What’s Happening

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  Fall Foliage Fest – October 24th, 10AM-2PM

  Enjoy the amazing fall foliage across the arboretum. Enjoy pumpkin carving, garden tours, and live animal encounters with Mass Audubon. Please pre-register for this event; there is limited space for the Mass Audubon animal encounters. Pre-register here!

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  Harvest Wreath Workshop – October 24th, 10AM-12PM

  Create a beautiful harvest Wreath to decorate your home during the fall festivities. Each participant will have a wide variety of foliage, seed pods, and branches to create a stunning harvest wreath. All supplies are included in the workshop cost. This class is held in our barn; please wear appropriate layers. Sign up here!

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  CANCELLED – September Open Garden – Blue Hills Fest with Coalition for a Better Blue Hills

  Coalition for a Better Blue Hills brings together the organizations that steward, protect, and celebrate the Blue Hills Reservation. On September 26th, explore all the wonderful organizations that call the Blue Hills home. Check out the programs offered day of here.

  The arboretum will be open to visitors Saturday, September 26th from 9 AM to 4 PM, with a with tours throughout the day. Including tours of the gardens, mansion and the new native planting.

  Pick up a punch card at the participating locations and have it signed by a staff member and be entered in a raffle for a chance to win an incredible basket full of memberships, apparel, and tickets to events all over the Blue Hills.

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  Please enjoy our September e-newsletter

  Click here to check it out.

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  Plant Geek Supplemental Documents

  We are thrilled to be hosting Plant Geek 2026 this year. Please find the supplemental documents from the New Native Additions tour and the Meadows tour below.

  New Native Additions

  Meadow Project

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  Enjoy our August e-newsletter!

  Click here to check it out.