Friday, March 30-Sunday, April 1

Yearning for spring? This weekend is a South Shore tradition!
Venture out, we have the cure!

Preview Benefit Gala
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 ~ 7:00 -10:00 pm

• Tastings from the South Shore’s finest caterers & restaurants
• Live jazz music
• Unique auction
• Garden displays
• Floral arrangements

Click here to purchase tickets online!

On Exhibit in our Vine Hall Gallery March 7th—April 2nd:  The Tuesday Open Studio Painters - Twelve artists and their interpretation of “Spring Stirrings.”  Painting above by Ginny Wilson.

Flower Show

Take a leisurely walk through a spring fantasy! Local landscape architects & florists transform the Science Center into a colorful world of springtime flora. 

Saturday, March 31, 9:30am-4:30pm    ◊◊◊   Sunday, April 1, 11:00am-4:00pm
Adults: Members & Seniors $5, Non-Members $8; Children: $3

Flower Show tickets may be purchased at the door.    

Saturday Lectures

Sit down with local experts to hear about topics that matter to you!
$5/Lecture, Advanced registration recommended
10:00am: Bee Keeping
11:30am: Orchids for Everyone
1:00pm:  Gardening with Children
2:30pm: The Soil Food Web Story

Spring Cafe

Saturday 11:00am-2:00pm

Join us in our Spring Café and enjoy a delicious lunch
of hearty soups,    pastries, and more.

A la Carte pricing

Sunday Workshops

Learn a new skill with these professionals and take away your own creation!  Workshops are $20 M, $25 NM

Pre-registration required
Workshop Fees include all materials & admission to Flower Show 

12:00pm: Make your own Twig Wreath

2:00pm: Design your own Terrarium

Sunday Sprintime Tea

Enjoy the gracious tradition of afternoon tea as you listen to melodies of a string quartet playing in the background.
Tea and sweets among the flowers.

Choose one of three seatings:
12:00, 1:30 or 3:00
Reservations required
Full tea service is $10 per person

Garden Marketplace 

(Included in Flower Show Admission)

Wander throughout our unique Garden Marketplace and discover delights such as herb-infused chocolates, stunning orchids,
beautiful spring wreaths, handmade floral note cards, organic plant food and much more.

Children’s Activities

(Included in Flower Show Admission)  

Drop In, Saturday—10:00am-2:00pm, Sunday 11:00am-3:00pm

Gardening with children is a rewarding experience!  Get your children engaged in this hobby through these hands on activities with something to take home. 

Story Time: Saturday 11am & 1pm, Sunday 1pm

*For lectures, workshops, and teas, please pre-register; same day registration if space available