The annual “Mayor’s Garden Contest” is a citywide celebration of urban gardening in Boston. The contest recognizes gardeners who have helped beautify Boston’s neighborhoods. The contest is part of Mayor Marty Walsh’s citywide beautification initiative. Yours truly fondly remembers many years when I was honored to be a judge in the late Mayor Menino’s garden … Continue reading Mayor’s Garden Contest
A Gift to Remember
Through the years I’ve received hundreds of gift plants from friends and family members. Each was treasured, either as a houseplant or an outdoor garden specimen. Some have grown and flourished and sadly, some died off. And then, there are those that have been “rascally” and have tried “to take over the world,” such as … Continue reading A Gift to Remember
The May Garden
Spring is in full swing. The outdoor furniture and umbrella have been taken out of the cellar and set up on the lawn by one of the gardens. The flowering crabapple and cherry trees are beginning to lose their blossoms but the Kousa dogwoods, viburnums, rhododendrons, pieris and azaleas are spectacular. Alas, the weeds are … Continue reading The May Garden
Art in Bloom at MFA
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts celebrates the return of spring with Art in Bloom, Saturday, April 29 to Monday, May 1, 2017. For more than 40 years, the festival has paired art from across the MFA’s collection with floral interpretations created by 50 New England-area garden clubs. Art in Bloom launches with an Evening … Continue reading Art in Bloom at MFA
Easter Parades
Recent temperatures have been in the 80s. It has been a veritable “parade” in the garden since the temperatures began to rise. By parades I don’t mean cute little kids carrying baskets of colorful Easter eggs, but packs of coyotes, deer, turkeys, fisher cats, rabbits and squirrels (some people call them “tree rats”), in addition … Continue reading Easter Parades