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  • Sunday, October 7, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – The Art and Science of Growing Giant Pumpkins

    Sunday, October 7, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – The Art and Science of Growing Giant Pumpkins

    On Sunday, October 7, at 2 pm at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, giant pumpkin grower Steve Connolly will discuss how he grew the state record holding 2075 lb. pumpkin in 2016. His free talk will focus on how 30+ years of selective breeding of an isolated species of Giant Pumpkins has led to fruits that are bigger and heavier than ever. The genetic bundle inside the seeds know what to do. Provide optimum conditions and monster pumpkins result!

    Steve Connolly grew the first 1000 pound pumpkin in New England in 2000 and currently holds the record for the largest pumpkin grown in Massachusetts at 2075 pounds (2016). In his 24 years of growing giant pumpkins, he has won numerous awards and has been featured on radio, television and in print, including the Today Show, NPR, Martha Stewart, David Letterman, National Geographic, Yankee Magazine, and more. He is an active Board member of the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Growers Club.

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  • Wednesday, August 5, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Seasonal Farmers Market

    Become a master of the farm to table experience – in this Boston Center for Adult Education class on Wednesday, August 5 from 6 – 9, students will work with seasonal ingredients carefully chosen by the instructor. Simple techniques will be shown to highlight the beautiful early summer flavors. There will be no menu in advance because the class will be based on the ingredients that look best that day! $55 (BCAE members $47) with a $15 materials charge. Register online at www.bcae.org.  The class will take place at 122 Arlington Street, Boston, in the Front Gaggenau kitchen. Image from Yankee Magazine.

  • Tuesday, August 12, 5:30 pm – Public Garden Tour

    Join the Friends of the Public Garden for a walking tour of Boston’s iconic Public Garden. Learn about the history of America’s first botanical garden, and celebrate the plantings, sculpture, and memorials that make this a favorite destination for local residents and visitors from near and far. The garden has won numerous awards through the years. Most recently, it ranked 5th on TripAdvisors list of top parks across the nation and was awarded an “Editors’ Choice 2014 Home & Garden Award” by Yankee Magazine.
    Friends of the Public Garden Members: Free. Non-members: $15.00 Call 617-723-8144 for more information and to make reservations.

    The Friends of the Public Garden has been caring for the Garden along with the Boston Common and Commonwealth Avenue Mall for 44 years, in partnership with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

  • Monday, July 7, 7:00 pm – Crafty Bastards

    Join Lauren Clark at Porter Square Books, 25 White Street in Cambridge on Monday, July 7 at 7 pm for a celebration of the New England tradition of brewing beer — complete with samples!

    The region that defined Yankee ingenuity has a beer heritage in keeping with its character. Brewing in New England goes back four centuries, beginning with the Pilgrims who dropped anchor in Plymouth because their supply of beer was running low. (After barely surviving the winter, they planted a crop of barley and soon brewed their first ale.) Making beer in New England hasn’t always been easy. Puritan housewives, Industrial Era beer moguls, and contemporary craft brewers alike have concocted humankind’s oldest beverage in the face of scarce ingredients, legal hurdles, and public indifference. But despite these challenges, beer continues to be a staple of New England life.

    With Crafty Bastards: Beer in New England from the Mayflower to Modern Day, Lauren Clark deepens our appreciation for the perfect pint. Giving voice to the inimitable Yankee spirit that allows New Englanders to faithfully produce some of the best beers in the nation, Clark invites readers to take a giant swig of brewing past and present.

    Lauren Clark is a journalist and former bartender and brewer. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Jane, and Yankee Magazine. Clark is the founder of drinkboston.com, which was featured in several Boston newspapers and magazines, the Massachusetts Beverage Business Journal, and Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh.

  • Friday, May 16 – Sunday, May 18 – Northern New England Home, Garden and Flower Show

    Celebrate the arrival of spring with us at the 11th Annual Home Garden Flower Show at Fryeburg Fairgrounds, May 16, 17 & 18, 2014 with great exhibitors, garden centers and awesome fair food!

    Always a fun and lively event, this show brings together more than 300 regional home and home related products and services. Quality merchandise from regional artists and artisans, garden centers, product demonstrations, and expert advice from the home and garden pros all add to this popular family event. The spring show was recently chosen as one of the Top Twenty events in Maine by Yankee Magazine.

    Our Meet the Chefs Cooking Series features guest chefs from some of the most popular kitchens in Maine and New Hampshire. Audiences pack the studio kitchen to watch the chefs prepare culinary delights and to sample the results.

    Home and garden related seminars offer cutting-edge information to attendees on eco-friendly and green products and services.

    Garden marketplaces offer a huge assortment of plants, shrubs, flowers and garden supplies and seedlings all zone-hardy and all ready to go!

    Celebrity guests and lots of surprises are planned for the show and we encourage the public to visit our website often for updates. $9 admission for adults, ages 6 – 16 $4, children under 6 free. Complete hours and details can be found at www.homegardenflowershow.com.

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  • Tracking Fall Foliage with Yankee Magazine

    Penny and Ed Cherubino over at Boston Zest have called our attention to a fabulous on-line service by Yankee Magazine.  Read how you can pinpoint areas of peak color – the map is updated every fifteen minutes! Amazing.  Link to http://www.bostonzest.com/2011/09/tracking-fall-foliage-with-yankee-magazine.html for the full story.

  • Wednesday, August 11, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Gardening in the Shade

    Noted horticulturalist and all-around great speaker Laura Eisner offers terrific advice about Gardening in the Shade, tonight at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. According to Yankee Magazine, there are 25 billion trees in New England, and at any given time, some of them are shading your garden. Laura will shed some light, so to speak, on how to achieve great color, texture and form in a shaded environment. Shade gardening isn’t limited to hosta: she’ll discuss specific cultivars and techniques that will allow you to achieve a dazzling multi-season display. $8 for Mass Hort members, $10 for non members, and please bring cash or a check. Refreshments will be offered. For more information log on to www.masshort.org.