City Natives Workshop – Beach Plums!
Each month City Natives will be hosting a different skill building workshop. For August, discover a rare Massachusetts native fruit, the Beach Plum! Grown in coastal areas of MA, City Natives hosts two large productive bushes. City Natives Plant Nursery is located at 30 Edgewater Dr. in Mattapan, a… Read More
Moraine Farm Guided Landscape Tour
Discover the artistic mastery of Moraine Farm, a Gilded Age country estate with a unique place in American landscape history. On this 45-minute walking tour you to explore one of the cornerstone commissions of Frederick Law Olmsted, the “Father of American Landscape Design” and creator of New York City’s Central… Read More
Cut Flowers: Guided Garden Tour & Bouquet Workshop
Enter a world of early 20th-century country elegance and contemporary garden design with this specialty garden tour focusing on cut flowers at Stevens-Coolidge! Cut Flowers will take you through the expansive manicured gardens and European-inspired flower beds designed in the 1920s and our newly installed Cutting Garden, with a focus… Read More
Little Sprouts in the Garden: Fairy Garden Workshop
Calling all young dreamers, gardeners, and fairy friends to create your own magical mini world at our Fairy Garden Workshop. Kids will design their very own enchanted miniature garden—fit for fairies, gnomes, and woodland creatures! During this hands-on workshop, children will: Build a… Read More
Growing Together: Natural & Botanical Dye Workshop
Explore the beauty of botanical color in this hands-on Natural Dye Gardening Workshop. Participants will learn how to grow plants traditionally used for natural dyes while discovering the process of transforming flowers, leaves, and roots into vibrant pigments for fabric and fiber. Together, we’ll explore the connection between gardening and… Read More
Hypertufa Trough Making Workshop
Join Senior Horticulturist Dan Bouchard to create your own hypertufa planter! In this hands-on workshop, learn how to make a trough planter for alpines and other small plants out of hypertufa (a mixture of cement, water, and lighter materials). All materials will be provided. Appropriate clothing for being outside… Read More
Taste the Seasons – Summer Mixology
Taste the season and explore our gardens in the first of our three part mixology program! Stay tuned for future dates for the coming seasons. Join us for the summer rendition of Taste the Seasons. Explore Rutland Washington Community Garden, also known as Gazebo Garden, and learn about summery… Read More
Tour de Green Bike Ride – East Boston Greenway
*This event has been rescheduled due to air quality concerns to Thursday, August 6, 5:30PM-7PM* Explore healthy community, gardening, and biking with our six part tour of Boston green spaces! For the month of July, join us in a guided bike tour of the East Boston Greenway! Learn proper bike… Read More