1967-1974
February 14, 1967 – John J. Tierney, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, City of Boston
Saturday, June 15, 1968 – Back Bay Garden Tour (11-5)
October 22, 1970 – Dr. William A. Feder, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Dr. James J. MacKenzie, Union of Concerned Scientists, MIT, and Paul P. Brountas, Chairman, Metropolitan Boston Coalition for Cleaner Air
January 13, 1972 – Alexander Irving Heimlich – Colored Motion Pictures of the National Arboretum
April 13, 1972 – Donna Williamson, Assistant to the Director of the Boston Pollution Control Commission – “Prevention of City Air Pollution”
October 19, 1972 – Nancy Dwyer – Horticulture for the Blind
November 16, 1972 – Mrs. Ruth Foster, Archeological Consultant for the Boston Parks and Recreation Department – “The Emerald Necklace, Olmsted’s Gift to Boston”
February 15, 1973 – Joseph G. Hudak, Landscape Architect, Vice President of Olmsted Associates, Inc – “Front Yard Model Project”
April 18, 1973 – Stella Trafford – “The Role of the Garden Club in City Political Affairs: How To Make It Work”
November 15, 1973 – Knox Johnson, Landscape Architect – “The City Garden”
April 17, 1974 – Anita Orenstein, proprietor of the Green Grocer, Inc. – “The Indoor Garden”
April 24, 1974 – Anthony C. Forgione, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation – “Plans for the Public Garden, the Boston Common, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall”
May 24, 1974 – Cocktail party hosted by Myrna Esser.
November 7, 1974 – Ruth Kistner, Presidential Floral Arrangement Advisor – “Floral Demonstration – Arrangements Appropriate for the White House.”
1980-1983
May 31, 1980 – Garden Tour – “An Afternoon in Victorian Boston” during the 350 Boston Jubilee.
October 14, 1982 – Irene Pitz and Patsy Boyce – “A History of the Garden Club”
November 18, 1982 – Gary Koller, Supervisor of the Living Collections, Arnold Arboretum – “Urban Street Trees – environmental Stresses and Maintenance Recommendations”
January 13, 1983 – William J. Thompson, Landscape Horticulturist from the Horticultural Society of Massachusetts – “House Plants – Winter Problems”
February 10, 1983 – Mike Connor, Superintendent of Horticulture, Boston Parks Department
March 10, 1983 – “History of and Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill”
Spring, 1983 – Planting of five street trees
June 11, 1983 – Thalassa Cruso – “A Rare Day in June”
September 15, 1983 – Planning Meeting at the home of Stella Trafford
September 29, 1983 – Begonia Sale
October 27, 1983 – Phyllis Braun – Wreath making workshop
November 10, 1983 – Corliss Engle – “Begonias”
December 15, 1983 – Mabel Herweg – “Christmas Wreaths and Swags”
1984-1985
March 15, 1984 – Lily Rice – “Daffodils”
September 20, 1984 – Planning Meeting at the home of Esther Gaum
October 11, 1984 – Trip to Arnold Arboretum
October 30, 1984 – Liam Kelly, Acting Director, Boston Public Library – Discussion of Maintenance Procedures for Library Courtyard
November 8, 1984 – Albert W. Bussewitz, Arnold Arboretum – “Through the Seasons With Thoreau”
January 27, 1985 – Winter Wassail
February 14, 1985 – Helene Day, Consul of Monaco – “The Gardens of Monaco”
March 14, 1985 – Bob Feldman, Blooming Affairs – “Care of Exotic Flowers”
April 18, 1985 – Francis O’Toole – “Demonstration of Japanese Flower Arranging”
May 31, 1985 – Spring Trip to the Lyman Estate and Greenhouses, lunch at the Wayside Inn, and a tour of Garden in the Woods, Framingham.
