The Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites you to the 2012 Honorary Medals Dinner beginning at 7 pm on Thursday, September 27 in the Hunnewell Building Carriage House, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. Proceeds from this special event benefit excellence in horticulture at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Honorees for 2012 include John W. Trexler, Previous Director of Tower Hill Botanic Garden, who will receive the George Robert White Medal of Honor, and writer Sydney Eddison, who will receive the Thomas Roland Medal. Individual tickets are $113, and tickets will be held at the door. To reserve by telephone, call 617-933-4945. Business attire is suggested.
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Thursday, October 13 – Saturday, October 15 – Tour of Garden in the Brandywine Valley
Join Berkshire Botanical Garden staff Dorthe Hviid, Elisabeth Cary and Molly Boxer October 13 – 15 for a three-day study weekend in the Brandywine valley of Pennsylvania. The cornerstone of this trip includes attendance to the Perennial Plant Conference held at the extraordinary Scott Arboretum located on the campus of Swarthmore College (pictured below.)Â Attended by both professional and avid home gardeners from the northeast and mid-Atlantic states, this conference is by far the most sophisticated, cutting edge gardening conference held on the East Coast. This three-day trip includes transportation tours of exceptional gardens both private and public, admission to a world class gardening conference and optional evening lectures. There will be a bit of free time for relaxing and resting weary feet! The staff is eager to share this wonderful gardening adventure with you.
Included in the $765 cost (add $180 for a single room, and one must join the Berkshire Botanical Garden if not already a member):
Attendance to The Fall Perennial Plant Conference at Swarthmore College. Speakers include Fergus Garrett, Nan Sinton, Sydney Eddison, Roy Diblick, Gregg Tepper and the ever popular Promising Perennial Forum. For more information visit www.perennialplantconference.com.
Garden visits include:
Hortulus Farm, the private garden of Renny Reynolds and Jack Staub, New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Chanticleer Garden, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Scotts Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Longwood Garden, Kennett Square, PA
Overnight accommodation at the Radnor Hotel on Philadelphia’s Main Line in Wayne, PA conveniently located near area gardens.
All lunches and breakfasts, admission to all gardens and the conference are included in the fee. Evening meals are on your own – a variety of different restaurants are located within walking distance to the hotel. A non-refundable $400 deposit is due by August 15. For more information, visit www.berkshirebotanical.org.
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Sunday, September 20 – Monday, September 21 – Third Annual Garden Party at Basin Harbor Club
Dreamy. Refreshing. Unparalleled. Basin Harbor Club (www.basinharbor.com) in Vergennes, VT (just south of Burlington, VT) is a majestic, 700-acre resort on Lake Champlain. It has charming cottages, a statuesque Main Lodge, great dining facilities, beautiful gardens, tennis courts, nature trails, heated outdoor pool, an 18-hole golf course, and more. The program kicks off Sunday afternoon, September 20th at 3:00 p.m. with a garden talk by the infamous garden designer, Sydney Eddison. This will be followed by a wine and cheese boat cruise. The garden program continues on Monday, September 21 until 3:00 p.m. Overnight and day-only rates are available.
This year’s program will be hosted by Sydney Eddison, Anita Dafonte, and Kerry Ann Mendez. Sydney has written six award-winning gardening books and is currently writing her seventh masterpiece to be out in 2010. Based in Newtown, CT, Sydney travels around the country giving her infamous talks. Her gardens have
been featured in Martha Stewart Living and on The Victory Garden. She has received the Connecticut Horticultural Society’s Gustav A.L. Melquist Award in 2002; the New England Wild Flower Society Kathryn S. Taylor Award in 2005 and 2006, and The Federated Garden Club of Connecticut’s Bronze Medal. Anita is the associate editor of People, Places & Plants magazine and has worked in national gardening sales for years. She’s an avid gardener and cook and was also the manager of a vintage-car race team!Sydney will present two dynamic talks. Her first on Sunday afternoon is titled The Rainbow Contained. This talk explores connections between color in art, nature and the garden and how you can create contrast and harmony to create beautiful compositions. On Monday Sydney will have
you thinking outside the box with her presentation The Unsung Season, Gardens in
Winter. Kerry will lead two interactive garden talks. Putting Your Gardens to Bed for the
Winter will cover shortcuts and proven techniques for wintering over gardens including care
for shrubs, roses, and vines. She’ll also cover tips for getting the best deals at fall garden
center sales. Her second talk, Give New Life to Tired Gardens will feature a pro’s secrets for beautifying and revitalizing lackluster gardens, including some of her favorite, top performing plants. Anita will delight you with her popular talk Eggplants on Parade. The presentation will feature a slide show from her own gardens and how to make a vegetable garden both productive and beautiful.The one night package includes Sunday afternoon’s lecture by Sydney; the wine and cheese boat cruise; one night’s accommodations; breakfast and lunch buffets on Monday; four garden talks on Monday; handouts, colorful garden catalogs, and a garden gift. Package rates are $220 for a single and $335 for a double ($167.50 per person). Taxes and gratuity are additional. The Sunday and Monday day-only rate (includes all of the above except overnight accommodations) is $160 per person. The Monday only day rate is $110 and includes the garden program, handouts, morning coffee, lunch, and a garden gift. To see how incredible these resort rates are, check out the video tour on the Club’s web site. Please call Basin Harbor Club at (800) 622-4000 to reserve overnight packages. Day only reservations go through Perennially Yours. Please visit www.pyours.com/gardenclasses.html or call (518) 885-3471.