“Secrets & Miracles” Standard Flower Show at Heritage Museums & Gardens
Sandwich, Mass.— The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc.’s Southeastern District Design and Horticulture Study Group will present “Secrets & Miracles” Standard Flower Show at Heritage Museums & Gardens on Friday through Sunday, September 23, 24, and 25 from 10:00am to 5:00pm. This event is free with admission to the museum. Museum admission is $15.00 (adults), $12.00 (seniors), $7.00 (youth, ages 4 to 12),
and free for members and children age 3 and under. Discounts are available for groups of 20+. Heritage is located off Route 6 at 67 Grove Street in Sandwich, Mass. For more information, call 508.888.3300 or see www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.
“We’re honored to host this year’s Flower Show,” said Heritage Museums & Gardens Executive Director Ellen Spear. “The beautiful design and creativity that the participants bring is so much a part of the horticultural experience that Heritage delights in showcasing for the public.”
“Secrets & Miracles” Standard Flower Show will be staged according to the rules of National Garden Clubs, Inc. The exhibits, with titles like Hurricane, Ripening Harvest, Zebra, and Glasswing Butterfly are inspired by the miracles of nature and secrets of the physical world. 36 floral designs include Op Art, Horizontal Creative, Framed Spatial, Victorian Floral Mass, Popular Table Designs, and Small Designs (no larger than 8 inches). Artistic crafts, made from plant material, are masks, botanical jewelry, and decorated boxes with secret tokens. Horticulture highlights include colorful dahlias, perennials, vegetables, plant collections, and horticultural educational exhibits. A don’t-miss exhibition will be Shangri-La, a miniature garden created with real plant material and a waterfall in a 3’ x 2’ x 2’ box with a scale of 1 inch representing 12 inches.
Visitors to the Flower Show are welcome to stroll Heritage’s magnificent gardens, view its renowned collections of American art, history, and automobiles and enjoy riding on the Looff Carousel and seeing Hidden Hollow, a new place for families to play in and explore the natural world.
About Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Southeastern District
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Southeastern District established the Design and Horticulture Study Group to encourage the exhibition of high quality design and horticulture in National Garden Clubs Standard Flower Shows and to promote the understanding of judging procedures used to evaluate those exhibitions. Membership is by invitation and extended to those garden club members who support Standard Flower Shows, especially the District’s annual flower show at the Barnstable County Fair. The Study Group’s flower shows at Heritage, held every other year, have won numerous state and national awards.
About Heritage Museums & Gardens
Founded in 1969, Heritage Museums & Gardens is a place that celebrates American culture and inspires lifelong learning by sharing excellence in horticulture, garden design, and the exhibition of great collections. Heritage is located on 100 acres of gardens and nature trails on the banks of Shawme Pond in historic Sandwich; it is the largest public garden in southern New England. In addition to the magnificent grounds, known for their encyclopedic collections of daylilies, hostas and hydrangeas, the estate holds a nationally significant collection of Dexter rhododendrons, specialty gardens, water features, and sculpture. Hidden Hollow, a new family-friendly feature, is a place for exploration of the natural world and learning about environmental stewardship. Heritage also offers three buildings housing permanent exhibits of world-class automobiles, American folk art, historical artifacts, a working carousel, and changing special exhibits on aspects of American culture.
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