October 10, 1985 – Business Meeting
1986-1989
January 23, 1986 – Louesa Mace – “Gardens of Spain”
February 20, 1986 – Nancy Porter and Christina Parks – “Basket Making Demonstration”
March 20, 1986 – Geraldine Weinstein, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University – “Street Trees – Innovative Measures for Planting and Maintenance”
Spring, 1986 – Planting of three street trees in the Exeter-Fairfield block of Beacon Street
April 10, 1986 – Mabel Herweg – “Low Dining Table Arrangements”
September 25, 1986 – Sandra Willett, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company – “The Redesign of Copley Square”
November 19, 1986 – Workshop making Christmas tree ornaments for the Museum of Science Christmas Festivities
February 19, 1987 – “The Filling and Development of the Back Bay”
March 19, 1987 – Ernestine Ingenhousz – “Dutch Horticulture”
April 7, 1987 – Betsy Williams – “Cooking With Herbs”
April, 1987 – Street Tree Survey
April 23, 1987 – Trip to the Garden in the Woods, Framingham.
May 14, 1987 – Trip to the Haffenreffer garden in Chestnut Hill and the Hunnewell garden in Wellesley
1990-1991
February 9, 1990 – Betty Brown – “How Art Blooms at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston”
May 10, 1990 – Field Trip to “Art in Bloom”
May 25, 1990 – Planting at the Library Courtyard
September 18, 1990 – Peggy Connors – Field Trip to Duxbury to view garden of ornamental grasses
November 30, 1990 – Margery Huemmler, Master Judge – “Decorating With Live Greens”
April 18, 1991 – Hugh Wilburn, Assistant Librarian of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society – “Franklinia, the Lost Tree”
May 17, 1991 – Planting in Boston Public Library Courtyard
September 25, 1991 – Gary Koller – Walking Tour of the Arnold Arboretum
October 2, 1991 – Planting in yards of Boston Elder Concerns houses
October 9, 1991 – Planting of Boston Public Library Courtyard
October 29 and 30, 1991 – Ruth Stavisky – Flower Arranging Workshop
November 20, 1991 – Bow Making Workshop
December 3,4 and 5, 1991 – Wreath Making
1992-1993
January 8, 1992 – Julie Stone, Boston Urban Gardeners – “Garden in the Community, Community in the Garden”
February 12, 1992 – Field Trip to the Lamb’s Ear Herb Farm, Holliston, MA, with potpourri workshop
March 25, 1992 – Brian Gilbert, Tree Warden, City of Boston – “Our Relationship With Boston Street Trees”
April 22, 1992 – Constance McCausland – “Festive Feasts” floral arrangement demonstration
June – September, 1992 – Comprehensive street tree survey
June 3, 1992 – Boston Public Library Courtyard planting
October 20, 1992 – Karen Probst – Field Trip to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA
December, 1992 – Wreath Making
February 11, 1993 – Sandra Janes and Trim Hahn, co-owners of Posies & Parties – Flower Arranging Demonstration
March 9, 1993 – Margaret Pokorny – “History of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall”
April 15, 1993 – Walter Punch, Librarian, Massachusetts Horticultural Society – Tour of the MHS Rare Book Collection
May 11, 1993 – Trip to the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Reservation, Canton, MA
June 2, 1993 – Gardens of the Back Bay tour
1994
January 19, 1994 – Karen Probst – “Public and Private Gardens of the Eastern US”
February 23, 1994 – Marisa McCoy – Flower Arranging Workshop
March 8, 1994 – Susan Rossi-Wilcox – Field Trip to the Ware Glass Flower Collection at Harvard’s Peabody Museum
April 12, 1994 – Field Trip to Blithewold House and Daffodil Gardens, Bristol, RI
