events 2015
TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN
OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
September 1 –
November 25, 2015
November 27, 2015 –
January 3, 2016
HOURS
EXTENDED HOURS
Gardens
Gardens, Twigs Café and
The Garden Shop at Tower Hill
9am–5pm
Tuesday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Wednesday through Saturday
11am–9pm
Twigs Café
11am–3pm
Tuesday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Sundays and Tuesdays
11am–6pm
Closed Mondays, Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve
and New Year’s Day
The Garden Shop at Tower Hill
Open during Garden hours
Library
Library
10am–4pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
11am–5pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Contact
Stay Connected
© ADAM ROSE
508.869.6111 / www.towerhillbg.org
Visit www.towerhillbg.org to
sign up for our E-News.
CALL: 508.869.6111 Ext.124
WORCESTER, MA
PERMIT # 778
11 French Drive
P.O. BOX 598
Boylston, Massachusetts 01505
Pre-registration well in advance is recommended to avoid disappointment. Please visit
towerhillbg.org for full course descriptions, materials lists, our cancellation policy and
other important information.
September 1 –
November 25, 2015
November 27, 2015 –
January 3, 2016
HOURS
EXTENDED HOURS
Gardens
Gardens, Twigs Café and
The Garden Shop at Tower Hill
9am–5pm
Tuesday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Members receive discounts on workshops, lectures and events! Join today at towerhillbg.org.
Skill Level: A = All Levels
health & wellness
Wednesday through Saturday
11am–9pm
Twigs Café
11am–3pm
Tuesday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Yoga by Nature
Sundays and Tuesdays
11am–6pm
Wednesdays, through November 18, 6–7:15pm
Will resume in January – no class in December.
Closed Mondays, Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve
and New Year’s Day
The Garden Shop at Tower Hill
Open during Garden hours
Library
Library
10am–4pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
11am–5pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Contact
© ADAM ROSE
I = Intermediate/Advanced
art, design & craft
Meditations in Ink: Plum Blossoms
Saturday, October 17, 10am–4pm
Member $10, Non-member $17 per class
instructor: jennie backstrom
This gentle-to-moderate flow class emphasizes the
integration of breath and movement. A
Member $125, Non-member $140
instructor: bruce iverson
Explore the beauty and elegance of traditional Asian
brush painting and calligraphy through demonstration
and hands-on exercises. All materials provided. A
Beginner’s Qigong Tai Chi Series
Autumn Leaves: Watercolor Painting
Tuesdays, October 20 – November 24
9:30–10:45am (six-week session)
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B = Beginner
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rose lee
Explore two time-honored practices that improve health,
reduce stress and increase endurance and mobility. B
Intermediate Qigong Tai Chi Series
Wednesdays, October 14 – November 18
9:30–10:45am (six-week session)
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rose lee
Take your practice to the next level in this intermediate
series designed for those with previous Tai Chi experience. I
The Art of Mindful Living
Saturdays, October 24 – November 14
9–10:30am (four-week series)
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rebecca d’onofrio
Cultivate mindful meditation practices to calm your mind
and arrive in each moment presently and fully. A
Introduction to Zentangle
Sunday, November 8, 1–4:30pm
Member $45, Non-member $60
instructor: steve mcgrath
Find out how to enhance your photos electronically. Bring
your laptop with Photoshop Elements installed. B
Black on White: Drawing in Graphite
Sundays, November 8 and 15
10am–3pm (two-week series)
Member $45, Non-member $55
instructor: karen keefe
Discover this meditative method of creating beautiful
images from repetitive patterns. B
Herbal Boosters for Winter Wellness
Hand-Painted Glassware Workshop
Member $25, Non-member $35
instructor: chris marano
Herbalist Chris Marano shares herbal preparations to help
you to stay healthy and energized. co-sponsored with the
herbal community of central massachusetts. A
Member $40, Non-member $55
instructor: charline spencer
Create a custom-painted glass in a floral design – for your
own collection or as a holiday gift – from your choice of
glassware. All materials provided. A
Advanced Zentangle
Winter Reimagined Ornament Workshop
Member $45, Non-member $55
instructor: karen keefe
Building on Zentangle basics, this advanced class explores
more complex techniques and different media. I
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: joann vieira, director of horticulture, tower hill
Learn how our horticulture team and volunteers create
whimsical ornaments out of items from nature and the
recycling bin. Make an ornament to take home. A
Sunday, November 15, 1–4pm
Yoga Retreat for Peace and Balance
Therapeutic Gardens: Design for
Healing Spaces – Talk & Book-Signing
Saturday, October 3, 10–11am
Free with Admission.
presenter: amy wagenfeld, author
In this interactive conversation with Amy Wagenfeld,
co-author of Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing
Spaces, you’ll learn how and why healing gardens are
good for the mind and the body. A
Wednesday, November 11, 6:30–8:30pm
Wednesday, December 2, 11am–1pm
Saturday, November 21, 9am–12noon
Herbal Holiday Gifts
Member $45, Non-member $60
instructors: jennie backstrom & rebecca d’onofrio
Balance your entire being through guided meditation,
gentle flow yoga and heart-opening chanting with live
music. Aromatherapy and Thai massage will be integrated
throughout. No yoga experience necessary. A
Member $25, Non-member $40
instructor: linda russell
Russell, an expert herbalist, will guide you through easy
recipes for healthy homemade gifts as you make a
pomander for home. A
Saturday, December 6, 1–3pm
To visit Chanticleer – one of the foremost public gardens
in the world – is to step into a world of beauty and
creativity that few other gardens can match. Chanticleer
isn’t just a place to marvel at however. It also offers
practical lessons for re-creating some of the gardens’
most spectacular effects in your own home landscape. A
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh
Talk & Book-Signing
Monday, October 12, 1–2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: kathryn aalto, author of the natural
world of winnie-the-pooh
Kathryn Aalto will take us on a dazzling naturalist’s
journey into one of the most iconic settings in
children’s literature: the Hundred Acre Wood,
a real place in East Sussex, England, called
Ashdown Forest. A
Saturday, October 17, 10:30am–12:30pm
History of Apples in Massachusetts
Saturday, October 3, 1–2:30pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: john bunker, apple historian
Love apples? Then you won’t want to miss this exploration
of 300 years of Massachusetts’ apple history with
apple historian and fruit explorer John Bunker. Bring
your own apples to identify! A
Learning from the Wild: Growing
Challenging Plants in the Garden
Sunday, October 4, 11am–12noon
Free with Admission.
presenter: peter korn
Peter Korn explores why and how he modifies garden
conditions to accommodate plants from challenging wild
environments. A rising star in European horticulture, he is
known for his 5-acre “home” botanical garden in Sweden. I
The Rock Garden
Sunday, October 4, 1–2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: peter korn
Learn the secrets to success for a flourishing rock garden. I
peter korn’s lectures presented by the new england
chapter of the north american rock garden society
Saving the Heirloom Apple
Saturday, October 10, 2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: dan bussey, seed savers exchange
With climate change already impacting our growing
season, we’ll examine the urgent question of how to
protect our precious heirloom fruit collections – apples,
pears, cherries and others – for future generations.
Dan is the Orchard Manager and apple historian for
the Seed Savers Exchange. His seven-volume The
Illustrated History of the Apple in North America,
to be published next spring, documents the apples
grown in North America since 1623 and is the largest
work on apples of its kind. A
director,
chanticleer foundation
It’s All About the Soil
Saturday, November 7, 10am–3pm
Saturday, November 14, 10am–2pm
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: r. william thomas, executive
Member $100, Non-member $150
instructor: john trexler
John Trexler, Tower Hill’s Executive Director Emeritus, will
share how the gardens evolved from a simple 18th-century
farm to a nationally renowned public garden. Class will
take place outdoors in the gardens rain or shine. A
Taking Better Pictures with
Your Digital Camera
Photoshop Elements for Beginners
Saturday, November 7, 2pm
Fridays, October 2, 9 and 16
10am–12noon (three-week series)
Member $50, Non-member $65
instructor: helen byers
Celebrate autumn by painting a single leaf in detail. Learn
to draw for accuracy, mix colors and paint in layers. A
Member $100, Non-member $130
instructor: helen byers
Use graphite to create detailed drawings of late-fall subjects
such as a dried leaf, seedpod, bit of bark or lichen. A
Sunday, November 8, 2:30–4pm
The History of Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Sunday, October 25, 10am–3pm
Member $60, Non-member $75
instructor: steve mcgrath
Learn everything from basic composition and lighting, to
manual mode, aperture, shutter priority, and more. B
The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration
and Innovative Planting Techniques
from Chanticleer – Talk & Book-Signing
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: ben barkan
Find out how to nourish your soil in this workshop aimed
at urban and suburban growers interested in gardening
sustainably and organically. Ben Barkan is the founder
and owner of HomeHarvest, an organic edible gardening
company. Ben is passionate about creating edible gardens
that are attractive and productive and enjoys teaching
about his holistic approach to gardening. I
Withdrawn from the Bustle of the World:
Worcester’s First Garden Cemetery
Sunday, October 18, 2pm
Free to Tower Hill Members.
presenter: william wallace, executive
director,
worcester historical museum
Examine the fascinating history and stories behind
Worcester’s Rural Cemetery, one of the oldest ‘garden
cemeteries.’ lecture location: worcester historical museum,
worcester, ma. sponsored by worcester historical museum
and lost gardens of worcester county, a partnership
between the worcester garden club, preservation
worcester, and tower hill botanic garden. A
Bark: A Multi-Sensory Experience
of Trees – Talk, Walk & Book-Signing
Latin for Gardeners
Member $30, Non-member $45
instructor: michael wojtech, author
Member $15, Non-member $25
instructor: cheryl monroe
Ever wonder how plants got their names? Explore this
and other questions of botanical nomenclature. A
Sunday, October 25, 1–4pm
of bark:
a field guide to trees of the northeast
Learn to identify trees just from their bark. Through
seeing, touching and smelling, you’ll hone your skills
and deepen your intimacy with trees and forests.
Wojtech is a writer, teacher, naturalist, illustrator,
and photographer. A
At the City’s Green Edge: A Planned
Landscape for Turn-of-the-20th-Century
Worcester – Talk & Book-Signing
Sunday, November 1, 1pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: susan mcdaniel ceccacci, preservation worcester
Ceccacci discusses landscape planning and garden features
found in Bancroft Heights, a planned neighborhood on
Stephen Salisbury III’s land. Al Southwick’s recent review
notes the importance of this new book: “...it will be
referenced and quoted for years to come.” A
The Art of Raising Fancy
Exhibition Chrysanthemums
Saturday, October 24, 10:30am–12:30pm
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: ben barkan
Design a garden that nourishes both body and
spirit. Learn how to choose your site, care for
your garden sustainably, harmonize it with the
surrounding landscape and more. It’s All About
the Soil workshop is helpful background, but
not a prerequisite, for this workshop. I
Saturday, November 14, 11am–3pm
Re-potting: $1 per pot
Turn your lopsided, non-blooming, multi-crowned African
Violet into an object of beauty. You bring the plants;
we’ll provide new pots and fresh potting mix. B
floral design
Saturday, December 5, 11am–1pm
Youth Garden Workout
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Celebrate the festive month of December by combining
seasonal greens into an elegant and fragrant
centerpiece that will last through the holidays. A
Sunday, September 27, 1–3pm
Free with Admission.
What better way to celebrate “Take a Child Outside”
week than by digging for potatoes, harvesting tomatoes
and emptying the compost bin?
garden tours
Sunday Afternoon Garden Tours
Sundays, 2pm
Field Trip to Terrain in Westport, CT
Free with Admission.
Enjoy a docent-led tour of the fall garden. A
Tuesday, December 1
Leave Tower Hill at 7:30am and return at 5:30pm
Native Tree ID Walk
Member $115, Non-member $125. Includes
transportation and workshop fee; lunch, terrarium
container and plants extra cost to be purchased onsite.
Join our excursion to Terrain, a unique shop for inspiring
home and garden décor, furniture, containers, gifts
and more. Begin by creating your own terrarium in a
hands-on workshop, followed by a delicious lunch of
locally sourced and prepared artisan foods. We’ll end
the day with time to browse. Limited to 20. Registration
deadline Tuesday, November 17.
