2024-01-25T11:14:41-05:00March 22nd, 2023|Categories: Blog, Current Exhibits, Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Heritage Collection|
Concrete Distinction: An Interview with Artist Marybeth Lensel By Amanda Wastrom, Curator In 2003, artist Marybeth Lensel created Concrete Distinction, a site-specific installation on the grounds here at Heritage. Longtime visitors may remember seeing it while walking the trails behind the Arbor Bowl. When I first joined the staff, I [...]
2023-03-14T13:01:07-04:00March 14th, 2023|Categories: About Heritage, Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants|
Garden Planning By: Les Lutz, Director of Horticulture March is such a hopeful month. There are signs all through the garden that winter is slowly losing its grip on the landscape and spring is starting to show itself. The Witch-hazels are finishing their late winter show and buds are [...]
2024-03-25T14:45:47-04:00February 13th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Exhibits, Heritage Collection, Heritage Collection|
Taylor Jones: Presidential Caricaturist By Jennifer Madden, Director of Collections & Exhibitions The biting art of caricature has been around for hundreds of years, and who makes a better target than politicians? With Presidents’ Day nearly upon us, it’s worth another look at Heritage’s collection of presidential cartoons by [...]
2024-01-25T10:56:09-05:00December 19th, 2022|Categories: Blog, Gardens Aglow, Now at Heritage|
The Model Train at Gardens Aglow By Les Lutz, Director of Horticulture When I think of the holidays, I think of trains. Everyone loves trains. And everyone loves model trains even more. Beginning 2013, our G-scale model train became part of the annual Gardens Aglow event at Heritage Museums [...]
2025-06-18T12:18:37-04:00August 29th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Blog, News and Media, News and Press|
Climate Action: Heritage Museums & Gardens Leading The Way By: Judith Holt Article featured in the August 19th, 2022 edition of the Sandwich Enterprise The unsurpassed dedication to creating beautiful gardens and exquisite museum events at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich is equally matched in their commitment [...]
2024-01-25T11:01:53-05:00August 19th, 2022|Categories: Blog, Uncategorized|
In honor of Earth Extravaganza Day, we've compiled a list of resources, tips, and suggestions of ways you can help the planet. Many of these ideas will even save you money too! Water Wisely – Garden Irrigation Tips Help your plants thrive, conserve water, and cut water costs – [...]
2024-01-25T10:58:09-05:00August 15th, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants|
Monarch Butterflies Monarch Butterflies Need Our Help! Tips on how to support these iconic creatures By: Iris Clearwater, Senior Gardener When I was a child learning how to draw or color a butterfly, I would automatically draw a monarch. These were the most common and iconic butterflies [...]
2024-01-25T14:42:45-05:00August 2nd, 2022|Categories: About Heritage, Blog, Garden Care and Tips, Gardens and Plants|
Helping Your Garden Through a Drought By: Les Lutz, Director of Horticulture The drought we are in is serious. The State of Massachusetts has declared the Cape to be in a Level 1 – Mild Drought. I might argue that we are actually in a worse situation [...]
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 [...]
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