April 28, 1994 – Tour of “Art in Bloom”
June 1, 1994 – Breakfast and Planting at the BPL Courtyard
September, 1994 – Planting of 12 street trees throughout the Back Bay
October 5, 1994 – Betty Slocum – Field Trip to Autumn Gardens by Narragansett Bay, Warwick Neck, RI
November 9, 1994 – Bow Making Workshop
November 30 and December 1, 1994 – Wreath Making
1995
January 4, 1995 – Linn Mix – “Spring Flower Show”
February 7, 1995 – Aurora “Cookie” Santerre – “Drying and Arranging Flowers”
March 15, 1995 – Tour of Spring Flower Show
April 4, 1995 – Karen Probst – “Garden Decorations and Follies – From the Sublime to the Ridiculous”
Spring, 1995 – 50 magnolia trees planted throughout Back Bay
May, 1995 – Planting of 16 Armstrong maple trees along Clarendon Street
May 26, 1995 – Mulching of Clarendon St. tree pits and marigold planting
June 7, 1995 – Gardens of the Back Bay, a Walking tour
September 19, 1995 – Nancy Surette, owner of Seedlings Naturescape – “Bulb Forcing”
October 25, 1995 – Dennis Collins – Field Trip to Mt. Auburn Cemetery
November 14, 1995 – Bow Making Workshop
December 6 and 7, 1995 – Wreath Making
1996
January 11, 1996 – Susan Connolly – “Creating Art in Bloom”
February 15, 1996 – Stan Kozal – Field Trip to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Greenhouses
March 9 – 17 – Club Door Exhibit at NE Spring Flower Show
March 18, 1996 – Tony Todesco – Flower Arranging Demonstration
May 16, 1996 – Annual Meeting
May 30, 1996 – BPL Courtyard Planting
June 3, 1996 – Field Trip to Heritage Plantation, Sandwich, MA
June 16, 1996 – Boston Public Library Courtyard cleanup
June 24, 1996 – Boston Public Library Courtyard planting
September 19, 1996 – Kris Burton – “The Story of the award-winning Garden of Colonial Flowers at Monroe Tavern in Lexington, MA”
October 16, 1996 – Henry Callan – “Stunning Floral Arrangements in Antique Containers”
November 14, 1996 – Bow Making Workshop
December 4 and 5, 1996 – Wreath Making
December 18, 1996 – Francine Crawford and Margaret Pokorny – Holiday Party
1997
January 15, 1997 – Margaret Pokorny – “Ornamental Grasses”
February 11, 1997 – Tour of the Wellesley Greenhouses
April 8, 1997 – Isabel Gove – “Festive Table Settings”
May 20, 1997 – Field Trip to the Sedgwick Gardens at Long Hill, Beverly, MA
September 18, 1997 – Tour of Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth, RI
October 28, 1997 – Jane Gnazzo – “Video of English Gardens”
November 20, 1997 – Bow Making Workshop
December 3 and 4, 1997 – Wreath Making
1998
January 21, 1998 – Francine Crawford and Margaret Pokorny – Cocktail Party
Winter, 1998 – Cross street tree survey to identify trees needing pruning
February 25, 1998 – Karin Stanley – “The Uniqueness of the Irish Garden”
April 3, 1998 – Bill Graham – “It Might As Well Be Spring” floral arrangement demonstration
April, 1998 – Pruning of trees carried out
May 13, 1998 – Carol Julien – “Window Boxes and Containers”
June 10, 1998 – Armand J. Lapierre – “Rose Growing Simplified”
Summer, 1998 – Survey of Back Bay alley trees
September 17, 1998 – Dianne Kazanjian – “Tools of the Trade”
October 28, 1998 – Dr. Theresa Mitchell – “The Shoulder and Gardening”
November 18, 1998 – Bow Making Workshop
December 1-3, 1998 – Wreath Making
1999
January 19, 1999 – Pernell Gerver – “A Season’s Beginnings – Indoor Seed Starting Made Easy”
February 26, 1999 – Book Discussion – “Dear Mr. Jefferson: Letters from a Nantucket Gardener”
March 18, 1999 – Trip to the Boston Design Center
