The Brockton Garden Club presents The Garden Show and a Standard Flower Show emphasizing the 4 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover, on Sunday, April 11 at The Shaws Center, 1 Lexington Ave., Brockton, Massachusetts. For hours and complete schedule and information, contact Peg Kearney at 508-942-7535, or email brocktongc@verizon.net.
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Thursday, February 25, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm – ELA Annual Conference and Marketplace
The Ecological Landscaping Association will hold its Annual Conference and Marketplace on Thursday, February 25, beginning at 8:00 am at the MassMutual Center, 1277 Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Learn how to maximize biological potential, minimize environmental impacts, and obtain spectacular results. Sessions will focus on water use, landscape design, and practical skills. You may also visit the Eco-Marketplace. Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, will share his design approach to sustainable landscaping. There will also be a Keynote Dinner at 6:45 PM. For admission data, contact www.ecolandscaping.org, telephone 617-436-5838, or email elawebmaster@verizon.net.
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Thursday, November 12, 3 – 8 pm, and Friday, November 13, 10 am – 4 pm – Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center Special Holiday Sale
Garden Club of the Back Bay member Sue Hazard, along with Marianne Pawliki, invite you to a Special Holiday Sale with proceeds benefiting Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center (www.mcaec.org). Exhibitors will include TBH (perennial botanical designs), Trillion (estate and contemporary jewelry), the Janet Egan Collection (silk jackets and tunics, and the Bali Bags featured below) and much, much more. The times are Thursday, November 12, between 3 – 8 pm and Friday, November 13, between 10 – 4 pm, at 23 Marlborough Street, Boston, between Arlington and Berkeley Streets, 3rd and 4th floor. To respond, or for more information, call 617-427-1177, or email sghaz@verizon.net.
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Saturday and Sunday, July 18 – 19 – Pittsfield Garden Tour
If you are in the Berkshires, plan to attend the Pittsfield Garden Tour on Saturday, July 18 (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) or on Sunday, July 19 (noon – 4:00 p.m.). This is a self guided tour of seven gorgeous private gardens designed and maintained by the homeowners, as opposed to professionally designed and maintained premises. Plus, there will be an inspirational garden dedicated to the memory of AIDS victims. Tickets ($15 for adults, free for children 12 and under) are available at 480 West Street in Pittsfield.
Also, on Saturday, there will be a silent auction of hand decorated and embellished birdhouses. The auction ends at 5:30 p.m. and no ticket is necessary to participate in the silent auction. The birdhouses can be seen, and bids placed, at the Garden Tour Headquarters, 480 West Street, Pittsfield. For further information, contact Anne W. Pasko at awpasko@verizon.net, or call 413-443-1832. You may also log on to www.pittsfieldgardentour.org.
