Overlooking Narragansett Bay, Blithewold is one of the finest garden estates in New England. Each spring, the grounds explode with 50,000 daffodil blossoms, including unusual varieties as well as rare trees and rock gardens. Enjoy guided tours of the garden and the 45-room mansion that was home to the Van Winkle / McKee family for […]
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Philadelphia Flower Show – Sun & Mon, March 12-13, 2017
The 2017 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show will celebrate the wonders of Holland.
From windmills, wooden shoes and cheese, to bicycles, canals and vibrant tulip and flower fields, the largest flower show in the U.S. will share diverse stories of horticulture, innovative eco-design, and modern urban greening and sustainability efforts of the Netherlands.
Clermont Estate in Rhinebeck, New York – Weds, Dec 14, 2016
This enjoyable day trip will be sure to keep your holiday spirits high. Richly decorated with garland, poinsettia, and historic holiday cheer, the 250–year-old Clermont Estate is filled with the stories of the Livingston family who lived there from the 1740s to the 1960s. The Livingstons were noted for their critical role in the American […]
Enjoy Tulips and Windmills in Holland & Belgium! Tues – Fri, April 18-28, 2017
This once-in-a-lifetime adventure lets you experience spring blooms in the countries where these bulbs originated…
Sorry You Missed: Broadway Show – Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Weds, Nov 2, 2016
Singer Josh Groban will finally make his long-awaited Broadway debut this fall in ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.’ Inspired by a 70-page slice of War and Peace, this vibrant original new musical brings us just inches from Tolstoy’s brash young lovers as they light up Moscow in a heaven-sent fireball of romance […]
Sorry you missed:16th NURSERY CRAWL: Great Barrington, Wed. May 18
The 16th annual CHS Nursery Crawl took place under a bright blue sky on Wednesday, May 18th. Attendees visited Windy Hill Farm and Ward’s Nursery and Garden Center in Great Barrington, Mass. As an extra bonus, a stop at Project Native in Housatonic, Mass. was added to the itinerary. When the day was done, there […]
Sorry You Missed! Grand Gardens & Estates of PA & Delaware: Tues – Fri. Sept.13-16, 2016
Four fabulous days of gardens, history & gardening friends! Come join us as we see the jewels of Delaware and Pennsylvania horticulture….