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Garden Care

Garden Care2021-04-02T14:39:33-04:00

Hydrangea Care

The signature plant of Cape Cod is prized for its beautiful blooms.  Hydrangeas are not native to the area but perform excellently in the well-drained soil and the (slightly) milder winters.

Rhododendron Care

Grown on the Heritage grounds for 100 years, these harbingers of warmer days can range from one foot to 25 feet tall and bloom bright pinks to soft yellows.  Rhododendrons love the well-drained Cape Cod soil and bring some much-needed greenery to the winter landscape.

Rhodies in woods
1006, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight!

Volunteer Spotlight: Featuring Carole Romaine By:  Iris Clearwater, Volunteer Coordinator & Senior Gardener Do you know any kids who love Legos?  Imagine a table covered in Legos of all shapes and sizes to explore creating your own fantasy car with, inspired by the stunning cars you passed on your way at the Heritage Auto Show!  Look up and you will [...]

802, 2024

The Barbey Welcome Center Groundbreaking

The Barbey Family Welcome Center Groundbreaking, February 7, 2024 Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks the Start of Construction for the New Barbey Family Welcome Center at Heritage Museums & Gardens February 8, 2024 (Sandwich, MA) -Heritage Museums & Gardens, a renowned cultural and natural destination, is embarking on an exciting phase of development with the groundbreaking for the new Barbey Family [...]

802, 2024

Welcome Center Capital Campaign

Welcome Center Capital Campaign Announcement, July 12, 2023 Heritage Museums & Gardens Announces Capital Campaign for New Welcome Center July 12, 2023 (Sandwich, MA) Heritage Museums & Gardens, a beloved cultural institution known for its dedication to preserving and showcasing history and horticulture, is thrilled to announce its capital campaign for the construction of a new Welcome Center. This [...]

510, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight!

Volunteer Spotlight: Featuring Elliot Friend By:  Iris Clearwater, Volunteer Coordinator & Senior Gardener Upon entering the J.K. Lilly Automobile Gallery, you cannot help but marvel at how perfectly clean and well maintained the cars are, and think, Wow, who takes care of these?   You’ll also be amazed to find out that out of the currently 43 vehicles in our collection, [...]

607, 2023

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? And Yet Another Chapter

Where Have All the Flowers Gone – and Yet Another Chapter in 2023 Mal’s Corner – CCHS Spring 2023 Newsletter As most of you know, I do follow the weather patterns fairly closely and am especially concerned with major deviations, particularly the sudden and severe cold events with temperature declines of 25 to 30 degrees in 24 hours or less. [...]

1304, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight!

Volunteer Spotlight: Featuring Joy Bogstad By:  Iris Clearwater, Senior Gardener Aptly named for the Joy she brings to everything that she does, and to all who have the pleasure to know her, Joy Bogstad has been volunteering here at Heritage for 15 years, ever since she and 7 other women started the Hydrangea Display Garden here at Heritage in 2008. [...]

1403, 2023

Spring Garden Planning

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 slowly starting to swell on the maples. Seeing plants like narcissus [...]

1508, 2022

Monarch Butterflies

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 of my childhood. I remember concentrating while adding distinctive black lines [...]

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