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Tag: The Proper Season

  • Sunday, October 25, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – A Pumpkin Full of Flowers

    Join Betsy Williams of The Proper Season for a fascinating session at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, October 25 beginning at 12:30 pm, entitled A Pumpkin Full of Flowers.  Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater may have kept his wife in a pumpkin shell, but you can fill your sugar pumpkin shell with beautiful fall flowers as a grand welcome to the harvest season and Halloween.  After you have hollowed out a pumpkin, you’ll fill it with colorful, long-lasting fall flowers, preserved leaves, grasses and berries. All materials are included. Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class, since pumpkin cleaning can be a messy job. This program will be held under our open sided outdoor canopy tent. If it is too cold indoors, we will retreat in one of our well-ventelated classrooms. Group size will not exceed current state restrictions (10).

    The cost of the  session is $75 for Tower Hill members, $90 for non-members. Registration  may be done on line at www.towerhillbg.org.

     

     

  • Saturday, December 10, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Boxwood, Fragrant Greens and Berry Centerpiece

    Create a beautiful, long lasting fresh centerpiece for the holiday season with Betsy Williams of The Proper Season on Saturday, December 10, from 10 – 12:30 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston.  Fill an attractive container with an arrangement of fresh boxwood, fragrant evergreens, California bay and rosemary, accented with sprays of berries, rose hips and pine cones.  Finish your container with a seasonal ribbon.  THBG members $60, non-members $65.  Email thbg@towerhillbg.org to sign up, or visit www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, October 22, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Apples, Apples, Apples

    Apples, one of our most ancient and useful fruits, have played an important role in fall and winter celebrations for many centuries.  Learn apple history and traditions while you make an apple candle to decorate your seasonal table, a spicy apple pomander for gift giving, fragrant old-fashioned mast balls, and ornaments with apple-cinnamon dough.  You’ll also create a winter apple potpourri to take home.  Please bring floral scissors and an apron to this class, which will take place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 22 from 10 – 1.  Betsy Williams of The Proper Season will instruct.  This is a messy class, she says, so be sure to wear old clothes.  THBG members $60, non-members $65.  Register at www.towerhillbg.org, or call 508-869-6111.

  • Saturday, September 10, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – The Gardener’s Emporium

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden presents the 8th annual Gardeners’ Emporium on Saturday, September 10, from 9 – 3. The Emporium will feature non-profit, regional plant societies, specialty nurseries, and purveyors of distinctive garden ornaments.

    Societies represented include the Bamboo, Cactus & Succulent, Daylily, Hosta, and Miniature Plant. This is the only place this fall where you can find all of these Societies, with the diversity of their respective offerings, gathered in one sale. Each of these groups offers expertise on their plant specialties, as well as hard-to-find specimen plants for sale.

    In addition, niche nurseries and garden accessory companies will offer their unique products for sale. Participating nurseries include Cut it Out, Garden Vision Epimediums (see below,)  Greystone Gardens, Pope’s Pots, The Proper Season, Royal Crest Farms, Stonegate Farm, and more. Finally, Tower Hill’s Gift Shop will provide all kinds of unique gardening supplies and books, and Twigs Café will offer delightful meals, served cafeteria-style.

    Fall is an excellent time for planting, and the Gardeners’ Emporium is a perfect opportunity to find just the right plant, or garden statue, to fill in an empty spot in the garden. The cooler days of September and October, give new plants a chance to establish themselves before the onset of winter. September is also a great time to visit Tower Hill, as many of the annuals and perennials are still putting on a fantastic show. A portion of the proceeds from the sale supports the ongoing development and maintenance of the Garden.  This event is free and open to the public.  For directions, call 508-869-6111, or visit www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, February 5, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Spring Table Garden

    Plant a colorful spring garden to grow indoors while you are waiting for the outdoors to bloom. Fill an attractive basket with flowering plants: cyclamen, tulips, primroses, daffodils, violas or pansies accented with lacy ferns, trailing ivies and green moss. Your portable garden will look equally charming on a table or windowsill. 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. This workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden will take place Saturday, February 5 from 10:30 – 12:30, and will be led by Betsy Williams of The Proper Season. Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. TWBG members $60, non-members $65, and you may register on line for this class at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, November 20, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Moss Topiary Trees for Winter Celebrations

    On Saturday, November 20, from 1 – 3, the same day that Betsy Williams of The Proper Season conducts the Thanksgiving Centerpiece workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, she will also teach a workshop where students will make a set of three mossy, stylized topiary trees set in terra cotta pots, in either round or cone shapes.  Please bring an apron and floral scissors.  THBG members $54, non-members $60.  To register, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, November 20, 9:30 am – 12:00 noon – Thanksgiving Centerpiece

    Make your own beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece of fresh fall flowers, preserved autumn leaves, fruits, vegetables, fragrant herbs and seasonal berries to celebrate our day of thanks.  Betsy Williams of The Proper Season instructs at Tower Hill Botanic Garden Saturday, November 20, from 9:30 am – 12:00 noon.  $60 for THBG members, $65 for non-members.  To register, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, September 25, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Herbs for the Kitchen: Preserving Summer’s Herbs

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts, will present instructor Betsy Williams of The Proper Season on Saturday, September 25, from 10 – 1, for a class entitled Herbs for the Kitchen: Preserving Summer’s Herbs.  Now, while gardens and farm stands are brimming with fresh herbs, is the time to prepare for winter cooking and holiday gift giving.  Imagine lining your cupboard shelves with jewel toned bottles of herb vinegars, golden brown herb mustard and sparkling jars of herb jellies.  Picture containers of herb butters, bags of rosemary walnuts and jars of herb pesto filling a corner of your freezer.  Not enough time?  Too much work?  Not true!  These delicious enhancements to daily meals are quickly and easily made.  Learn how to dry or freeze herbs and how to make mustard, butters, vinegars, jellies, flavored nuts and pesto with fresh herbs.  Students will sample each recipe demonstrated and then make an herb vinegar, herb mustard and herb butter to take home.  Fee of $54 for Tower Hill members, $60 for non members includes the cost of food, supplies and a copy of Betsy’s book, Mrs. Thrift’s Cupboard, a collection of tried and true herbal recipes for the time-challenged cook.  To register, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Thursday, October 1, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Apples, Apples, Apples

    Spend a morning at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts with Betsy Williams, proprietor of The Proper Season in Andover.  Apples, one of our most ancient and useful fruits, have played important parts in fall and winter celebrations for centuries.  Learn the history of this ancient and important fruit.  Make an apple candle to decorate your seasonal table, a spicy apple pomander, fragrant mast balls, apple-cinnamon ornaments, and two quarts of spicy Autumn Apple Potpourri.  Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class – this is a messy class, so be sure to wear old clothes!  Betsy will be giving a separate class in the afternoon (Glorious Autumn Pot), so plan to have lunch at Twigs and spend the day.  Cost of the Apples, Apples, Apples program is $50 for Tower Hill members, $55 for non-members.  Register on-line at www.towerhillbg.org.

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