On Thursday, April 13, 2023 – Enjoy a virtual Art in Bloom event! The Museum of Fine Arts takes the popular event on the road. The Boston MFA was the first museum in the United States to introduce the public to a show of art and flowers, Art in Bloom, more than 40 years ago. … Continue reading The Museum of Fine Arts “Art in Bloom” Roadshow – Online
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Andover Garden Club Sponsoring Free Garden-Design Lecture
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 – The Andover Garden Club is sponsoring a free garden-design lecture at Memorial Hall Library in Andover. The public is invited to gather at 6:45PM; the lecture will begin soon thereafter. The program will feature landscape architect and professional photographer Joanne Pearson, who will discuss garden design and illustrate her … Continue reading Andover Garden Club Sponsoring Free Garden-Design Lecture
Spring Garden Clean-Up at The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden
On Saturday, April 15, 2023 – It will be that time of the year again when we will need your help! Join us and help us make The Healing Garden bloom again this coming season. The Healing Garden Cancer Support Center is a beautiful facility located in 8 acres of woodlands and gardens. Our cancer … Continue reading Spring Garden Clean-Up at The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden
Paul McKay’s Fallingwater Landscape – Andover Garden Club
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – The Andover Garden Club’s February membership meeting will feature Paul McKay’s “Fallingwater Landscape,” a presentation with an emphasis on efforts to preserve the famous Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building and grounds, which have suffered the effects of time and weather. According to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which is committed to … Continue reading Paul McKay’s Fallingwater Landscape – Andover Garden Club
Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Annual Bulb Show
On February 24 through March 10, 2023 – The Berkshire Botanical Garden Bulb Show features thousands of bulbs in dozens of varieties, each one identified, including an evolving collection of traditional New England favorites such as narcissus, tulips and grape hyacinths together with hardy varieties new to the show. Free admission at The Fitzpatrick Conservatory, … Continue reading Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Annual Bulb Show
Toad Abodes in the Garden
On Tuesday, April 11 or Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – Join us as we create beautiful homes for toads in the garden. Toads are welcome guests that eat loads of insects and slugs that munch on our favorite plants. Using new and repurposed materials, we will provide snazzy new digs for these amazing creatures and … Continue reading Toad Abodes in the Garden
Awaiting the Arrival of Spring
January has always been a good month to sort through my collection of old seed packets and organize/alphabetize them to make it easier when ordering new ones. It’s amazing how long the seeds can last if stored correctly. I always write the year on the envelope as soon as they arrive. Through the years I … Continue reading Awaiting the Arrival of Spring
Fun With Supermarket Flowers with Patti Prior
On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 – Learn how to care for and arrange supermarket flowers utilizing different types of containers. Patti Prior will share her tips and tricks with fresh flowers and raffle off the arrangements! Free admission and open to the public. 6:30 p.m. Website for more information info@burlingtongardenclub.com Location: Center for Human Services, … Continue reading Fun With Supermarket Flowers with Patti Prior
Berkshire Botanical Garden Presents Discovering Tokachi Online
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents Midori Shintani, head gardener of Japan’s famous Tokachi Millennium Forest, in its online Winter Lecture. Midori will share how she and her team have nurtured the native forests and cultivated garden areas through the seasons. She will also explain how her gardening methods are rooted in … Continue reading Berkshire Botanical Garden Presents Discovering Tokachi Online