess Museum on the shores of Shawme Pond on Water Street (Rte 130) in Sandwich village and the Green Briar Nature Center, the Jam Kitchen at 6 Discovery Hill Road (off Rte. 6A) in East Sandwich and the East Sandwich Game Farm.

    Tickets are $15 each, in advance or on the day of tour, if available, and may be purchased at Green Briar.    For more information, call 508-888-6870, or log on to www.thorntonburgess.org.

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  • Saturday, September 26, 1 – 3 pm – Behind the Scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show

    Spend an inspiring afternoon at the Heritage Art Museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, with Paul Miskovsky, an award winning landscape designer/horticulturist from Falmouth, MA.  In 2007, Miskovsky had the opportunity to work at the world’s most prestigious horticultural event, The Chelsea Flower Show, in London England for The Blooms Of Bressingham as a volunteer. Join him for a behind the scenes photo journey of the show’s setup to the completion – you will be astounded at the scale and quality of this event!  For more information, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/event.  The lecture will take place in the North Wing of the Art Museum. Free with Museum admission.

  • Wednesday, July 15, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Sandwich Garden Tour

    Visit lovely Sandwich homes at your leisure on Wednesday, July 15, from 11 – 3.  Light refreshments will be served at Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road in East Sandwich. This event is a benefit for The Thornton W. Burgess Society.

    The Thornton W. Burgess Society is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1976 to carry on the pioneering conservation work of author/naturalist Thornton W. Burgess (1874 – 1965). Mr. Burgess, who was born and grew up in Sandwich, Massachusetts, went on to achieve national and international recognition for his childrens stories that teach lessons of conservation and love of wildlife.

    Over 170 books and 15,000 stories by Burgess chronicle the tales of Peter Rabbit and his animal friends, including Jimmy Skunk, Grandfather Frog, Johnny Chuck, Sammy Jay, Reddy Fox, Hooty Owl and many others. Through these engaging stories, generations of young people have learned about the natural world and have developed an understanding of the importance of conservation of our natural resources.

    The Thornton W. Burgess Society operates three facilities. The Thornton W. Burgess Museum on the shores of Shawme Pond on Water Street (Rte 130) in Sandwich village and the Green Briar Nature Center, the Jam Kitchen at 6 Discovery Hill Road (off Rte. 6A) in East Sandwich and the East Sandwich Game Farm.

    Tickets are $15 each, in advance or on the day of tour, if available, and may be purchased at Green Briar.  Rain date is July 17.  For more information, call 508-888-6870, or log on to www.thorntonburgess.org.

  • Tuesday, July 7, 9 – 12 – Flower Arranging From the Garden

    Explore making good choices for floral arrangements through flower selection, learn simple techniques for cutting and conditioning materials, and see the appropriate methods of handling specific kinds of plant materials.

    Award winning floral designer Robin Murphy, who presented to The Garden Club of the Back Bay during the “Art in the Garden” theme year, will lead you through this process and guide you in the creation of your own abundant “gardenesque” floral arrangements.

    Container and mechanics included. Participants should bring floral scissors, clippers, and a small bucket to class.  Members of Heritage Museums – $40; non-Members – $50 per person.  To register, log on to www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.