Tuesday, October 6, 10:30–11:30am
Free with Admission.
leader: ann marie pilch, director of education
Learn how to identify native New England trees
along our woodland trails. B
Putting the Garden to Bed
Wednesday, October 7, 5–6pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: joann vieira, director of horticulture, tower
Find out how Tower Hill’s horticulture team prepares
the gardens for winter. A
hill
The Highgrove Florilegium
Thursday, November 19, 9:30am–12noon
Thursday, December 10, 11:30am–2pm
Heirloom Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Craft a unique centerpiece to last throughout the fall.
Starting with an heirloom pumpkin base, we’ll add dried
flowers, herbs, mosses and more. A
Saturday, October 24, 10am–12noon
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Saturday, November 21, 10am–12:30noon
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Create a beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece in the
Williamsburg tradition using fresh flowers, fruits,
vegetables, fragrant herbs and more. A
Garden Discovery
For Ages 3–5 with Adult
Saturday, October 17, 2–3:30pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: dave barnett, president & ceo, mt. auburn cemetery
Dave Barnett will guide us on a special walking tour
of Tower Hill, highlighting some of his favorite trees
and shrubs in their fall splendor. A
garden trips
Catesby’s Natural History
Free with Admission.
North America’s first naturalist, Mark Catesby (1683–
1749) published an early account of the New World’s
flora and fauna. Come see a selection of these facsimile
watercolors, permanently displayed in Windsor Castle.
Wednesday, November 4, 7–8:30pm
Re-scheduled from September 23
shows
Gardener’s Wreath Workshops
Choose one of the following times:
I: Friday, November 27, 12noon–3pm
II: Saturday, November 28, 12noon–3pm
III: Sunday, November 29, 12noon–3pm
Member $60, Non-member $75
instructor: karen perkins
Design a wreath from evergreens, dried berries,
cones, gilded twigs and more. Please bring pruning
shears and a towel; other materials provided. A
Free with Admission.
Kids can dress as their favorite Pooh character for
Kathryn Aalto’s illustrated reading of an original
Winnie-the-Pooh story. Aalto will also guide us
on a journey into the Pooh stories’ real settings.
Free with Admission.
Explore the flowers in Prince Charles’ garden through
this unique exhibit of selected facsimile watercolors by
leading international botanical artists.
November 28, 2015 – January 23, 2016
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: doug tallamy
A home garden is often seen as separate from the
natural world surrounding it. In truth, it is just one part
of a larger landscape that is made up of many living
layers. Tallamy will discuss the important ecological
roles of plants in our landscapes and emphasize the
benefits of designing landscapes with these roles in
mind. Tallamy is a professor at the University of
Delaware and won the Silver Medal from the Garden
Writer’s Association for his book, Bringing Nature
Home. His most recent book, with Rick Darke, is
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and
Biodiversity in the Home Garden. A
Monday, October 12, 11am
Woody Plants of Fall Interest
Bringing Nature Home
Talk & Book-Signing
Smith College Chrysanthemum Show
Thursday, November 12
Leave Tower Hill at 8:30am & return at 3:30pm
Member $70, Non-member $85. Includes
transportation, admission and guided tour.
Enjoy hundreds of unusual chrysanthemums among
the lush foliage of Smith College’s Conservatory. After
a special behind-the-scenes tour of the show and
Conservatory, you’ll have free time for lunch and
shopping on your own in Northampton. Limited to 20.
Registration deadline Thursday, October 29.
Saturday, October 10, 11am–2pm
A Walk in Pooh’s Footsteps
Through November 3, 2015
Exhibit Talks Saturdays in September
and October, 11am
Member $35, Non-member $50, per class
instructor: kaye vosburgh
Experience the beautiful art of Sogetsu Ikebana, an
internationally recognized school of Japanese flower
arranging, with award-winning teacher Kaye Vosburgh. A
LIVE! Caterpillars
Free with Admission.
Get up close and personal with live caterpillars!
The Caterpillar Lab experts will be on hand to
answer questions and guide children (and adults)
through the displays.
tower hill library
exhibits
Sogetsu Ikebana
Free with Admission.
presenter: matt mattus, plantsman and blogger
Learn how to raise, train, and display exhibition
Chrysanthemums. Get tips and tricks and see specimens
from Mattus’ own collection, which will be featured in an
upcoming Martha Stewart photo shoot. I
Wednesday, October 21, 7pm
Yard to Table: Edible Garden Design
Bay State African Violet Society
Annual Re-potting Clinic
Sunday, November 1, 2:30–4pm
The Mythology of Plants
Talk & Book-Signing
Free with Admission.
instructor: annette giesecke
Immerse yourself in myth on this virtual tour of ancient
Roman gardens, where we’ll explore tales of lust,
blood and vengeance behind garden plants both
ordinary and exotic. Annette Giesecke is Professor of
ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the University of
Delaware whose research interests include gardens in
the Classical World. Her most recent books are The
Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient
Greece and Rome and The Good Gardener?
Nature, Humanity and the Garden. A
Sunday, November 8, 1–2pm
kids
Rosemary and Evergreen
Winter Centerpiece
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Ikebana Flower Exhibition
Friday, October 16, 12noon–5pm
Saturday, October 17, 9am–5pm
Sunday October 18, 9am–4pm
Free with Admission.
Explore the beauty and elegance of Japanese flower
arranging through more than 30 displays created by
three schools of this venerable art form. Enjoy daily
demonstrations and hear from docents about the
schools’ different approaches and teachings. You
can also purchase pottery suitable for Ikebana.
presented by ikebana international, boston chapter
Second Wednesday of every month
(except December) 10–11am
Free with Admission. Please pre-register.
Discover the colors and shapes of fall in the
garden. We start indoors with a simple craft and
story, then step outside for a short garden walk.
October 14: Dancing, Floating, Flying Leaves!
Why is it good for trees to lose their leaves?
Join us to find out!
November 11: Animal Homes – Who Lives Here?
Learn where different animals like to make their
nests – and how where they live helps keep them
cozy and safe through the long winter.
Putting the Youth Gardens to Bed
Saturday, October 17, 9am–12noon
Free with Admission.
Help us harvest as we prep the gardens for winter.
You’ll also get to take some produce home with you!
Scouts and other volunteer groups welcome.
Ikebana for Children
Sunday, October 18, 1pm
$5 per child for flowers and supplies
Suitable for ages 6 and older
Ikebana is great for little hands, too! Kids will learn
the traditional Japanese art from members of Ikebana
International’s Boston Chapter, then get to take home
their own flower arrangement.
OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
events 2015
TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN
CALL: 508.869.6111 Ext.124
WORCESTER, MA
PERMIT # 778
11 French Drive
P.O. BOX 598
Boylston, Massachusetts 01505
Pre-registration well in advance is recommended to avoid disappointment. Please visit
towerhillbg.org for full course descriptions, materials lists, our cancellation policy and
other important information.
September 1 –
November 25, 2015
November 27, 2015 –
January 3, 2016
HOURS
EXTENDED HOURS
Gardens
Gardens, Twigs Café and
The Garden Shop at Tower Hill
9am–5pm
Tuesday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Members receive discounts on workshops, lectures and events! Join today at towerhillbg.org.
Skill Level: A = All Levels
health & wellness
Wednesday through Saturday
11am–9pm
Twigs Café
11am–3pm
Tuesday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Yoga by Nature
Sundays and Tuesdays
11am–6pm
Wednesdays, through November 18, 6–7:15pm
Will resume in January – no class in December.
Closed Mondays, Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve
and New Year’s Day
The Garden Shop at Tower Hill
Open during Garden hours
Library
Library
10am–4pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
11am–5pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Contact
© ADAM ROSE
I = Intermediate/Advanced
art, design & craft
Meditations in Ink: Plum Blossoms
Saturday, October 17, 10am–4pm
Member $10, Non-member $17 per class
instructor: jennie backstrom
This gentle-to-moderate flow class emphasizes the
integration of breath and movement. A
Member $125, Non-member $140
instructor: bruce iverson
Explore the beauty and elegance of traditional Asian
brush painting and calligraphy through demonstration
and hands-on exercises. All materials provided. A
Beginner’s Qigong Tai Chi Series
Autumn Leaves: Watercolor Painting
Tuesdays, October 20 – November 24
9:30–10:45am (six-week session)
508.869.6111 / www.towerhillbg.org
Visit www.towerhillbg.org to
sign up for our E-News.
Stay Connected
B = Beginner
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rose lee
Explore two time-honored practices that improve health,
reduce stress and increase endurance and mobility. B
Intermediate Qigong Tai Chi Series
Wednesdays, October 14 – November 18
9:30–10:45am (six-week session)
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rose lee
Take your practice to the next level in this intermediate
series designed for those with previous Tai Chi experience. I
The Art of Mindful Living
Saturdays, October 24 – November 14
9–10:30am (four-week series)
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rebecca d’onofrio
Cultivate mindful meditation practices to calm your mind
and arrive in each moment presently and fully. A
Introduction to Zentangle
Sunday, November 8, 1–4:30pm
Member $45, Non-member $60
instructor: steve mcgrath
Find out how to enhance your photos electronically. Bring
your laptop with Photoshop Elements installed. B
Black on White: Drawing in Graphite
Sundays, November 8 and 15
10am–3pm (two-week series)
Member $45, Non-member $55
instructor: karen keefe
Discover this meditative method of creating beautiful
images from repetitive patterns. B
Herbal Boosters for Winter Wellness
Hand-Painted Glassware Workshop
Member $25, Non-member $35
instructor: chris marano
Herbalist Chris Marano shares herbal preparations to help
you to stay healthy and energized. co-sponsored with the
herbal community of central massachusetts. A
Member $40, Non-member $55
instructor: charline spencer
Create a custom-painted glass in a floral design – for your
own collection or as a holiday gift – from your choice of
glassware. All materials provided. A
Advanced Zentangle
Winter Reimagined Ornament Workshop
Member $45, Non-member $55
instructor: karen keefe
Building on Zentangle basics, this advanced class explores
more complex techniques and different media. I
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: joann vieira, director of horticulture, tower hill
Learn how our horticulture team and volunteers create
whimsical ornaments out of items from nature and the
recycling bin. Make an ornament to take home. A
Sunday, November 15, 1–4pm
Yoga Retreat for Peace and Balance
Therapeutic Gardens: Design for
Healing Spaces – Talk & Book-Signing
Saturday, October 3, 10–11am
Free with Admission.
presenter: amy wagenfeld, author
In this interactive conversation with Amy Wagenfeld,
co-author of Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing
Spaces, you’ll learn how and why healing gardens are
good for the mind and the body. A
Wednesday, November 11, 6:30–8:30pm
Wednesday, December 2, 11am–1pm
Saturday, November 21, 9am–12noon
Herbal Holiday Gifts
Member $45, Non-member $60
instructors: jennie backstrom & rebecca d’onofrio
Balance your entire being through guided meditation,
gentle flow yoga and heart-opening chanting with live
music. Aromatherapy and Thai massage will be integrated
throughout. No yoga experience necessary. A
Member $25, Non-member $40
instructor: linda russell
Russell, an expert herbalist, will guide you through easy
recipes for healthy homemade gifts as you make a
pomander for home. A
Saturday, December 6, 1–3pm
To visit Chanticleer – one of the foremost public gardens
in the world – is to step into a world of beauty and
creativity that few other gardens can match. Chanticleer
isn’t just a place to marvel at however. It also offers
practical lessons for re-creating some of the gardens’
most spectacular effects in your own home landscape. A
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh
Talk & Book-Signing
Monday, October 12, 1–2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: kathryn aalto, author of the natural
world of winnie-the-pooh
Kathryn Aalto will take us on a dazzling naturalist’s
journey into one of the most iconic settings in
children’s literature: the Hundred Acre Wood,
a real place in East Sussex, England, called
Ashdown Forest. A
Saturday, October 17, 10:30am–12:30pm
History of Apples in Massachusetts
Saturday, October 3, 1–2:30pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: john bunker, apple historian
Love apples? Then you won’t want to miss this exploration
of 300 years of Massachusetts’ apple history with
apple historian and fruit explorer John Bunker. Bring
your own apples to identify! A
Learning from the Wild: Growing
Challenging Plants in the Garden
Sunday, October 4, 11am–12noon
Free with Admission.
presenter: peter korn
Peter Korn explores why and how he modifies garden
conditions to accommodate plants from challenging wild
environments. A rising star in European horticulture, he is
known for his 5-acre “home” botanical garden in Sweden. I
The Rock Garden
Sunday, October 4, 1–2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: peter korn
Learn the secrets to success for a flourishing rock garden. I
peter korn’s lectures presented by the new england
chapter of the north american rock garden society
Saving the Heirloom Apple
Saturday, October 10, 2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: dan bussey, seed savers exchange
With climate change already impacting our growing
season, we’ll examine the urgent question of how to
protect our precious heirloom fruit collections – apples,
pears, cherries and others – for future generations.
