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2024-01-25T15:44:13-05:00July 5th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants, Hydrangea|
As New Englanders, we are well-versed in the constant change of the seasons. Living in this part of the planet, we are treated to a wide range of weather, and we have the opportunity to see how one season can affect another. For example, we know that [...]
2024-04-11T11:17:01-04:00May 12th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants|
Why Doesn't Everybody Grow Japanese Skimmia? By: Iris Clearwater, Senior Gardener For the entire month of April, every time I turned the corner by the labyrinth, I was overwhelmed with a heady, exquisite perfume, resembling jasmine. It took me a while to locate the source to be a [...]
2024-03-26T10:41:28-04:00May 10th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Automobiles, Current Exhibits, Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Now at Heritage|
Old Colony History Museum Virtual Visit: Heritage Museums & Gardens Heritage Museums & Gardens was delighted to be featured on Old Colony History Museum's Virtual Visits program on Friday, May 6! This live Zoom program featured a 30-minute video tour of Heritage, focusing on the Creating Cape Cod exhibit, [...]
2024-04-11T11:08:59-04:00April 26th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants, Hydrangea|
Fertilizing Hydrangeas - Apply the KISS Approach By: Mal Condon, Curator of Hydrangeas One of the most common concerns for the home gardener regarding hydrangeas is fertilizing – how much, when and how? There is a lot of information out there on fertilizers, but luckily, I have found [...]
2024-01-25T11:25:11-05:00April 11th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Now at Heritage, Wampanoag|
Digging Into History By: Amanda Wastrom, Assistant Curator While we know quite a bit about the recent past of the land that now makes up Heritage Museums & Gardens (the past 100 years or so), the earlier history of our local area is more of a mystery. With a [...]
2024-01-25T16:27:56-05:00March 21st, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Now at Heritage|
WE'RE NOT TOYS! By: Amanda Wastrom, Curator People who have been coming to Heritage for years (generations even), usually have a favorite object that they come to see. Maybe it is the carousel or the 1913 Model T, the Old East Mill or the Rhododendron collection. For many visitors, [...]
2023-01-10T16:15:57-05:00March 8th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Now at Heritage|
Fanny Palmer: One of America's Most Important Artist-Printmakers of the 19th Century By: Jennifer Madden, Director of Collections & Exhibitions Frances Flora “Fanny” Bond Palmer (1812-1876) was the leading female lithographer of her time. Born in England, she was trained in drawing and lithography while a teen. As an [...]
2024-03-25T14:48:47-04:00February 8th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Now at Heritage|
The Carver Behind the Birds By: Amanda Wastrom, Assistant Curator A.E. Crowell. Say the name alone and it may ring a distant bell (after all, Crowell is an historic well-known Cape Cod family) but perhaps you cannot place it. For instant recognition, one must add, “you know, that famous [...]
2024-01-25T10:49:41-05:00November 15th, 2021|Categories: Blog, Gardens Aglow, Gardens and Plants|
Make Beautiful Bottle Flowers at Home! If you attended our Gardens Aglow event last year, you most likely saw our Bottle Flower garden. We've received a lot of questions about this upcycled project - and we're here to share with you how to bring this magic to your home. [...]
2023-01-10T16:24:23-05:00November 9th, 2021|Categories: Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Heritage Collection, Past Exhibits|
GI JOE: America’s Favorite Military Toy Created by U.S. Army Veterans Amanda Wastrom, Assistant Curator Working on this past year’s Let’s Play! New England Toy Stories exhibition, featuring New England made toys and games, meant doing a deep dive into childhood. Many of the most successful toys of the [...]
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