Heritage Blog

7 07, 2020

Mal’s Favorites: Vanilla Strawberry & Lime Rickey

2021-04-06T19:10:17-04:00July 7th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Garden Video, Gardens and Plants, Hydrangea|Tags: Hydrangea, Mal|

A lifelong gardener, Mal has been collecting, propagating, and growing hydrangeas for more than 40 years. An engineer by education and profession, he is strongly committed to the continuing development of the genus – always searching for new and better plants, evaluating their landscape performance, and finding superior ways to [...]

13 06, 2020

Chronicle: Stop & Smell The Rhododendron

2021-03-06T20:41:40-05:00June 13th, 2020|Categories: Gardens and Plants, News and Media, News and Press, News Video, Rhododendron|Tags: Chronicle, Rhododendron, spring|

Daytripping to Sandwich Jul 14, 2020 Take a breath, float on, stop and smell the rhododendron. If your deprived senses are craving some Cape Cod stimulation, sample Sandwich. More From Our Media Room

4 05, 2020

Rhododendron Propagation

2021-02-04T01:39:05-05:00May 4th, 2020|Categories: Gardens and Plants, Rhododendron|Tags: Propagation, Rhododendron|

Heritage Museums & Gardens' Director of Horticulture, Les Lutz, explains how to propagate Rhododendrons at home.

29 04, 2020

The Man Behind the Rhododendrons

2024-05-23T09:58:13-04:00April 29th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Gardens and Plants, Heritage Collection, Rhododendron|Tags: Dexter, Rhododendron|

Charles Owen Dexter got some bad news in 1921. At age 59, his doctor told him he didn’t have long to live. What would you do if you got news like that? If you were Charles Dexter, you’d buy some beautiful, rolling farmland on Cape Cod and start hybridizing [...]

21 01, 2020

Heritage Wellness Garden Wins Bronze

2021-04-02T14:44:26-04:00January 21st, 2020|Categories: News and Media, Press Releases|

Heritage Wellness Garden Experience Receives Bronze Medal for Public Space Design The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses honored as sole winner in category by the International Association for Universal Design January 21, 2020 The “McGraw Family Garden of the Senses,” at Heritage Museums & Gardens, the [...]

2 12, 2019

Falmouth Community TV: Gardens Aglow

2021-04-07T08:43:35-04:00December 2nd, 2019|Categories: Gardens Aglow, News and Media, News and Press, News Video|Tags: Gardens Aglow|

Cape Cod Tradition Continues December 2, 2019 The Annual Gardens Aglow celebration at Heritage Museums and Gardens has become an annual Cape Cod Holiday tradition for over a decade. FCTV spoke with Director of Visitor Engagement Heather Mead to find out what makes this event so magical. [...]

1 10, 2019

Hydrangea Arborescens

2021-07-05T13:11:27-04:00October 1st, 2019|Categories: Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants, Hydrangea, News and Media, News and Press|Tags: Hydrangea, Research|

The Species Has Much to Offer October 1, 2019 The summer of 2019 was open season on Hydrangea arborescens as I encountered/observed/studied the species in Cloudland Canyon State Park (Rising Fawn, Ga.); Cumberland Plateau (Sewanee, Tenn.), and the Blue Ridge Parkway from Oconaluftee (southern terminus), to 6,053 feet at [...]

1 07, 2019

Sandwich Community TV: Cape Hydrangeas

2024-03-26T10:38:12-04:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: Gardens and Plants, Hydrangea, News and Media, News and Press, News Video|Tags: Hydrangea, Mal|

Hydrangea Season is Here Jul 12, 2019 Melinda welcomes Mal Condon, Curator of Hydrangea's at Heritage Museums and Gardens to talk about the upcoming Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival and the gardens and classes offered at the Museum. More From Our Media Room [...]

30 04, 2019

Spring Update: Hydrangea Propagation

2021-07-05T19:44:20-04:00April 30th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants, Hydrangea, Rhododendron|

Follow Up: Winter Propagation of Hardwood Trees & Shrubs Late last fall I discussed winter propagation of hardwood trees and shrubs. I decided to do a follow-up article now to let you know the latest results. As I mentioned, fall is the time to start the process of [...]

7 01, 2019

Heritage Names New President & CEO

2023-01-11T09:30:51-05:00January 7th, 2019|Categories: Press Releases|

Anne Scott-Putney of Claremont, CA, Joins Heritage Museums & Gardens January 7, 2019 Heritage Museums & Gardens, one of Cape Cod’s premier cultural attractions located in Sandwich, announces the appointment of Anne Scott-Putney of Claremont, CA, as its new President & CEO. In her new role, Scott-Putney will [...]