Dan is the Orchard Manager and apple historian for
the Seed Savers Exchange. His seven-volume The
Illustrated History of the Apple in North America,
to be published next spring, documents the apples
grown in North America since 1623 and is the largest
work on apples of its kind. A
director,
chanticleer foundation
It’s All About the Soil
Saturday, November 7, 10am–3pm
Saturday, November 14, 10am–2pm
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: r. william thomas, executive
Member $100, Non-member $150
instructor: john trexler
John Trexler, Tower Hill’s Executive Director Emeritus, will
share how the gardens evolved from a simple 18th-century
farm to a nationally renowned public garden. Class will
take place outdoors in the gardens rain or shine. A
Taking Better Pictures with
Your Digital Camera
Photoshop Elements for Beginners
Saturday, November 7, 2pm
Fridays, October 2, 9 and 16
10am–12noon (three-week series)
Member $50, Non-member $65
instructor: helen byers
Celebrate autumn by painting a single leaf in detail. Learn
to draw for accuracy, mix colors and paint in layers. A
Member $100, Non-member $130
instructor: helen byers
Use graphite to create detailed drawings of late-fall subjects
such as a dried leaf, seedpod, bit of bark or lichen. A
Sunday, November 8, 2:30–4pm
The History of Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Sunday, October 25, 10am–3pm
Member $60, Non-member $75
instructor: steve mcgrath
Learn everything from basic composition and lighting, to
manual mode, aperture, shutter priority, and more. B
The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration
and Innovative Planting Techniques
from Chanticleer – Talk & Book-Signing
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: ben barkan
Find out how to nourish your soil in this workshop aimed
at urban and suburban growers interested in gardening
sustainably and organically. Ben Barkan is the founder
and owner of HomeHarvest, an organic edible gardening
company. Ben is passionate about creating edible gardens
that are attractive and productive and enjoys teaching
about his holistic approach to gardening. I
Withdrawn from the Bustle of the World:
Worcester’s First Garden Cemetery
Sunday, October 18, 2pm
Free to Tower Hill Members.
presenter: william wallace, executive
director,
worcester historical museum
Examine the fascinating history and stories behind
Worcester’s Rural Cemetery, one of the oldest ‘garden
cemeteries.’ lecture location: worcester historical museum,
worcester, ma. sponsored by worcester historical museum
and lost gardens of worcester county, a partnership
between the worcester garden club, preservation
worcester, and tower hill botanic garden. A
Bark: A Multi-Sensory Experience
of Trees – Talk, Walk & Book-Signing
Latin for Gardeners
Member $30, Non-member $45
instructor: michael wojtech, author
Member $15, Non-member $25
instructor: cheryl monroe
Ever wonder how plants got their names? Explore this
and other questions of botanical nomenclature. A
Sunday, October 25, 1–4pm
of bark:
a field guide to trees of the northeast
Learn to identify trees just from their bark. Through
seeing, touching and smelling, you’ll hone your skills
and deepen your intimacy with trees and forests.
Wojtech is a writer, teacher, naturalist, illustrator,
and photographer. A
At the City’s Green Edge: A Planned
Landscape for Turn-of-the-20th-Century
Worcester – Talk & Book-Signing
Sunday, November 1, 1pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: susan mcdaniel ceccacci, preservation worcester
Ceccacci discusses landscape planning and garden features
found in Bancroft Heights, a planned neighborhood on
Stephen Salisbury III’s land. Al Southwick’s recent review
notes the importance of this new book: “...it will be
referenced and quoted for years to come.” A
The Art of Raising Fancy
Exhibition Chrysanthemums
Saturday, October 24, 10:30am–12:30pm
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: ben barkan
Design a garden that nourishes both body and
spirit. Learn how to choose your site, care for
your garden sustainably, harmonize it with the
surrounding landscape and more. It’s All About
the Soil workshop is helpful background, but
not a prerequisite, for this workshop. I
Saturday, November 14, 11am–3pm
Re-potting: $1 per pot
Turn your lopsided, non-blooming, multi-crowned African
Violet into an object of beauty. You bring the plants;
we’ll provide new pots and fresh potting mix. B
floral design
Saturday, December 5, 11am–1pm
Youth Garden Workout
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Celebrate the festive month of December by combining
seasonal greens into an elegant and fragrant
centerpiece that will last through the holidays. A
Sunday, September 27, 1–3pm
Free with Admission.
What better way to celebrate “Take a Child Outside”
week than by digging for potatoes, harvesting tomatoes
and emptying the compost bin?
garden tours
Sunday Afternoon Garden Tours
Sundays, 2pm
Field Trip to Terrain in Westport, CT
Free with Admission.
Enjoy a docent-led tour of the fall garden. A
Tuesday, December 1
Leave Tower Hill at 7:30am and return at 5:30pm
Native Tree ID Walk
Member $115, Non-member $125. Includes
transportation and workshop fee; lunch, terrarium
container and plants extra cost to be purchased onsite.
Join our excursion to Terrain, a unique shop for inspiring
home and garden décor, furniture, containers, gifts
and more. Begin by creating your own terrarium in a
hands-on workshop, followed by a delicious lunch of
locally sourced and prepared artisan foods. We’ll end
the day with time to browse. Limited to 20. Registration
deadline Tuesday, November 17.
Tuesday, October 6, 10:30–11:30am
Free with Admission.
leader: ann marie pilch, director of education
Learn how to identify native New England trees
along our woodland trails. B
Putting the Garden to Bed
Wednesday, October 7, 5–6pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: joann vieira, director of horticulture, tower
Find out how Tower Hill’s horticulture team prepares
the gardens for winter. A
hill
The Highgrove Florilegium
Thursday, November 19, 9:30am–12noon
Thursday, December 10, 11:30am–2pm
Heirloom Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Craft a unique centerpiece to last throughout the fall.
Starting with an heirloom pumpkin base, we’ll add dried
flowers, herbs, mosses and more. A
Saturday, October 24, 10am–12noon
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Saturday, November 21, 10am–12:30noon
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Create a beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece in the
Williamsburg tradition using fresh flowers, fruits,
vegetables, fragrant herbs and more. A
Garden Discovery
For Ages 3–5 with Adult
Saturday, October 17, 2–3:30pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: dave barnett, president & ceo, mt. auburn cemetery
Dave Barnett will guide us on a special walking tour
of Tower Hill, highlighting some of his favorite trees
and shrubs in their fall splendor. A
garden trips
Catesby’s Natural History
Free with Admission.
North America’s first naturalist, Mark Catesby (1683–
1749) published an early account of the New World’s
flora and fauna. Come see a selection of these facsimile
watercolors, permanently displayed in Windsor Castle.
Wednesday, November 4, 7–8:30pm
Re-scheduled from September 23
shows
Gardener’s Wreath Workshops
Choose one of the following times:
I: Friday, November 27, 12noon–3pm
II: Saturday, November 28, 12noon–3pm
III: Sunday, November 29, 12noon–3pm
Member $60, Non-member $75
instructor: karen perkins
Design a wreath from evergreens, dried berries,
cones, gilded twigs and more. Please bring pruning
shears and a towel; other materials provided. A
Free with Admission.
Kids can dress as their favorite Pooh character for
Kathryn Aalto’s illustrated reading of an original
Winnie-the-Pooh story. Aalto will also guide us
on a journey into the Pooh stories’ real settings.
Free with Admission.
Explore the flowers in Prince Charles’ garden through
this unique exhibit of selected facsimile watercolors by
leading international botanical artists.
November 28, 2015 – January 23, 2016
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: doug tallamy
A home garden is often seen as separate from the
natural world surrounding it. In truth, it is just one part
of a larger landscape that is made up of many living
layers. Tallamy will discuss the important ecological
roles of plants in our landscapes and emphasize the
benefits of designing landscapes with these roles in
mind. Tallamy is a professor at the University of
Delaware and won the Silver Medal from the Garden
Writer’s Association for his book, Bringing Nature
Home. His most recent book, with Rick Darke, is
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and
Biodiversity in the Home Garden. A
Monday, October 12, 11am
Woody Plants of Fall Interest
Bringing Nature Home
Talk & Book-Signing
Smith College Chrysanthemum Show
Thursday, November 12
Leave Tower Hill at 8:30am & return at 3:30pm
Member $70, Non-member $85. Includes
transportation, admission and guided tour.
Enjoy hundreds of unusual chrysanthemums among
the lush foliage of Smith College’s Conservatory. After
a special behind-the-scenes tour of the show and
Conservatory, you’ll have free time for lunch and
shopping on your own in Northampton. Limited to 20.
Registration deadline Thursday, October 29.
Saturday, October 10, 11am–2pm
A Walk in Pooh’s Footsteps
Through November 3, 2015
Exhibit Talks Saturdays in September
and October, 11am
Member $35, Non-member $50, per class
instructor: kaye vosburgh
Experience the beautiful art of Sogetsu Ikebana, an
internationally recognized school of Japanese flower
arranging, with award-winning teacher Kaye Vosburgh. A
LIVE! Caterpillars
Free with Admission.
Get up close and personal with live caterpillars!
The Caterpillar Lab experts will be on hand to
answer questions and guide children (and adults)
through the displays.
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exhibits
Sogetsu Ikebana
Free with Admission.
presenter: matt mattus, plantsman and blogger
Learn how to raise, train, and display exhibition
Chrysanthemums. Get tips and tricks and see specimens
from Mattus’ own collection, which will be featured in an
upcoming Martha Stewart photo shoot. I
Wednesday, October 21, 7pm
Yard to Table: Edible Garden Design
Bay State African Violet Society
Annual Re-potting Clinic
Sunday, November 1, 2:30–4pm
The Mythology of Plants
Talk & Book-Signing
Free with Admission.
instructor: annette giesecke
Immerse yourself in myth on this virtual tour of ancient
Roman gardens, where we’ll explore tales of lust,
blood and vengeance behind garden plants both
ordinary and exotic. Annette Giesecke is Professor of
ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the University of
Delaware whose research interests include gardens in
the Classical World. Her most recent books are The
Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient
Greece and Rome and The Good Gardener?
Nature, Humanity and the Garden. A
Sunday, November 8, 1–2pm
kids
Rosemary and Evergreen
Winter Centerpiece
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Ikebana Flower Exhibition
Friday, October 16, 12noon–5pm
Saturday, October 17, 9am–5pm
Sunday October 18, 9am–4pm
Free with Admission.
Explore the beauty and elegance of Japanese flower
arranging through more than 30 displays created by
three schools of this venerable art form. Enjoy daily
demonstrations and hear from docents about the
schools’ different approaches and teachings. You
can also purchase pottery suitable for Ikebana.
presented by ikebana international, boston chapter
Second Wednesday of every month
(except December) 10–11am
Free with Admission. Please pre-register.
Discover the colors and shapes of fall in the
garden. We start indoors with a simple craft and
story, then step outside for a short garden walk.
October 14: Dancing, Floating, Flying Leaves!
Why is it good for trees to lose their leaves?
Join us to find out!
November 11: Animal Homes – Who Lives Here?
Learn where different animals like to make their
nests – and how where they live helps keep them
cozy and safe through the long winter.
Putting the Youth Gardens to Bed
Saturday, October 17, 9am–12noon
Free with Admission.
Help us harvest as we prep the gardens for winter.
You’ll also get to take some produce home with you!
Scouts and other volunteer groups welcome.
