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  • Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, or Sunday, November 30, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Gardener’s Wreath Workshops

    Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, or Sunday, November 30, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Gardener’s Wreath Workshops

    Choose one of the following times: Saturday, November 29, 1 – 4, Sunday, November 30, 9 – 12, or Sunday, November 30, 1 – 4, to participate in a Gardener’s Wreath Workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Worcester, led by instructor Karen Perkins.  Create a botanical wreath that highlights the splendor of evergreens, with many collected from Tower Hill.  Incorporate accents such as cones, dried berries, gilded twigs, seedpods, and ribbon.  Please bring pruning shears and a towel.  All other materials are provided.  $60 for THBG members, $75 for nonmembers.  Register at www.towerhillbg.org. Pictured, however, is one of The Garden Club of the Back Bay wreaths, available online at www.gardenclubbackbay.org/shop/, if you can’t attend the Tower Hill workshop.

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  • New This Year – On Line Wreath Store

    New This Year – On Line Wreath Store

    Our web designer Faith Crawford has set up a simple system for ordering Garden Club of the Back Bay wreaths on line.  Simply visit https://bostonflora.com/shop/.

    Choose your size and option (fully decorated, with bow, etc.) and click on Select Options to specify bow color, accent color (if ordering a fully decorated wreath), and whether you will be using your wreath inside or outside.  We need to know this last detail so our decorations are suited to the space – we don’t use materials which easily dry out if the wreath will be indoors, or materials which are too delicate to withstand weather.  Then finish off your order with PayPal and you’re done.

    If you’d rather pay by check, there is a wreath order form to print, as well, on https://bostonflora.com/products-page/. Just fill it out and mail it in.

    We hope all orders for fully decorated wreaths will arrive prior to November 22, and orders for plain wreaths, or wreaths with bows, by Thanksgiving.  Thank you all for your support – every dollar earned goes right back into our community.

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  • Holiday Wreaths 2014 – Some Important Changes

    Holiday Wreaths 2014 – Some Important Changes

    Yes, it’s only October, but the first mailing of wreath order forms will be going out soon, and we wish to give everyone notice of some changes.  Last December we were totally exhausted by the end of our four and one half day sprint to complete all the orders, and met to discuss what steps could be taken to make the entire process more fun and less stressful for our volunteers.  Fully decorated large wreaths were taking an inordinate toll on our materials and time, and this year, while we will continue to sell both standard sized and large wreaths, only standard (22″ diameter, fully fluffed) wreaths will be available “fully decorated.”  Large wreaths may be ordered plain, or with our spectacular bows, to which we will add extra streamers for a beautiful, proportionate look.

    Our pricing has been simplified.  Plain (no bow) wreaths will be $30 (standard) and $40 (large) complete with hooks for hanging.  Wreaths with bows will be $45 or $55, depending on size chosen.  Fully decorated standard wreaths will be sold for $100 (more than competitive with local florists, trust us!)  Extra bows are $15 each, and our huge poinsettias in red or white will be $50. We will continue to make matched pairs, but for orders of three or more fully decorated wreaths, there will be a $100 surcharge.   We are limiting the number of orders for fully decorated wreaths to a maximum of 150.  As has been the case in the past, no orders for fully decorated wreaths will be accepted during wreath week (December 1 – 4 this year.)  You may order and pay on line at https://bostonflora.com/shop/.

    Please remember that every cent of our net profits goes back to the community.  This is an all volunteer project, with the bulk of our materials donated by our members.  The wreaths are absolutely beautiful, and can be delivered to your door in our delivery areas, or picked up at The First Lutheran Church of Boston on Marlborough and Berkeley Streets.  We look forward to creating the perfect wreaths for your home.

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  • Monday, December 2 – Thursday, December 5, 8:00 am – 7:30 pm – Holiday Wreath Making

    Monday, December 2 – Thursday, December 5, 8:00 am – 7:30 pm – Holiday Wreath Making

    Pastors Ingo R. Dutzmann, Paul Lantz and their parish will again host The Garden Club of the Back Bay for wreath making on the lower level of The First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street (on the corner of Berkeley and Marlborough Streets). We are very, very grateful. Please note that we are setting up the space on Sunday, December 1 and will be ready to work first thing Monday morning – Monday participation by as many of you as possible is critical to our success. The hours are as follows:

    Monday, December 2 – 8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (decorating)
    Tuesday, December 3 – 8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (decorating)
    Wednesday, December 4- 8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (decorating, delivery)
    Thursday, December 5- 8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (decorating, delivery, clean up)

    Please come to the side door on Berkeley Street. We’ll post a sign. Coffee and baked goods will be available each morning, and catered lunches will be delivered all four days. Dried materials and fresh greens can be delivered to the Church no earlier than Monday, December 2. Please have all decorations “cleaned down” – branches cut down, dead leaves removed – so we can contain the mess we inevitably make. Delicate materials can be laid flat in sweater boxes or gently stacked in cardboard containers. We are going to need as many dried items, especially flowers, as we can collect.

    Bring clippers and scissors if you have them, labeled with masking tape for ease of identification. Aprons are also a good idea. Dress comfortably! We need everyone’s help, whether you decorate, deliver, organize, make telephone calls confirming delivery, or sweep. Contact info@bostonflora.com if you have any questions.