April 16, 1999 – Frederick Rice – “A Palette of Cottage Gardens in England and New England”
May 6, 1999 – Donna and Ron Lasko – “Romance of the Rose”
May 17, 1999 – Clarendon Street Playground Pruning Day
June 3, 1999 – Tour of the Fenway Victory Gardens
September 14, 1999 – Tour of Westport Rivers Winery
October 19, 1999 – Henrietta Light – “Unusual Begonias as Houseplants”
November 17, 1999 – Bow making Workshop
December 8 – 10, 1999 – Wreath Making
2000
January 12, 2000 – Betty Brown – “The Pleasures of Garden Ornament”
February 8, 2000 – Anne Torrey – “The Life and Times of the Monarch Butterfly”
March 1, 2000 – Marie Stella Byrnes – “Historic Herb Gardens”
March 29, 2000 – Tour of Historic Dedham
April 19, 2000 – David Goscinski – “Bonsai Demonstration”
June 6, 2000 – Gardens of the Back Bay, A Walking Tour
June 13, 2000 – Becky Williams – Tour of Gardens in Rochester, Massachusetts
September 26, 2000 – Michael Tougias – “Quiet Places: Rambles Through Hidden Massachusetts”
October 11, 2000 – Alfred and Joy Viola – “Western Alaska and the Alpine Gardens of Arakamchechen”
November 14, 2000 (morning) – Bow Making Workshop
November 14, 2000 (afternoon) – Christian Duvernois – “Marly: A Royal Heritage”
December 5 – 7, 2000 – Wreath Making
2001
January 17, 2001 – Mabel-Maria Herweg – “Flowers Around the World”
February 13, 2001 – Nancy Hoop – “New Zealand, A Gardener’s Delight”
March 14, 2001 – Paul Split – “Deck and Patio Water Gardens”
April 11, 2001 – Bill Sargent – “Bermuda: Mid-Atlantic Garden Paradise”
Spring, 2001 – Planting of ten street trees on Gloucester Street and throughout Back Bay
May 23, 2001 – Gala Luncheon Honoring Irene Pitz
June 5, 2001 – Gardens of the Back Bay, A Walking Tour
September 25, 2001 – Tour of Elm Bank With John C. Peterson’
October 10, 2001 – Ernie Flippo – “Hostas”
October 30, 2001 – Daffodil Bulb Planting, Stoneman Playground
November 5, 2001 – Bulb Planting at Arlington Street Traffic Island
November 7, 2001 – Bow Making Workshop
November 15, 2001 – Patrice Todesco, Boston GreenSpace Alliance – “Planning for Parks, An Overview of the Central Artery Master Plan”
December 4 – 6, 2001 – Wreath Making
2002
January 14, 2002 – Louis Raymond – “Society Gardens by the Sea”
February 13, 2002 – Tour of the Camellia Greenhouses at the Lyman Estate
March 5, 2002 – Russ Cohen – “Edible Wild Plants and Mushrooms of New England”
April 2, 2002 – Kaye Vosburgh – “Ikebana Demonstration”
April 24, 2002 – John Paul Kozicki, The Box – Flower Arranging Demonstration
May 8, 2002 – Simone Auster, Emerald Necklace Conservancy – “Restoring the Vision, Preserving the Legacy”
May 14, 2002 – Constance McCausland – “The Muse – A Floral Demonstration”
June 3, 2002 – Kick Off Cocktail Party for Through Back Bay Gates and Doors
June 4, 2002 – Through Back Bay Gates and Doors
June 9, 2002 – Tishman Tree Dedication
September 25, 2002 – Trip to The Shirley Eustis House led by Phebe Goodman and Tamsin George
October 22, 2002 – Fred Rice – “The Garden at 9 Friend Street”
November 4, 2002 – Bulb Planting at The Stoneman Playground and at The Muriel Snowden International School
November 6, 2002 – Boston Committee of the GCA Annual Meeting and Luncheon
November 12, 2002 – Bow Making Workshop
November 18, 2002 – New Member Cocktail Party at Margaret Pokorny’s
December 3 – 5, 2002 – Wreath Making
2003
January 14, 2003 – Allyson Hayward – “The Hunnewell Estates Historic District: Private Pleasures Derived From Tradition. The Hunnewell Landscapes 1850-2002.”