Ikebana for Children
Sunday, October 18, 1pm
$5 per child for flowers and supplies
Suitable for ages 6 and older
Ikebana is great for little hands, too! Kids will learn
the traditional Japanese art from members of Ikebana
International’s Boston Chapter, then get to take home
their own flower arrangement.
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TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN
CALL: 508.869.6111 Ext.124
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PERMIT # 778
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P.O. BOX 598
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Pre-registration well in advance is recommended to avoid disappointment. Please visit
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Skill Level: A = All Levels
health & wellness
Wednesday through Saturday
11am–9pm
Twigs Café
11am–3pm
Tuesday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Yoga by Nature
Sundays and Tuesdays
11am–6pm
Wednesdays, through November 18, 6–7:15pm
Will resume in January – no class in December.
Closed Mondays, Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve
and New Year’s Day
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I = Intermediate/Advanced
art, design & craft
Meditations in Ink: Plum Blossoms
Saturday, October 17, 10am–4pm
Member $10, Non-member $17 per class
instructor: jennie backstrom
This gentle-to-moderate flow class emphasizes the
integration of breath and movement. A
Member $125, Non-member $140
instructor: bruce iverson
Explore the beauty and elegance of traditional Asian
brush painting and calligraphy through demonstration
and hands-on exercises. All materials provided. A
Beginner’s Qigong Tai Chi Series
Autumn Leaves: Watercolor Painting
Tuesdays, October 20 – November 24
9:30–10:45am (six-week session)
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B = Beginner
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rose lee
Explore two time-honored practices that improve health,
reduce stress and increase endurance and mobility. B
Intermediate Qigong Tai Chi Series
Wednesdays, October 14 – November 18
9:30–10:45am (six-week session)
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rose lee
Take your practice to the next level in this intermediate
series designed for those with previous Tai Chi experience. I
The Art of Mindful Living
Saturdays, October 24 – November 14
9–10:30am (four-week series)
Member $60, Non-member $100
instructor: rebecca d’onofrio
Cultivate mindful meditation practices to calm your mind
and arrive in each moment presently and fully. A
Introduction to Zentangle
Sunday, November 8, 1–4:30pm
Member $45, Non-member $60
instructor: steve mcgrath
Find out how to enhance your photos electronically. Bring
your laptop with Photoshop Elements installed. B
Black on White: Drawing in Graphite
Sundays, November 8 and 15
10am–3pm (two-week series)
Member $45, Non-member $55
instructor: karen keefe
Discover this meditative method of creating beautiful
images from repetitive patterns. B
Herbal Boosters for Winter Wellness
Hand-Painted Glassware Workshop
Member $25, Non-member $35
instructor: chris marano
Herbalist Chris Marano shares herbal preparations to help
you to stay healthy and energized. co-sponsored with the
herbal community of central massachusetts. A
Member $40, Non-member $55
instructor: charline spencer
Create a custom-painted glass in a floral design – for your
own collection or as a holiday gift – from your choice of
glassware. All materials provided. A
Advanced Zentangle
Winter Reimagined Ornament Workshop
Member $45, Non-member $55
instructor: karen keefe
Building on Zentangle basics, this advanced class explores
more complex techniques and different media. I
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: joann vieira, director of horticulture, tower hill
Learn how our horticulture team and volunteers create
whimsical ornaments out of items from nature and the
recycling bin. Make an ornament to take home. A
Sunday, November 15, 1–4pm
Yoga Retreat for Peace and Balance
Therapeutic Gardens: Design for
Healing Spaces – Talk & Book-Signing
Saturday, October 3, 10–11am
Free with Admission.
presenter: amy wagenfeld, author
In this interactive conversation with Amy Wagenfeld,
co-author of Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing
Spaces, you’ll learn how and why healing gardens are
good for the mind and the body. A
Wednesday, November 11, 6:30–8:30pm
Wednesday, December 2, 11am–1pm
Saturday, November 21, 9am–12noon
Herbal Holiday Gifts
Member $45, Non-member $60
instructors: jennie backstrom & rebecca d’onofrio
Balance your entire being through guided meditation,
gentle flow yoga and heart-opening chanting with live
music. Aromatherapy and Thai massage will be integrated
throughout. No yoga experience necessary. A
Member $25, Non-member $40
instructor: linda russell
Russell, an expert herbalist, will guide you through easy
recipes for healthy homemade gifts as you make a
pomander for home. A
Saturday, December 6, 1–3pm
To visit Chanticleer – one of the foremost public gardens
in the world – is to step into a world of beauty and
creativity that few other gardens can match. Chanticleer
isn’t just a place to marvel at however. It also offers
practical lessons for re-creating some of the gardens’
most spectacular effects in your own home landscape. A
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh
Talk & Book-Signing
Monday, October 12, 1–2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: kathryn aalto, author of the natural
world of winnie-the-pooh
Kathryn Aalto will take us on a dazzling naturalist’s
journey into one of the most iconic settings in
children’s literature: the Hundred Acre Wood,
a real place in East Sussex, England, called
Ashdown Forest. A
Saturday, October 17, 10:30am–12:30pm
History of Apples in Massachusetts
Saturday, October 3, 1–2:30pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: john bunker, apple historian
Love apples? Then you won’t want to miss this exploration
of 300 years of Massachusetts’ apple history with
apple historian and fruit explorer John Bunker. Bring
your own apples to identify! A
Learning from the Wild: Growing
Challenging Plants in the Garden
Sunday, October 4, 11am–12noon
Free with Admission.
presenter: peter korn
Peter Korn explores why and how he modifies garden
conditions to accommodate plants from challenging wild
environments. A rising star in European horticulture, he is
known for his 5-acre “home” botanical garden in Sweden. I
The Rock Garden
Sunday, October 4, 1–2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: peter korn
Learn the secrets to success for a flourishing rock garden. I
peter korn’s lectures presented by the new england
chapter of the north american rock garden society
Saving the Heirloom Apple
Saturday, October 10, 2pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: dan bussey, seed savers exchange
With climate change already impacting our growing
season, we’ll examine the urgent question of how to
protect our precious heirloom fruit collections – apples,
pears, cherries and others – for future generations.
Dan is the Orchard Manager and apple historian for
the Seed Savers Exchange. His seven-volume The
Illustrated History of the Apple in North America,
to be published next spring, documents the apples
grown in North America since 1623 and is the largest
work on apples of its kind. A
director,
chanticleer foundation
It’s All About the Soil
Saturday, November 7, 10am–3pm
Saturday, November 14, 10am–2pm
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: r. william thomas, executive
Member $100, Non-member $150
instructor: john trexler
John Trexler, Tower Hill’s Executive Director Emeritus, will
share how the gardens evolved from a simple 18th-century
farm to a nationally renowned public garden. Class will
take place outdoors in the gardens rain or shine. A
Taking Better Pictures with
Your Digital Camera
Photoshop Elements for Beginners
Saturday, November 7, 2pm
Fridays, October 2, 9 and 16
10am–12noon (three-week series)
Member $50, Non-member $65
instructor: helen byers
Celebrate autumn by painting a single leaf in detail. Learn
to draw for accuracy, mix colors and paint in layers. A
Member $100, Non-member $130
instructor: helen byers
Use graphite to create detailed drawings of late-fall subjects
such as a dried leaf, seedpod, bit of bark or lichen. A
Sunday, November 8, 2:30–4pm
The History of Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Sunday, October 25, 10am–3pm
Member $60, Non-member $75
instructor: steve mcgrath
Learn everything from basic composition and lighting, to
manual mode, aperture, shutter priority, and more. B
The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration
and Innovative Planting Techniques
from Chanticleer – Talk & Book-Signing
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: ben barkan
Find out how to nourish your soil in this workshop aimed
at urban and suburban growers interested in gardening
sustainably and organically. Ben Barkan is the founder
and owner of HomeHarvest, an organic edible gardening
company. Ben is passionate about creating edible gardens
that are attractive and productive and enjoys teaching
about his holistic approach to gardening. I
Withdrawn from the Bustle of the World:
Worcester’s First Garden Cemetery
Sunday, October 18, 2pm
Free to Tower Hill Members.
presenter: william wallace, executive
director,
worcester historical museum
Examine the fascinating history and stories behind
Worcester’s Rural Cemetery, one of the oldest ‘garden
cemeteries.’ lecture location: worcester historical museum,
worcester, ma. sponsored by worcester historical museum
and lost gardens of worcester county, a partnership
between the worcester garden club, preservation
worcester, and tower hill botanic garden. A
Bark: A Multi-Sensory Experience
of Trees – Talk, Walk & Book-Signing
Latin for Gardeners
Member $30, Non-member $45
instructor: michael wojtech, author
Member $15, Non-member $25
instructor: cheryl monroe
Ever wonder how plants got their names? Explore this
and other questions of botanical nomenclature. A
Sunday, October 25, 1–4pm
of bark:
a field guide to trees of the northeast
Learn to identify trees just from their bark. Through
seeing, touching and smelling, you’ll hone your skills
and deepen your intimacy with trees and forests.
Wojtech is a writer, teacher, naturalist, illustrator,
and photographer. A
At the City’s Green Edge: A Planned
Landscape for Turn-of-the-20th-Century
Worcester – Talk & Book-Signing
Sunday, November 1, 1pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: susan mcdaniel ceccacci, preservation worcester
Ceccacci discusses landscape planning and garden features
found in Bancroft Heights, a planned neighborhood on
Stephen Salisbury III’s land. Al Southwick’s recent review
notes the importance of this new book: “...it will be
referenced and quoted for years to come.” A
The Art of Raising Fancy
Exhibition Chrysanthemums
Saturday, October 24, 10:30am–12:30pm
Member $20, Non-member $35
instructor: ben barkan
Design a garden that nourishes both body and
spirit. Learn how to choose your site, care for
your garden sustainably, harmonize it with the
surrounding landscape and more. It’s All About
the Soil workshop is helpful background, but
not a prerequisite, for this workshop. I
Saturday, November 14, 11am–3pm
Re-potting: $1 per pot
Turn your lopsided, non-blooming, multi-crowned African
Violet into an object of beauty. You bring the plants;
we’ll provide new pots and fresh potting mix. B
floral design
Saturday, December 5, 11am–1pm
Youth Garden Workout
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Celebrate the festive month of December by combining
seasonal greens into an elegant and fragrant
centerpiece that will last through the holidays. A
Sunday, September 27, 1–3pm
Free with Admission.
What better way to celebrate “Take a Child Outside”
week than by digging for potatoes, harvesting tomatoes
and emptying the compost bin?
garden tours
Sunday Afternoon Garden Tours
Sundays, 2pm
Field Trip to Terrain in Westport, CT
Free with Admission.
Enjoy a docent-led tour of the fall garden. A
Tuesday, December 1
Leave Tower Hill at 7:30am and return at 5:30pm
Native Tree ID Walk
Member $115, Non-member $125. Includes
transportation and workshop fee; lunch, terrarium
container and plants extra cost to be purchased onsite.
Join our excursion to Terrain, a unique shop for inspiring
home and garden décor, furniture, containers, gifts
and more. Begin by creating your own terrarium in a
hands-on workshop, followed by a delicious lunch of
locally sourced and prepared artisan foods. We’ll end
the day with time to browse. Limited to 20. Registration
deadline Tuesday, November 17.
Tuesday, October 6, 10:30–11:30am
Free with Admission.
leader: ann marie pilch, director of education
Learn how to identify native New England trees
along our woodland trails. B
Putting the Garden to Bed
Wednesday, October 7, 5–6pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: joann vieira, director of horticulture, tower
Find out how Tower Hill’s horticulture team prepares
the gardens for winter. A
hill
The Highgrove Florilegium
Thursday, November 19, 9:30am–12noon
Thursday, December 10, 11:30am–2pm
Heirloom Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Craft a unique centerpiece to last throughout the fall.
Starting with an heirloom pumpkin base, we’ll add dried
flowers, herbs, mosses and more. A
Saturday, October 24, 10am–12noon
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Saturday, November 21, 10am–12:30noon
Member $75, Non-member $90
instructor: betsy williams
Create a beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece in the
Williamsburg tradition using fresh flowers, fruits,
vegetables, fragrant herbs and more. A
Garden Discovery
For Ages 3–5 with Adult
Saturday, October 17, 2–3:30pm
Free with Admission.
presenter: dave barnett, president & ceo, mt. auburn cemetery
Dave Barnett will guide us on a special walking tour
of Tower Hill, highlighting some of his favorite trees
and shrubs in their fall splendor. A
garden trips
Catesby’s Natural History
Free with Admission.
