Seasonal Chores
& Observations
Our one clump of red trillium is especially outstanding this year. Trillium erectum is also known as Wake-robin, purple trillium and Stinking Benjamin, among other names... Read More...
Snippets...
Book, Movie & Show Titles and Names We Like
Replacing Potting Soil
in Containers
Policy on Climate Change - N.E. Wild Flower Society
Flowers Not Cause of Pollen Allergies?
Massachusetts Prohibited Plants
Fertilizer: Organic vs. Inorganic
Hybridizing vs. Genetic Altering
Read More Snippets...Thursday, May 17
in Boston
Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill - Garden Tour
Friday, May 18 - Saturday, May 26
in Waltham
Annual Plant Sale at Gore Place
Friday, May 18 - Sunday, May 20
in East Sandwich
31st Annual Herb Festival
Saturday, May 19 - Sunday, May 20
in Andover
Jeduthan Abbot House & Garden Tour - Andover Garden Club
Saturday, May 19
in Bedford
59th Annual First Parish Plant & Craft Fair
Saturday, May 19
in Medford
Spring Plant Sale - Medford Garden Club
Saturday, May 19
in Hopkinton
Plant Sale - Hopkinton Garden Club
Sunday, May 20
in Wickford
Tuber Auction & Plant Sale - Rhode Island Dahlia Society
Monday, May 28
in West Concord
Hats Off to Irises - Iris Flower Show, Plant Sale and more
Tuesday, May 29
in Norwood
Containing Your Garden: Norwood Evening Garden Club
Friday, June 01
in Concord
A Night in Black & White - Garden Party Gala Benefit at Concord Museum
2013 Flower & Garden Show Announced
The Paragon Group has announced the theme of next year's Boston Flower & Garden Show, which takes place March 13-17, 2013 at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston.
The theme, "Seeds of Change," will showcase how the region's best green thumbs are fearlessly embracing new plants, methods and materials to increase the beauty, the bountiful harvest and the ecological friendliness of their gardens and outdoor spaces.
According to Show Director, Carolyn Weston, "New Englanders have always embraced a good revolution, so it's no surprise that we're seeing sections of grass lawns in very traditional neighborhoods being replaced with raised beds of veggies, or even more radical gardens growing vertically instead of on the good old horizontal plane."
Set to the backdrop of spectacular garden displays by cutting-edge landscape professionals and area nurseries...