Tag: Tower Hill. Tower Hill Botanic Garden

  • Thursdays, September 14, October 5, and November 16, 9:30 am – 12:00 noon – Sogetsu Ikebana

    Sogetsu Ikebana is an internationally recognized school of Japanese flower arranging. Garden Club of the Back Bay member Kaye Vosburgh will conduct a series of stand alone classes on three Thursdays, September 14, October 5, and November 16, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. Tower Hill member price $35 per class, non-members $50 per class. Some materials included.

    Kaye Vosburgh is a Master Judge and Design Instructor for the National Garden Club as well as a Sogetsu Ikebana teacher of the highest rank, Riji. She has won numerous medals and awards in the New England Spring Flower Show. She teaches in New York where she used to live and in Massachusetts where she now resides. She has demonstrated in New England, Central Atlantic Region, Florida and Ecuador. She has traveled to Japan on several occasions for conferences and lessons at the Sogetsu School. Her favorite activity is sharing creative moments with other designers and students.

    Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Gardening Simplified: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Time-Pressed & Maturing Gardeners

    Change happens. Job demands, kids, hectic schedules, aging bodies, and changing interests have led to gardens that are not in balance with our lifestyle. Time for some ‘editing’. This inspiring Kerry Ann Mendez free lecture at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston on Sunday, January 29 at 2 pm provides easy-to-follow right-sizing strategies, recommended no-fuss plant material, and design tips for stunning year-round gardens that will be as close to ‘autopilot’ as you can get… Co-sponsored with the New England Hosta Society. Please register at www.towerhillbg.org.

    As an award-winning garden designer, author, and lecturer, Kerry Ann Mendez focuses on time-saving gardening techniques, workhorse plants and sustainable practices. She has been on HGTV and in numerous magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Garden Gate and Better Homes & Gardens. Kerry Ann was awarded the 2014 Gold Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for her horticultural accomplishments. She has published three popular gardening books – her most recent, The Right-Size Flower Garden (St. Lynn’s Press, 2015), focuses on exceptional plants and design solutions for busy and aging gardeners. For more about Kerry Ann visit www.pyours.com.

  • Saturday, November 19, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Smartphone Photography

    Nina Early will lead a Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop on Saturday, November 19 from 12:30 – 3:30 at the garden located at 11 French Drive in Boylston, Massachusetts.  Take beautiful images with your phone, using Tower Hill’s gardens and conservatory as a backdrop.  Class is limited to 12.  $30 for Tower Hill members, $45 for nonmembers.  Register online at www.towerhillbg.org or call 508-869-6111, ext 124. Photo by Nina Early.