North America’s first naturalist, Mark Catesby (1683–
1749) published an early account of the New World’s
flora and fauna. Come see a selection of these facsimile
watercolors, permanently displayed in Windsor Castle.
Wednesday, November 4, 7–8:30pm
Re-scheduled from September 23
shows
Gardener’s Wreath Workshops
Choose one of the following times:
I: Friday, November 27, 12noon–3pm
II: Saturday, November 28, 12noon–3pm
III: Sunday, November 29, 12noon–3pm
Member $60, Non-member $75
instructor: karen perkins
Design a wreath from evergreens, dried berries,
cones, gilded twigs and more. Please bring pruning
shears and a towel; other materials provided. A
Free with Admission.
Kids can dress as their favorite Pooh character for
Kathryn Aalto’s illustrated reading of an original
Winnie-the-Pooh story. Aalto will also guide us
on a journey into the Pooh stories’ real settings.
Free with Admission.
Explore the flowers in Prince Charles’ garden through
this unique exhibit of selected facsimile watercolors by
leading international botanical artists.
November 28, 2015 – January 23, 2016
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: doug tallamy
A home garden is often seen as separate from the
natural world surrounding it. In truth, it is just one part
of a larger landscape that is made up of many living
layers. Tallamy will discuss the important ecological
roles of plants in our landscapes and emphasize the
benefits of designing landscapes with these roles in
mind. Tallamy is a professor at the University of
Delaware and won the Silver Medal from the Garden
Writer’s Association for his book, Bringing Nature
Home. His most recent book, with Rick Darke, is
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and
Biodiversity in the Home Garden. A
Monday, October 12, 11am
Woody Plants of Fall Interest
Bringing Nature Home
Talk & Book-Signing
Smith College Chrysanthemum Show
Thursday, November 12
Leave Tower Hill at 8:30am & return at 3:30pm
Member $70, Non-member $85. Includes
transportation, admission and guided tour.
Enjoy hundreds of unusual chrysanthemums among
the lush foliage of Smith College’s Conservatory. After
a special behind-the-scenes tour of the show and
Conservatory, you’ll have free time for lunch and
shopping on your own in Northampton. Limited to 20.
Registration deadline Thursday, October 29.
Saturday, October 10, 11am–2pm
A Walk in Pooh’s Footsteps
Through November 3, 2015
Exhibit Talks Saturdays in September
and October, 11am
Member $35, Non-member $50, per class
instructor: kaye vosburgh
Experience the beautiful art of Sogetsu Ikebana, an
internationally recognized school of Japanese flower
arranging, with award-winning teacher Kaye Vosburgh. A
LIVE! Caterpillars
Free with Admission.
Get up close and personal with live caterpillars!
The Caterpillar Lab experts will be on hand to
answer questions and guide children (and adults)
through the displays.
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exhibits
Sogetsu Ikebana
Free with Admission.
presenter: matt mattus, plantsman and blogger
Learn how to raise, train, and display exhibition
Chrysanthemums. Get tips and tricks and see specimens
from Mattus’ own collection, which will be featured in an
upcoming Martha Stewart photo shoot. I
Wednesday, October 21, 7pm
Yard to Table: Edible Garden Design
Bay State African Violet Society
Annual Re-potting Clinic
Sunday, November 1, 2:30–4pm
The Mythology of Plants
Talk & Book-Signing
Free with Admission.
instructor: annette giesecke
Immerse yourself in myth on this virtual tour of ancient
Roman gardens, where we’ll explore tales of lust,
blood and vengeance behind garden plants both
ordinary and exotic. Annette Giesecke is Professor of
ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the University of
Delaware whose research interests include gardens in
the Classical World. Her most recent books are The
Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient
Greece and Rome and The Good Gardener?
Nature, Humanity and the Garden. A
Sunday, November 8, 1–2pm
kids
Rosemary and Evergreen
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Ikebana Flower Exhibition
Friday, October 16, 12noon–5pm
Saturday, October 17, 9am–5pm
Sunday October 18, 9am–4pm
Free with Admission.
Explore the beauty and elegance of Japanese flower
arranging through more than 30 displays created by
three schools of this venerable art form. Enjoy daily
demonstrations and hear from docents about the
schools’ different approaches and teachings. You
can also purchase pottery suitable for Ikebana.
presented by ikebana international, boston chapter
Second Wednesday of every month
(except December) 10–11am
Free with Admission. Please pre-register.
Discover the colors and shapes of fall in the
garden. We start indoors with a simple craft and
story, then step outside for a short garden walk.
October 14: Dancing, Floating, Flying Leaves!
Why is it good for trees to lose their leaves?
Join us to find out!
November 11: Animal Homes – Who Lives Here?
Learn where different animals like to make their
nests – and how where they live helps keep them
cozy and safe through the long winter.
Putting the Youth Gardens to Bed
Saturday, October 17, 9am–12noon
Free with Admission.
Help us harvest as we prep the gardens for winter.
You’ll also get to take some produce home with you!
Scouts and other volunteer groups welcome.
Ikebana for Children
Sunday, October 18, 1pm
$5 per child for flowers and supplies
Suitable for ages 6 and older
Ikebana is great for little hands, too! Kids will learn
the traditional Japanese art from members of Ikebana
International’s Boston Chapter, then get to take home
their own flower arrangement.
OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
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TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN
the garden shop
at tower hill
concerts
Daniel Dickson, Cellist – Saturday, October 24, 3pm
Program: Bach, Suite No. 1 in G major; Kodaly, Sonata Op.8
SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays 9am–5pm
Daniel Dickson is currently a founding member of the DeNovo String Quartet,
and teaches in the Brookline School system. In 2014 Daniel was accepted into
the Boston University College of Fine Arts M.A. of Music program for cello.
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
Gioia Duo featuring Cherry Kim, Cello & Marcio Candid, Violin
Sunday, November 15, 3pm
Our extraordinary selection of gifts, books, tools, garden
supplies and more connects people with plants and
enhances appreciation of the natural world. Members
receive a 10% discount* on purchases.
Program: Handel-Halvorsen, Passacaglia; Ravel, Sonata for Violin & Cello
and Kodaly, Duow for Violin & Cello, Op. 7
The Gioia Duo inspire audiences through musical and verbal dialogue. Violinist
Marcio Candido is currently a doctoral candidate in violin. Cellist Cherry Kim is
also a doctoral candidate, has been a Tanglewood Music Festival Fellow and
performed recitals in the US, Canada, China and Ukraine.
Members Holiday Marketplace
Saturday, November 14, 5–8pm
© KATE WOLLENSAK FREEBORN
Guest artisans and vendors. Members receive
a 20% discount* in the Shop. Enjoy food samplings
and a cash bar while you pick up your holiday gifts.
Small Business Saturday
Saturday, November 28, 11am–9pm
We appreciate your support all year long.
Members take 20% off* as our gift to you.
Members Only Double Discount Day
Dear Friends of Tower Hill:
Members take 20% off* for gifts for that special someone.
We are celebrating the season with an exciting line-up
of authors, lectures and workshops. We have classes and
demonstrations from some of Boston’s best chefs, including
James Beard Award nominee Maura Fitzpatrick of Sofra,
who impressed a standing room only house last year. We
are honored to welcome several nationally-known speakers
including Doug Tallamy (talking about the ecological roles
plants play in our landscape), Bill Thomas (Director of the
Chanticleer Foundation) and Dave Barnett (President of
Mount Auburn Cemetery). And I’m excited to hear Kathryn
Aalto discuss her new book on The Natural World of
Winnie the Pooh and teach us about the ecology of
Pooh’s 100 Acre Woods, which was based on Ashdown
Forest in England.
*excludes
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
As the days grow colder, join us fireside at Twigs Café
and enjoy an inventive and delicious menu of salads,
soups, gourmet sandwiches and scratch-made desserts.
tower hill library
SEPTEMBER 1– NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 10am–4pm
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday – 11am–5pm
Outstanding resources on gardening to browse and
borrow and two exciting new botanical art exhibits
you won’t want to miss.
chief executive officer, tower hill botanic garden
kabbott@towerhillbg.org
september
MONDAY
27
september
28
TUESDAY
september
WEDNESDAY
29
september
30
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
1
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Youth Garden Workout
1–3pm
GARDEN CLOSED
4
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
6
7
5
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
9
8
Peter Korn: Learning from
the Wild / 11am–12noon
Garden Tour / 2pm
11
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
Native Tree ID Walk
10:30–11:30am
12
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
FALL FEST
WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Carol Johnson 11am
Katie Hamilburg 1pm
Cooking Demo
Maura Kilpatrick
Cooking Demo
11am
Kathryn Aalto
Talk & Book-Signing
1–2pm
18
10
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Putting the Garden
to Bed / 5–6pm
13
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
14
15
16
COLUMBUS DAY
Garden Tour / 2pm
Amy Wagenfeld – Therapeutic
Gardens: Talk & Book-Signing
10–11am
John Bunker – History of Apples
1–2:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Peter Korn: The Rock
Garden / 1–2pm
Sandra Tosches
Cooking Demo / 2pm
3
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Lee Buttala – The Seed Guide
1–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
heirloom orchard tours & apple tastings, cooking demos, live music,
local beer & cider samplings, unique kids activities & more!
photo courtesy of oleana
Katherine F. Abbott
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SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays,
11am–3pm
Yours with excitement and anticipation,
SUNDAY
art and live plants.
twigs café
We will be extending our evening hours for WINTER
REIMAGINED and adding even more new lights outdoors.
Please visit our website for full details.
october
t
Tuesday, December 1, 11am–9pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Library Open
10am–4pm
19
Garden Tour / 2pm
Worcester’s First Garden
Cemetery Lecture / 2pm
GARDEN CLOSED
25
26
17
Ikebana Exhibition / 9am–5pm
Meditations in Ink / 10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
21
22
Library Open / 10am–4pm
About the Soil / 10:30am–12:30pm
Ikebana Exhibition Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Dave Barnett: Woody Plants
12noon–5pm
of Fall Interest / 2–3:30pm
23
24
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Library Open
10am–4pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Ikebana Exhibition
9am–4pm
Ikebana for Children / 1pm
Dan Bussey – Saving the
Heirloom Apple / 2pm
Putting Youth Garden to Bed
9am–12noon
Garden Discovery:
Dancing, Floating,
Flying Leaves
10–11am
20
LIVE! Caterpillars / 11am–2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Annette Giesecke: The
Mythology of Plants
Talk & Book-Signing
7pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
28
29
27
Fall Fest Cooking Demos
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Monday, October 12, 11am
Maura Kilpatrick (pictured above), Executive Pastry Chef & Owner,
Sofra Bakery in Cambridge, MA, will be demonstrating how to
create Sofra's famed Pumpkin Jam and Egyptian Pumpkin Pudding.
A 2015 James Beard Award nominee, Maura was voted Boston’s
Best Pastry Chef (Boston Magazine) in 2002, 2007–2009 and
2011, and Boston’s Best Bakery in 2009.
Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece
10am–12noon
Yard to Table: Edible Garden Design
10:30am–12:30pm
Daniel Dickson Concert / 3pm
30
31
Enjoy more cooking demonstrations on:
Autumn Leaves: Watercolor
Painting / 10am–3pm
Saturday, September 26, 11am & 2pm: Didi Emmons, Chef &
award-winning author of Entertaining for a Veggie Planet
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
november
SUNDAY
1
MONDAY
TUESDAY
2
3
GARDEN CLOSED
8
15
4
SATURDAY
6
5
7
R. William Thomas: The Art of
Gardening from Chanticleer:
Talk & Book-Signing 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
FRIDAY
Doug Tallamy
Bringing Nature Home:
Talk & Book-Signing
Library Open
7–8:30pm
10am–4pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intro to Zentangle / 1–4:30pm
THURSDAY
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Latin for Gardeners / 1–2pm
Herbal Boosters for
Winter Wellness / 2:30–4pm
WEDNESDAY
16
Library Open
10am–4pm
11
13
12
14
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Garden Discovery:
Animal Homes
10–11am
Photoshop Elements / 10am–2pm
Smith College
Chrysanthemum
Show Trip
8:30am–3:30pm
Painted Glassware
Workshop
6:30–8:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
African Violet Re-Potting Clinic
11am–3pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
18
Members Holiday Marketplace
in the Shop / 5–8pm
20
19
21
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Advanced Zentangle
1–4:00pm
Gioia Duo Concert / 3pm
22
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
23
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
24
25
Yoga Retreat
9am–12noon
Sogetsu Ikebana
9:30–12noon
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
10am–12:30pm
27
26
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
GARDEN CLOSED
29
30
THANKSGIVING
GARDEN CLOSED
Library Open
10am–4pm
28
WINTER
Library Open / 11am–5pm
BEGINS
Small Business Saturday in the
Shop at Tower Hill / 11am–9pm
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Wreath Workshop / 12noon–3pm
reimagined
Garden Tour / 2pm
Katie Hamilburg, Pastry Chef / 1pm – 80 Thoreau
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
17
Sunday, October 11: Carolyn Johnson, Executive Chef / 11am
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Taking Better Pictures / 10am–3pm
10
9
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Garden Tour / 2pm
Matt Mattus: Raising
Fancy Chrysanthemums
2:30–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Susan McDaniel Ceccacci
At the City’s Green Edge:
Talk & Book-Signing / 1pm
Sunday, October 4, 2pm: Sandra Tosches – Canning 101
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
jenny wollensak lussier
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
©
Michael Wojtech
Bark: A Multi-Sensory
Experience of Trees:
Walk, Talk & Book-Signing
1–4pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
The Art of Gardening:
Design Inspiration and Innovative
Planting Techniques from Chanticleer
Talk & Book-Signing
Catesby Exhibit Opens in Library
.
Saturday, November 7, 2pm
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: r. william thomas, executive director
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
chanticleer foundation
To visit Chanticleer – widely acknowledged as one of the
foremost public gardens in the world – is to step into a world
of beauty and creativity that few other gardens can match.
But Chanticleer isn’t just a place to marvel at. It also offers
practical lessons for re-creating some of the gardens’ most
spectacular effects in your own home landscape.
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN TO 6pm
GARDEN CLOSED
december
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Members Only Double
Discount in the Shop
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
MEMBERS UNTIL 9pm
6
3
Ornament Workshop
with Joann Vieira
11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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13
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
20
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
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12
GARDEN CLOSED
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
CHRISTMAS EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
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CHRISTMAS
GARDEN CLOSED
january
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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11am–5pm
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Library Open / 11am–5pm
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11am–5pm
GARDEN CLOSED
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
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11am–5pm
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Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
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15
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
Rosemary & Evergreens
Centerpiece / 11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
.
5
Sogetsu Ikebana
11:30am–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
4
10
Herbal Holiday Gifts
1–3pm
.
SATURDAY
Library Open / 11am–5pm
8
7
FRIDAY
2
1
Trip to Terrain in
Westport, CT
7:30am–5:30pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
THURSDAY
©thaddeus thompson
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
january
2
Library Open / 11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
NEW YEAR’S EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S DAY
GARDEN CLOSED
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
WINTER
reimagined
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
through
.
JANUARY 3, 2016
OPEN WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY 11 am –9 pm
OPEN SUNDAYS and TUESDAYS 11 am –6 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS
Marvel at glittering displays indoors and out, with fifteen
miles of lights, decorated trees, thousands of ornaments
and much more including children’s activities.
Visit towerhillbg.org or call 508.869.6111 for details.
GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP. 12 months of gardens,
members-only events, concerts, health & wellness programs,
discounts on classes and more. Join online at towerhillbg.org.
the garden shop
at tower hill
concerts
Daniel Dickson, Cellist – Saturday, October 24, 3pm
Program: Bach, Suite No. 1 in G major; Kodaly, Sonata Op.8
SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays 9am–5pm
Daniel Dickson is currently a founding member of the DeNovo String Quartet,
and teaches in the Brookline School system. In 2014 Daniel was accepted into
the Boston University College of Fine Arts M.A. of Music program for cello.
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
Gioia Duo featuring Cherry Kim, Cello & Marcio Candid, Violin
Sunday, November 15, 3pm
Our extraordinary selection of gifts, books, tools, garden
supplies and more connects people with plants and
enhances appreciation of the natural world. Members
receive a 10% discount* on purchases.
Program: Handel-Halvorsen, Passacaglia; Ravel, Sonata for Violin & Cello
and Kodaly, Duow for Violin & Cello, Op. 7
The Gioia Duo inspire audiences through musical and verbal dialogue. Violinist
Marcio Candido is currently a doctoral candidate in violin. Cellist Cherry Kim is
also a doctoral candidate, has been a Tanglewood Music Festival Fellow and
performed recitals in the US, Canada, China and Ukraine.
Members Holiday Marketplace
Saturday, November 14, 5–8pm
© KATE WOLLENSAK FREEBORN
Guest artisans and vendors. Members receive
a 20% discount* in the Shop. Enjoy food samplings
and a cash bar while you pick up your holiday gifts.
Small Business Saturday
Saturday, November 28, 11am–9pm
We appreciate your support all year long.
Members take 20% off* as our gift to you.
Members Only Double Discount Day
Dear Friends of Tower Hill:
Members take 20% off* for gifts for that special someone.
We are celebrating the season with an exciting line-up
of authors, lectures and workshops. We have classes and
demonstrations from some of Boston’s best chefs, including
James Beard Award nominee Maura Fitzpatrick of Sofra,
who impressed a standing room only house last year. We
are honored to welcome several nationally-known speakers
including Doug Tallamy (talking about the ecological roles
plants play in our landscape), Bill Thomas (Director of the
Chanticleer Foundation) and Dave Barnett (President of
Mount Auburn Cemetery). And I’m excited to hear Kathryn
Aalto discuss her new book on The Natural World of
Winnie the Pooh and teach us about the ecology of
Pooh’s 100 Acre Woods, which was based on Ashdown
Forest in England.
*excludes
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
As the days grow colder, join us fireside at Twigs Café
and enjoy an inventive and delicious menu of salads,
soups, gourmet sandwiches and scratch-made desserts.
tower hill library
SEPTEMBER 1– NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 10am–4pm
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday – 11am–5pm
Outstanding resources on gardening to browse and
borrow and two exciting new botanical art exhibits
you won’t want to miss.
chief executive officer, tower hill botanic garden
kabbott@towerhillbg.org
september
MONDAY
27
september
28
TUESDAY
september
WEDNESDAY
29
september
30
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
1
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Youth Garden Workout
1–3pm
GARDEN CLOSED
4
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
6
7
5
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
9
8
Peter Korn: Learning from
the Wild / 11am–12noon
Garden Tour / 2pm
11
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
Native Tree ID Walk
10:30–11:30am
12
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
FALL FEST
WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Carol Johnson 11am
Katie Hamilburg 1pm
Cooking Demo
Maura Kilpatrick
Cooking Demo
11am
Kathryn Aalto
Talk & Book-Signing
1–2pm
18
10
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Putting the Garden
to Bed / 5–6pm
13
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
14
15
16
COLUMBUS DAY
Garden Tour / 2pm
Amy Wagenfeld – Therapeutic
Gardens: Talk & Book-Signing
10–11am
John Bunker – History of Apples
1–2:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Peter Korn: The Rock
Garden / 1–2pm
Sandra Tosches
Cooking Demo / 2pm
3
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Lee Buttala – The Seed Guide
1–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
heirloom orchard tours & apple tastings, cooking demos, live music,
local beer & cider samplings, unique kids activities & more!
photo courtesy of oleana
Katherine F. Abbott
PRINTED ON 100% RECYCLED PAPER USING VEGETABLE-BASED INK / 09.15 – 15K / KATE WOLLENSAK FREEBORN DESIGN
SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays,
11am–3pm
Yours with excitement and anticipation,
SUNDAY
art and live plants.
twigs café
We will be extending our evening hours for WINTER
REIMAGINED and adding even more new lights outdoors.
Please visit our website for full details.
october
t
Tuesday, December 1, 11am–9pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Library Open
10am–4pm
19
Garden Tour / 2pm
Worcester’s First Garden
Cemetery Lecture / 2pm
GARDEN CLOSED
25
26
17
Ikebana Exhibition / 9am–5pm
Meditations in Ink / 10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
21
22
Library Open / 10am–4pm
About the Soil / 10:30am–12:30pm
Ikebana Exhibition Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Dave Barnett: Woody Plants
12noon–5pm
of Fall Interest / 2–3:30pm
23
24
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Library Open
10am–4pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Ikebana Exhibition
9am–4pm
Ikebana for Children / 1pm
Dan Bussey – Saving the
Heirloom Apple / 2pm
Putting Youth Garden to Bed
9am–12noon
Garden Discovery:
Dancing, Floating,
Flying Leaves
10–11am
20
LIVE! Caterpillars / 11am–2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Annette Giesecke: The
Mythology of Plants
Talk & Book-Signing
7pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
28
29
27
Fall Fest Cooking Demos
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Monday, October 12, 11am
Maura Kilpatrick (pictured above), Executive Pastry Chef & Owner,
Sofra Bakery in Cambridge, MA, will be demonstrating how to
create Sofra's famed Pumpkin Jam and Egyptian Pumpkin Pudding.
A 2015 James Beard Award nominee, Maura was voted Boston’s
Best Pastry Chef (Boston Magazine) in 2002, 2007–2009 and
2011, and Boston’s Best Bakery in 2009.
Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece
10am–12noon
Yard to Table: Edible Garden Design
10:30am–12:30pm
Daniel Dickson Concert / 3pm
30
31
Enjoy more cooking demonstrations on:
Autumn Leaves: Watercolor
Painting / 10am–3pm
Saturday, September 26, 11am & 2pm: Didi Emmons, Chef &
award-winning author of Entertaining for a Veggie Planet
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
november
SUNDAY
1
MONDAY
TUESDAY
2
3
GARDEN CLOSED
8
15
4
SATURDAY
6
5
7
R. William Thomas: The Art of
Gardening from Chanticleer:
Talk & Book-Signing 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
FRIDAY
Doug Tallamy
Bringing Nature Home:
Talk & Book-Signing
Library Open
7–8:30pm
10am–4pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intro to Zentangle / 1–4:30pm
THURSDAY
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Latin for Gardeners / 1–2pm
Herbal Boosters for
Winter Wellness / 2:30–4pm
WEDNESDAY
16
Library Open
10am–4pm
11
13
12
14
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Garden Discovery:
Animal Homes
10–11am
Photoshop Elements / 10am–2pm
Smith College
Chrysanthemum
Show Trip
8:30am–3:30pm
Painted Glassware
Workshop
6:30–8:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
African Violet Re-Potting Clinic
11am–3pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
18
Members Holiday Marketplace
in the Shop / 5–8pm
20
19
21
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Advanced Zentangle
1–4:00pm
Gioia Duo Concert / 3pm
22
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
23
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
24
25
Yoga Retreat
9am–12noon
Sogetsu Ikebana
9:30–12noon
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
10am–12:30pm
27
26
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
GARDEN CLOSED
29
30
THANKSGIVING
GARDEN CLOSED
Library Open
10am–4pm
28
WINTER
Library Open / 11am–5pm
BEGINS
Small Business Saturday in the
Shop at Tower Hill / 11am–9pm
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Wreath Workshop / 12noon–3pm
reimagined
Garden Tour / 2pm
Katie Hamilburg, Pastry Chef / 1pm – 80 Thoreau
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
17
Sunday, October 11: Carolyn Johnson, Executive Chef / 11am
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Taking Better Pictures / 10am–3pm
10
9
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Garden Tour / 2pm
Matt Mattus: Raising
Fancy Chrysanthemums
2:30–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Susan McDaniel Ceccacci
At the City’s Green Edge:
Talk & Book-Signing / 1pm
Sunday, October 4, 2pm: Sandra Tosches – Canning 101
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
jenny wollensak lussier
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
©
Michael Wojtech
Bark: A Multi-Sensory
Experience of Trees:
Walk, Talk & Book-Signing
1–4pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
The Art of Gardening:
Design Inspiration and Innovative
Planting Techniques from Chanticleer
Talk & Book-Signing
Catesby Exhibit Opens in Library
.