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  • Holiday Wreath Ordering Deadline

    Holiday Wreath Ordering Deadline

    Today is our deadline for ordering fully decorated holiday wreaths from The Garden Club of the Back Bay.  We will be loading in at The First Lutheran Church of Boston on Sunday night and will begin decorating first thing Monday morning.  Should you decide you’d like to buy a plain wreath or a wreath with a bow next week, stop by the Church (299 Berkeley Street, on the corner of Berkeley and Marlborough Streets) anytime from 8 – 7  Monday through Thursday, and if we have extra wreaths, we will gladly sell you what we can.  However, we take absolutely no orders for fully decorated wreaths during wreath week – we are limited by time and volunteer constraints.  The order form may be found at https://bostonflora.com/products-page/.  You may pay through PayPal by clicking on the Donate button on this website, or you may send us a check or pay when you pick up, if absolutely necessary (our delivery people do not accept payment, so if you can’t pay now you’ll have to pick up your wreath at the Church.)  This project benefits the entire neighborhood, and we hope you will consider supporting us with our winter fund raiser.  Thank you!

  • Cyber Monday Holiday Wreath Opportunity

    Cyber Monday Holiday Wreath Opportunity

    Don’t you just love marketing?  Who thought up cyber Monday?  Well, we’re happy to take advantage.  Click on to https://bostonflora.com/products-page/ and print out a wreath order form, drop it off, fax it (617-249-1762), or email it to info@bostonflora.com.  Our deadline is Thursday, November 29, so don’t regret you didn’t buy one of our jaw-dropping, beautiful holiday wreaths!

  • Black Friday Wreath Purchase

    Black Friday Wreath Purchase

    Today is the day you are going to check some gift purchases off your list and here is a foolproof way to do it.  The Garden Club of the Back Bay will deliver a gorgeous holiday wreath to the recipient of your choice who lives in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, or the South End (call if you’re not sure) with an elegant gift card attached.  Just click on to https://bostonflora.com/products-page/ , print the order form, and fax it to 617-249-1762.  You can pay through PayPal by clicking  the Donate button right on this website.  Or have the wreath delivered to you, if you are in the delivery area.  Another option?  Pick up your purchase either Wednesday or Thursday, December 5 or 6, at The First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, on the corner of Berkeley and Marlborough Streets.  We’ll be there from 8 in the morning until 7 at night.  Customers have sent wreaths to friends and family, and a beautiful standard wreath with a bow (example below)  can make a terrific gift for your hairdresser, trainer, dentist, masseuse … you get the idea.  Happy shopping!

  • Happy Thanksgiving from The Garden Club of the Back Bay

    Happy Thanksgiving from The Garden Club of the Back Bay

    We wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving, filled with love, companionship, good food and a Patriot’s victory over the Jets tonight.  Our deadline for holiday wreath ordering is a week away, so if you have a moment after washing dishes and putting away leftovers, click on to https://bostonflora.com/products-page/ and place your order before time slips away!

  • Holiday Wreaths By the Numbers

    Holiday Wreaths By the Numbers

    Orders are flying in for our spectacular holiday wreaths, which will be delivered around the neighborhood during the first week in December.  We thought a review of last year’s project would be interesting for our readers as they contemplate their purchases.  These statistics are especially helpful as we order materials and plan for our four day decorating marathon December 3 – 6 at The First Lutheran Church of Boston.  260 standard sized wreaths were sold last year, and 97 large wreaths were purchased or donated.  A few customers also ordered specialty sized wreaths, in advance, for special locations.  Poinsettia sales show a marked preference for red (32) versus white (25), and pink trailing at 4.  Next season, if pink poinsettia sales don’t pick up, we may drop the option.  Red bows are the overwhelming favorite color for pre-order, followed by red and gold combination, gold, burgundy, and plaid.  Tied for popularity at the bottom were silver and cream, with white dead last (the example below makes me wonder why that is!)  Many customers are kind enough to allow us “designer’s choice” and perhaps our most creative work is done for those adventurous people.  The most important number of all, of course, is the net profit which allows The Garden Club of the Back Bay to plant and prune the street trees in the neighborhood.  Damage from Hurricane Sandy would have been much worse had we not systematically pruned each and every street tree in Back Bay on a three year rotation.  So please, order now by clicking https://bostonflora.com/products-page/.

  • Saturday, September 15, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – NABB Fall Street Sale

    On Saturday, September 15th, from 10:00am to 5:00pm, The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay will hold its Annual Fall Street Sale, our local community yard sale, on the Dartmouth Street Mall between Newbury Street and Commonwealth Avenue (at Alley 434).

    You may purchase a 10′ x 4′ selling space at the Street Sale for $75. This fee includes one chair. Bring your own table or rent one with your space reservation for an additional $25. Reservations are not transferable according to state revenue restrictions.

    NABB arranges the space, procures the permits, and sets the stage. You bring your clean and sale ready household merchandise, books, antiques or other treasures, priced appropriately, and watch them be snapped up by bargain hunters. The proceeds are all yours.

    No clothing, please. The City of Boston has notified NABB that no commercial products may be sold at this sale.  For more information, or to procure a table, log on to www.nabbonline.com, or mail a check for $75 (or $100 if you wish to rent a table and chair) made out to NABB to the NABB office at 160 Commonwealth Avenue, #L-8, Boston, MA 02116-2749.

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