February 4, 2003 – Marion Pressley – “The Gardens and Parks of France.”
March 3, 2003 – Judith Tankard, “The Gardens of the Cornish Art Colony”
March 20, 2003 – Jodie Gilson – “How Ordinary Plants Become Special”
April 2, 2003 – Judith Reeve – “Garden Traditions of Holland, Scandinavia and St. Petersburg, Russia”
May 6, 2003 – Tour of the Frederick Law Olmsted Homestead
September 17, 2003 – Tom Akin, Assistant Superintendent of Grounds, Arnold Arboretum – “Heavenly Humus – Mycorrhizal Fungi, Bacteria, and Protozoa in the Soil”
October 8, 2003 – Norma Jane Langford – “Garden Thugs and Their Relations”
October 14, 2003 – Katherine Whiteside – “Forcing, etc.”
November 4, 2003 – Walter and Jean Chaston – “For the Love of Birds.”
November 19, 2003 – Wreath Bow Making
December 2, 3, & 4, 2003 – Holiday Wreath Making
2004
January 13, 2004 – Tea at the Ritz – Ed Schofield, Director of Education, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, “Ecological Relationships: Birds and Bees, Bats and Blossoms”
February 3, 2004 – Suzanne Mahler – Slide Lecture – “A Garden for Butterflies, Hummingbirds, and Other Creatures”
March 3, 2004 – Birgit de Weerd – “A Year in the Life of a Honeybee Colony and its Beekeeper”
March 24, 2004 – Paul Trudeau of Hardwicke Gardens – “Beyond Koi: The Ecosystem Created in a Water Garden” Co-sponsored with The Friends of Horticulture of the Wellesley College Botanic Garden.
March 25, 2004 – East/West District Meeting and Luncheon
April 6, 2004 – Stephanie Ellis, Orphaned Avian Specialist – Slide Presentation “Birds in the Garden”
May 11, 2004 – Gloria Villegas-Cardoza, The Boston Center of Mass. Audubon Society – A Guided Tour
May 18, 2004 – Annual Meeting
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 – 10:30 a.m., Tower Hill Botanic Garden. John Trexler – “A Tour and Tasting of Heirloom Apples.”
Wednesday, October 6, 2004 – 11:00 a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Allan Swenson – “Fruitful Gardens.”
Monday, November 1, 2004 – 9:30 a.m., Margaret Pokorny’s, 384 Marlborough Street – “Bow Making Workshop”
Wednesday, November 3, 2004 – 1:00 p.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Lawrence Davis-Hollander – “The Eastern Native Seed Conservancy – A Mission to Preserve Genetic Diversity.”
Monday through Thursday, December 6 – 9, 2004 – Holiday Wreath Making at The First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street.
2005
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 – 3:00 p.m., The Ritz-Carlton, Arlington Street, Boston. Julie Cecchini, proprietor of Terra Americana in Southwick, Massachusetts, will present “Chocolate: Cacao to Cocoa” at our annual tea.
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 – 10:00 a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Ellie Deaner – “Winter Cooking with Herbs.”
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 – 10:00 a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Donna Lane – “The Edible Garden.”
Monday, March 21, 2005 – The American Chestnut: Our Lost Heritage. Co-sponsored with the Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture. Monday, March 21, 2005. Reception 1:30 p.m., Program 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Wellesley College Botanic Gardens’ Visitor Center.
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 – 10:00 a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Presentation by Patricia Gray, Executive Director of The Food Project – “Creating Personal and Social Change Through Sustainable Agriculture.”
Thursday, May 12, 2005 – East/West District Meeting, Flower Show and Luncheon.
Monday, May 23, 2005 . 5:00 pm – Annual Meeting.
2006
Monday September 18, 2006- 10a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Thomas Smart – “The Beauty and Science of Plant Fragrances.”
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 -10a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Wendy White – “Hybridizing and the Quest for the Fragrant Miniature Rose.”