Saturday, November 7, 2pm
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: r. william thomas, executive director
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
chanticleer foundation
To visit Chanticleer – widely acknowledged as one of the
foremost public gardens in the world – is to step into a world
of beauty and creativity that few other gardens can match.
But Chanticleer isn’t just a place to marvel at. It also offers
practical lessons for re-creating some of the gardens’ most
spectacular effects in your own home landscape.
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN TO 6pm
GARDEN CLOSED
december
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Members Only Double
Discount in the Shop
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
MEMBERS UNTIL 9pm
6
3
Ornament Workshop
with Joann Vieira
11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
9
13
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
20
GARDEN CLOSED
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
14
.
27
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
16
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
11
12
GARDEN CLOSED
.
21
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
22
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
23
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
24
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
CHRISTMAS EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
30
31
CHRISTMAS
GARDEN CLOSED
january
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
26
.
1
Library Open
11am–5pm
GARDEN CLOSED
.
Library Open / 11am–5pm
29
28
19
25
Library Open
11am–5pm
GARDEN CLOSED
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
.
.
18
17
Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
.
.
15
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
Rosemary & Evergreens
Centerpiece / 11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
.
5
Sogetsu Ikebana
11:30am–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
4
10
Herbal Holiday Gifts
1–3pm
.
SATURDAY
Library Open / 11am–5pm
8
7
FRIDAY
2
1
Trip to Terrain in
Westport, CT
7:30am–5:30pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
THURSDAY
©thaddeus thompson
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
january
2
Library Open / 11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
NEW YEAR’S EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S DAY
GARDEN CLOSED
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
WINTER
reimagined
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
through
.
JANUARY 3, 2016
OPEN WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY 11 am –9 pm
OPEN SUNDAYS and TUESDAYS 11 am –6 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS
Marvel at glittering displays indoors and out, with fifteen
miles of lights, decorated trees, thousands of ornaments
and much more including children’s activities.
Visit towerhillbg.org or call 508.869.6111 for details.
GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP. 12 months of gardens,
members-only events, concerts, health & wellness programs,
discounts on classes and more. Join online at towerhillbg.org.
the garden shop
at tower hill
concerts
Daniel Dickson, Cellist – Saturday, October 24, 3pm
Program: Bach, Suite No. 1 in G major; Kodaly, Sonata Op.8
SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays 9am–5pm
Daniel Dickson is currently a founding member of the DeNovo String Quartet,
and teaches in the Brookline School system. In 2014 Daniel was accepted into
the Boston University College of Fine Arts M.A. of Music program for cello.
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
Gioia Duo featuring Cherry Kim, Cello & Marcio Candid, Violin
Sunday, November 15, 3pm
Our extraordinary selection of gifts, books, tools, garden
supplies and more connects people with plants and
enhances appreciation of the natural world. Members
receive a 10% discount* on purchases.
Program: Handel-Halvorsen, Passacaglia; Ravel, Sonata for Violin & Cello
and Kodaly, Duow for Violin & Cello, Op. 7
The Gioia Duo inspire audiences through musical and verbal dialogue. Violinist
Marcio Candido is currently a doctoral candidate in violin. Cellist Cherry Kim is
also a doctoral candidate, has been a Tanglewood Music Festival Fellow and
performed recitals in the US, Canada, China and Ukraine.
Members Holiday Marketplace
Saturday, November 14, 5–8pm
© KATE WOLLENSAK FREEBORN
Guest artisans and vendors. Members receive
a 20% discount* in the Shop. Enjoy food samplings
and a cash bar while you pick up your holiday gifts.
Small Business Saturday
Saturday, November 28, 11am–9pm
We appreciate your support all year long.
Members take 20% off* as our gift to you.
Members Only Double Discount Day
Dear Friends of Tower Hill:
Members take 20% off* for gifts for that special someone.
We are celebrating the season with an exciting line-up
of authors, lectures and workshops. We have classes and
demonstrations from some of Boston’s best chefs, including
James Beard Award nominee Maura Fitzpatrick of Sofra,
who impressed a standing room only house last year. We
are honored to welcome several nationally-known speakers
including Doug Tallamy (talking about the ecological roles
plants play in our landscape), Bill Thomas (Director of the
Chanticleer Foundation) and Dave Barnett (President of
Mount Auburn Cemetery). And I’m excited to hear Kathryn
Aalto discuss her new book on The Natural World of
Winnie the Pooh and teach us about the ecology of
Pooh’s 100 Acre Woods, which was based on Ashdown
Forest in England.
*excludes
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
As the days grow colder, join us fireside at Twigs Café
and enjoy an inventive and delicious menu of salads,
soups, gourmet sandwiches and scratch-made desserts.
tower hill library
SEPTEMBER 1– NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 10am–4pm
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday – 11am–5pm
Outstanding resources on gardening to browse and
borrow and two exciting new botanical art exhibits
you won’t want to miss.
chief executive officer, tower hill botanic garden
kabbott@towerhillbg.org
september
MONDAY
27
september
28
TUESDAY
september
WEDNESDAY
29
september
30
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
1
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Youth Garden Workout
1–3pm
GARDEN CLOSED
4
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
6
7
5
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
9
8
Peter Korn: Learning from
the Wild / 11am–12noon
Garden Tour / 2pm
11
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
Native Tree ID Walk
10:30–11:30am
12
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
FALL FEST
WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Carol Johnson 11am
Katie Hamilburg 1pm
Cooking Demo
Maura Kilpatrick
Cooking Demo
11am
Kathryn Aalto
Talk & Book-Signing
1–2pm
18
10
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Putting the Garden
to Bed / 5–6pm
13
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
14
15
16
COLUMBUS DAY
Garden Tour / 2pm
Amy Wagenfeld – Therapeutic
Gardens: Talk & Book-Signing
10–11am
John Bunker – History of Apples
1–2:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Peter Korn: The Rock
Garden / 1–2pm
Sandra Tosches
Cooking Demo / 2pm
3
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Lee Buttala – The Seed Guide
1–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
heirloom orchard tours & apple tastings, cooking demos, live music,
local beer & cider samplings, unique kids activities & more!
photo courtesy of oleana
Katherine F. Abbott
PRINTED ON 100% RECYCLED PAPER USING VEGETABLE-BASED INK / 09.15 – 15K / KATE WOLLENSAK FREEBORN DESIGN
SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays,
11am–3pm
Yours with excitement and anticipation,
SUNDAY
art and live plants.
twigs café
We will be extending our evening hours for WINTER
REIMAGINED and adding even more new lights outdoors.
Please visit our website for full details.
october
t
Tuesday, December 1, 11am–9pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Library Open
10am–4pm
19
Garden Tour / 2pm
Worcester’s First Garden
Cemetery Lecture / 2pm
GARDEN CLOSED
25
26
17
Ikebana Exhibition / 9am–5pm
Meditations in Ink / 10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
21
22
Library Open / 10am–4pm
About the Soil / 10:30am–12:30pm
Ikebana Exhibition Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Dave Barnett: Woody Plants
12noon–5pm
of Fall Interest / 2–3:30pm
23
24
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Library Open
10am–4pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Ikebana Exhibition
9am–4pm
Ikebana for Children / 1pm
Dan Bussey – Saving the
Heirloom Apple / 2pm
Putting Youth Garden to Bed
9am–12noon
Garden Discovery:
Dancing, Floating,
Flying Leaves
10–11am
20
LIVE! Caterpillars / 11am–2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Annette Giesecke: The
Mythology of Plants
Talk & Book-Signing
7pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
28
29
27
Fall Fest Cooking Demos
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Monday, October 12, 11am
Maura Kilpatrick (pictured above), Executive Pastry Chef & Owner,
Sofra Bakery in Cambridge, MA, will be demonstrating how to
create Sofra's famed Pumpkin Jam and Egyptian Pumpkin Pudding.
A 2015 James Beard Award nominee, Maura was voted Boston’s
Best Pastry Chef (Boston Magazine) in 2002, 2007–2009 and
2011, and Boston’s Best Bakery in 2009.
Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece
10am–12noon
Yard to Table: Edible Garden Design
10:30am–12:30pm
Daniel Dickson Concert / 3pm
30
31
Enjoy more cooking demonstrations on:
Autumn Leaves: Watercolor
Painting / 10am–3pm
Saturday, September 26, 11am & 2pm: Didi Emmons, Chef &
award-winning author of Entertaining for a Veggie Planet
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
november
SUNDAY
1
MONDAY
TUESDAY
2
3
GARDEN CLOSED
8
15
4
SATURDAY
6
5
7
R. William Thomas: The Art of
Gardening from Chanticleer:
Talk & Book-Signing 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
FRIDAY
Doug Tallamy
Bringing Nature Home:
Talk & Book-Signing
Library Open
7–8:30pm
10am–4pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intro to Zentangle / 1–4:30pm
THURSDAY
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Latin for Gardeners / 1–2pm
Herbal Boosters for
Winter Wellness / 2:30–4pm
WEDNESDAY
16
Library Open
10am–4pm
11
13
12
14
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Garden Discovery:
Animal Homes
10–11am
Photoshop Elements / 10am–2pm
Smith College
Chrysanthemum
Show Trip
8:30am–3:30pm
Painted Glassware
Workshop
6:30–8:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
African Violet Re-Potting Clinic
11am–3pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
18
Members Holiday Marketplace
in the Shop / 5–8pm
20
19
21
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Advanced Zentangle
1–4:00pm
Gioia Duo Concert / 3pm
22
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
23
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
24
25
Yoga Retreat
9am–12noon
Sogetsu Ikebana
9:30–12noon
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
10am–12:30pm
27
26
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
GARDEN CLOSED
29
30
THANKSGIVING
GARDEN CLOSED
Library Open
10am–4pm
28
WINTER
Library Open / 11am–5pm
BEGINS
Small Business Saturday in the
Shop at Tower Hill / 11am–9pm
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Wreath Workshop / 12noon–3pm
reimagined
Garden Tour / 2pm
Katie Hamilburg, Pastry Chef / 1pm – 80 Thoreau
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
17
Sunday, October 11: Carolyn Johnson, Executive Chef / 11am
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Taking Better Pictures / 10am–3pm
10
9
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Garden Tour / 2pm
Matt Mattus: Raising
Fancy Chrysanthemums
2:30–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Susan McDaniel Ceccacci
At the City’s Green Edge:
Talk & Book-Signing / 1pm
Sunday, October 4, 2pm: Sandra Tosches – Canning 101
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
jenny wollensak lussier
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
©
Michael Wojtech
Bark: A Multi-Sensory
Experience of Trees:
Walk, Talk & Book-Signing
1–4pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
The Art of Gardening:
Design Inspiration and Innovative
Planting Techniques from Chanticleer
Talk & Book-Signing
Catesby Exhibit Opens in Library
.
Saturday, November 7, 2pm
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: r. william thomas, executive director
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
chanticleer foundation
To visit Chanticleer – widely acknowledged as one of the
foremost public gardens in the world – is to step into a world
of beauty and creativity that few other gardens can match.
But Chanticleer isn’t just a place to marvel at. It also offers
practical lessons for re-creating some of the gardens’ most
spectacular effects in your own home landscape.
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN TO 6pm
GARDEN CLOSED
december
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Members Only Double
Discount in the Shop
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
MEMBERS UNTIL 9pm
6
3
Ornament Workshop
with Joann Vieira
11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
9
13
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
20
GARDEN CLOSED
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
14
.
27
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
16
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
11
12
GARDEN CLOSED
.
21
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
22
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
23
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
24
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
CHRISTMAS EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
30
31
CHRISTMAS
GARDEN CLOSED
january
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
26
.
1
Library Open
11am–5pm
GARDEN CLOSED
.
Library Open / 11am–5pm
29
28
19
25
Library Open
11am–5pm
GARDEN CLOSED
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
.
.
18
17
Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
.
.
15
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
Rosemary & Evergreens
Centerpiece / 11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
.
5
Sogetsu Ikebana
11:30am–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
4
10
Herbal Holiday Gifts
1–3pm
.
SATURDAY
Library Open / 11am–5pm
8
7
FRIDAY
2
1
Trip to Terrain in
Westport, CT
7:30am–5:30pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
THURSDAY
©thaddeus thompson
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
january
2
Library Open / 11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
NEW YEAR’S EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S DAY
GARDEN CLOSED
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
WINTER
reimagined
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
through
.
JANUARY 3, 2016
OPEN WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY 11 am –9 pm
OPEN SUNDAYS and TUESDAYS 11 am –6 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS
Marvel at glittering displays indoors and out, with fifteen
miles of lights, decorated trees, thousands of ornaments
and much more including children’s activities.
Visit towerhillbg.org or call 508.869.6111 for details.
GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP. 12 months of gardens,
members-only events, concerts, health & wellness programs,
discounts on classes and more. Join online at towerhillbg.org.
the garden shop
at tower hill
concerts
Daniel Dickson, Cellist – Saturday, October 24, 3pm
Program: Bach, Suite No. 1 in G major; Kodaly, Sonata Op.8
SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays 9am–5pm
Daniel Dickson is currently a founding member of the DeNovo String Quartet,
and teaches in the Brookline School system. In 2014 Daniel was accepted into
the Boston University College of Fine Arts M.A. of Music program for cello.
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
Gioia Duo featuring Cherry Kim, Cello & Marcio Candid, Violin
Sunday, November 15, 3pm
Our extraordinary selection of gifts, books, tools, garden
supplies and more connects people with plants and
enhances appreciation of the natural world. Members
receive a 10% discount* on purchases.
Program: Handel-Halvorsen, Passacaglia; Ravel, Sonata for Violin & Cello
and Kodaly, Duow for Violin & Cello, Op. 7
The Gioia Duo inspire audiences through musical and verbal dialogue. Violinist
Marcio Candido is currently a doctoral candidate in violin. Cellist Cherry Kim is
also a doctoral candidate, has been a Tanglewood Music Festival Fellow and
performed recitals in the US, Canada, China and Ukraine.
Members Holiday Marketplace
Saturday, November 14, 5–8pm
© KATE WOLLENSAK FREEBORN
Guest artisans and vendors. Members receive
a 20% discount* in the Shop. Enjoy food samplings
and a cash bar while you pick up your holiday gifts.
Small Business Saturday
Saturday, November 28, 11am–9pm
We appreciate your support all year long.
Members take 20% off* as our gift to you.
Members Only Double Discount Day
Dear Friends of Tower Hill:
Members take 20% off* for gifts for that special someone.
We are celebrating the season with an exciting line-up
of authors, lectures and workshops. We have classes and
demonstrations from some of Boston’s best chefs, including
James Beard Award nominee Maura Fitzpatrick of Sofra,
who impressed a standing room only house last year. We
are honored to welcome several nationally-known speakers
including Doug Tallamy (talking about the ecological roles
plants play in our landscape), Bill Thomas (Director of the
Chanticleer Foundation) and Dave Barnett (President of
Mount Auburn Cemetery). And I’m excited to hear Kathryn
Aalto discuss her new book on The Natural World of
Winnie the Pooh and teach us about the ecology of
Pooh’s 100 Acre Woods, which was based on Ashdown
Forest in England.
*excludes
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–9pm
Sundays and Tuesdays, 11am–6pm
As the days grow colder, join us fireside at Twigs Café
and enjoy an inventive and delicious menu of salads,
soups, gourmet sandwiches and scratch-made desserts.
tower hill library
SEPTEMBER 1– NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 10am–4pm
NOVEMBER 27 – JANUARY 3 : WINTER REIMAGINED
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday – 11am–5pm
Outstanding resources on gardening to browse and
borrow and two exciting new botanical art exhibits
you won’t want to miss.
chief executive officer, tower hill botanic garden
kabbott@towerhillbg.org
september
MONDAY
27
september
28
TUESDAY
september
WEDNESDAY
29
september
30
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
1
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Youth Garden Workout
1–3pm
GARDEN CLOSED
4
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
6
7
5
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
9
8
Peter Korn: Learning from
the Wild / 11am–12noon
Garden Tour / 2pm
11
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
Native Tree ID Walk
10:30–11:30am
12
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
FALL FEST
WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Carol Johnson 11am
Katie Hamilburg 1pm
Cooking Demo
Maura Kilpatrick
Cooking Demo
11am
Kathryn Aalto
Talk & Book-Signing
1–2pm
18
10
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Putting the Garden
to Bed / 5–6pm
13
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
14
15
16
COLUMBUS DAY
Garden Tour / 2pm
Amy Wagenfeld – Therapeutic
Gardens: Talk & Book-Signing
10–11am
John Bunker – History of Apples
1–2:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Peter Korn: The Rock
Garden / 1–2pm
Sandra Tosches
Cooking Demo / 2pm
3
FALL FEST WEEKEND
9am–5pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Lee Buttala – The Seed Guide
1–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
heirloom orchard tours & apple tastings, cooking demos, live music,
local beer & cider samplings, unique kids activities & more!
photo courtesy of oleana
Katherine F. Abbott
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SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday through Sunday & Holiday Mondays,
11am–3pm
Yours with excitement and anticipation,
SUNDAY
art and live plants.
twigs café
We will be extending our evening hours for WINTER
REIMAGINED and adding even more new lights outdoors.
Please visit our website for full details.
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Tuesday, December 1, 11am–9pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Library Open
10am–4pm
19
Garden Tour / 2pm
Worcester’s First Garden
Cemetery Lecture / 2pm
GARDEN CLOSED
25
26
17
Ikebana Exhibition / 9am–5pm
Meditations in Ink / 10am–4pm
History of Tower Hill
10am–12noon
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
21
22
Library Open / 10am–4pm
About the Soil / 10:30am–12:30pm
Ikebana Exhibition Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Dave Barnett: Woody Plants
12noon–5pm
of Fall Interest / 2–3:30pm
23
24
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Library Open
10am–4pm
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk / 11am
Ikebana Exhibition
9am–4pm
Ikebana for Children / 1pm
Dan Bussey – Saving the
Heirloom Apple / 2pm
Putting Youth Garden to Bed
9am–12noon
Garden Discovery:
Dancing, Floating,
Flying Leaves
10–11am
20
LIVE! Caterpillars / 11am–2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Annette Giesecke: The
Mythology of Plants
Talk & Book-Signing
7pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
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29
27
Fall Fest Cooking Demos
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Monday, October 12, 11am
Maura Kilpatrick (pictured above), Executive Pastry Chef & Owner,
Sofra Bakery in Cambridge, MA, will be demonstrating how to
create Sofra's famed Pumpkin Jam and Egyptian Pumpkin Pudding.
A 2015 James Beard Award nominee, Maura was voted Boston’s
Best Pastry Chef (Boston Magazine) in 2002, 2007–2009 and
2011, and Boston’s Best Bakery in 2009.
Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece
10am–12noon
Yard to Table: Edible Garden Design
10:30am–12:30pm
Daniel Dickson Concert / 3pm
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Enjoy more cooking demonstrations on:
Autumn Leaves: Watercolor
Painting / 10am–3pm
Saturday, September 26, 11am & 2pm: Didi Emmons, Chef &
award-winning author of Entertaining for a Veggie Planet
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
november
SUNDAY
1
MONDAY
TUESDAY
2
3
GARDEN CLOSED
8
15
4
SATURDAY
6
5
7
R. William Thomas: The Art of
Gardening from Chanticleer:
Talk & Book-Signing 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
FRIDAY
Doug Tallamy
Bringing Nature Home:
Talk & Book-Signing
Library Open
7–8:30pm
10am–4pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intro to Zentangle / 1–4:30pm
THURSDAY
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Latin for Gardeners / 1–2pm
Herbal Boosters for
Winter Wellness / 2:30–4pm
WEDNESDAY
16
Library Open
10am–4pm
11
13
12
14
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Garden Discovery:
Animal Homes
10–11am
Photoshop Elements / 10am–2pm
Smith College
Chrysanthemum
Show Trip
8:30am–3:30pm
Painted Glassware
Workshop
6:30–8:30pm
Library Open / 10am–4pm
African Violet Re-Potting Clinic
11am–3pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
18
Members Holiday Marketplace
in the Shop / 5–8pm
20
19
21
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Advanced Zentangle
1–4:00pm
Gioia Duo Concert / 3pm
22
Library Open
10am–4pm
GARDEN CLOSED
23
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
24
25
Yoga Retreat
9am–12noon
Sogetsu Ikebana
9:30–12noon
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
10am–12:30pm
27
26
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
GARDEN CLOSED
29
30
THANKSGIVING
GARDEN CLOSED
Library Open
10am–4pm
28
WINTER
Library Open / 11am–5pm
BEGINS
Small Business Saturday in the
Shop at Tower Hill / 11am–9pm
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Wreath Workshop / 12noon–3pm
reimagined
Garden Tour / 2pm
Katie Hamilburg, Pastry Chef / 1pm – 80 Thoreau
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
17
Sunday, October 11: Carolyn Johnson, Executive Chef / 11am
Library: Highgrove Exhibit Talk
11am
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
Drawing in Graphite
10am–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
Library Open
10am–4pm
Taking Better Pictures / 10am–3pm
10
9
Library Open / 10am–4pm
Yoga / 6–7:15pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Garden Tour / 2pm
Matt Mattus: Raising
Fancy Chrysanthemums
2:30–4pm
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Intermediate Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
Susan McDaniel Ceccacci
At the City’s Green Edge:
Talk & Book-Signing / 1pm
Sunday, October 4, 2pm: Sandra Tosches – Canning 101
Mindful Living / 9–10:30am
jenny wollensak lussier
Garden Tour / 2pm
Beginner’s Tai Chi
9:30–10:45am
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Michael Wojtech
Bark: A Multi-Sensory
Experience of Trees:
Walk, Talk & Book-Signing
1–4pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
The Art of Gardening:
Design Inspiration and Innovative
Planting Techniques from Chanticleer
Talk & Book-Signing
Catesby Exhibit Opens in Library
.
Saturday, November 7, 2pm
Member $15, Non-member $25
presenter: r. william thomas, executive director
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
chanticleer foundation
To visit Chanticleer – widely acknowledged as one of the
foremost public gardens in the world – is to step into a world
of beauty and creativity that few other gardens can match.
But Chanticleer isn’t just a place to marvel at. It also offers
practical lessons for re-creating some of the gardens’ most
spectacular effects in your own home landscape.
Wreath Workshop
12noon–3pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN TO 6pm
GARDEN CLOSED
december
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Members Only Double
Discount in the Shop
.
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
MEMBERS UNTIL 9pm
6
3
Ornament Workshop
with Joann Vieira
11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
20
GARDEN CLOSED
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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GARDEN CLOSED
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
CHRISTMAS EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
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CHRISTMAS
GARDEN CLOSED
january
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OPEN UNTIL 6pm
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
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Library Open
11am–5pm
GARDEN CLOSED
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Library Open / 11am–5pm
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Library Open
11am–5pm
GARDEN CLOSED
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
Library Open / 11am–5pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
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Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
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Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
Rosemary & Evergreens
Centerpiece / 11am–1pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
.
5
Sogetsu Ikebana
11:30am–2pm
Garden Tour / 2pm
OPEN UNTIL 6pm
4
10
Herbal Holiday Gifts
1–3pm
.
SATURDAY
Library Open / 11am–5pm
8
7
FRIDAY
2
1
Trip to Terrain in
Westport, CT
7:30am–5:30pm
Library Open
11am–5pm
THURSDAY
©thaddeus thompson
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OPEN UNTIL 9pm
january
2
Library Open / 11am–5pm
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
NEW YEAR’S EVE
GARDEN CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S DAY
GARDEN CLOSED
.
OPEN UNTIL 9pm
WINTER
reimagined
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
through
.
JANUARY 3, 2016
OPEN WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY 11 am –9 pm
OPEN SUNDAYS and TUESDAYS 11 am –6 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS
Marvel at glittering displays indoors and out, with fifteen
miles of lights, decorated trees, thousands of ornaments
and much more including children’s activities.
Visit towerhillbg.org or call 508.869.6111 for details.
GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP. 12 months of gardens,
members-only events, concerts, health & wellness programs,
discounts on classes and more. Join online at towerhillbg.org.