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 – 5:30 p.m. The Country Club, Brookline Massachusetts. Fall Annual Meeting of the Boston Committee of The Garden Club of America
Wednesday November 8, 2006 -10a.m., The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Leise Jones – Clean Water, Pesticides, and Other Chemicals of Concern.”
November – Bow Making Workshop
Monday through Thursday, December 4-7, 2006 – Holiday Wreath Making at The First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street.
2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Margaret Pokorny – “The Commonwealth Avenue Mall”
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 – Forest Hills Cemetery – Guided tour led by Nini Colmore o
Thursday, November 8, 2007 – Annual Meeting and Luncheon of The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America, Inc., The Country Club, Brookline.
Monday, November 19, 2007 -Michael Dosmann – “The Trees of E.H. Wilson.”
November – “Bow Making Workshop”
Monday through Thursday, December 3 – 6, 2007 – Holiday Wreath Making at The First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street.
2008
January , 2008 – 3:00 p.m. – The Taj Boston Hotel, Arlington Street, Boston. Tea at the Taj.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 – Sherri Brokopp – “CityRoots – Planting Pride, Citywide.”
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 – John Mapel – “Evolution of Trees, Past, Present and Future.”
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 – Mary Dewart – “Under the Canopy: Successful Shade Gardening.”
Monday, May 19, 2008 – Suzanne Mahoney – “Conifers for All Seasons.”
May 2008 – Annual Meeting, 5 p.m., day and location to be announced.
June 2008 – Gala Fund Raising Event to benefit The Garden Club of the Back Bay, Inc.
September 16, 2008 – Bill Yeomans – “The Magnificent Gardens of Iristhorpe.”
October 15, 2008 – Jessa Piaia – “Isabella Stewart Gardner: America’s First Patroness of the Arts.”
November 12, 2008 – Nancy Fleming – “Money, Manure & Maintenance – Ingredients for the Successful Gardens of Marian Coffin.”
November 13, 2008 – Lynn Wolff – “Building Boston’s Rose: The Vision, Challenges and Triumphs Behind the Rose Kennedy Greenway.”
December 1-4, 2008 – Holiday Wreath Making
2009
January 27, 2009 – Tea at The Mandarin Oriental
February 4, 2009 – Amy Gilley – “Margaret Webster, Landscape Architect.”
March 4, 2009 – Mary Dewart – “Isabella’s Gift: The Story of Lars Anderson Park.”
March 23, 2009 – Judith Tankard – “Designing Women: Beatrix Farrand and Ellen Shipman.”
April 16, 2009 – Peter Vanderwarker – “Vanderwarker’s Pantheon”
April 29, 2009 – Nancy Hubert – “American Women Landscape Designers: Pioneers in a New Profession.”
May 11, 2009 – John Trexler – “Tower Hill Botanic Garden.”
May 18, 2009 – Annual Meeting
June 2, 2009 – Twilight Garden Party
September 23, 2009 – Bill Wilson – “Birds of Two Worlds”
October 14, 2009 – Joan Parker – “Naturally Simple”
November 11, 2009 – Paul Marquis – “Low Impact Landscaping”
November 17, 2009 – Patrick Chasse – “Isabella and Her Gardens”
December 7 – December 10, 2009 – Holiday Wreath Making
2010
January 13, 2010 – Chris Kurth – “Community Supported Agriculture”
February 9, 2010 – Tea at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston
February 24, 2010 – Dianne Plantamura – “Should I Become an Organic Gardener?”
March 22, 2010 – Marie Stella – “Going Green: Constructing an Environmentally Engineered Home and Landscape”
April 6, 2010 – Rich Pomerantz – “Hudson River Valley Farms”
April 14, 2010 – Tupper Thomas – “Continuing the Olmsted Legacy”
May 5, 2010 – Richard Enser – “Backyard Biodiversity: Conservation Biology for the Landowner”
May 17, 2010 – Annual Meeting
June 8, 2010 – Twilight Garden Party at the Goethe Institut
