Celebrate Summer with Nelson’s Garden at Arnold Arboretum
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| Dates: | Saturday, June 22, 2024 - Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
| Hours: | 2:15 pm and 3:15 p.m |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Books & Poetry |
Summer is a time to grow!Celebrate the green season with Candy O’Terry and Colleen Esposito, mother-daughter co-authors of the illustrated children’s book Nelson’s Garden.
Best described as a partially true, mostly made-up story, Nelson’s Garden tells the story of Nelson McNutt from Weston, Massachusetts, and two little girls with a summer wish to grow a garden.
Known far and wide for his beautiful garden and his green thumb, Nelson teaches sisters Belle and Rosie his gardening tricks, and before you know it, friendship grows in Nelson’s Garden.
Book readings will be held on Saturday, June 22 at 2:15 and 3:15 p.m. in the pavilion of the Leventritt Garden, the Arboretum’s display landscape for sun-loving shrubs and vines.
Readings will include songs, a table-sized garden mural color project, and more.
Copies of Nelson’s Garden will be available for purchase and signed on-site by the authors.
Copies of Nelson’s Garden will be available for purchase and signed on-site by the authors.
And if you recognize Candy O’Terry’s name, that’s because you’ve heard her on the radio in Boston for the last 30 years.
Come say hello!
Accessibility: This program takes place in the Leventritt Pavilion, which is accessed by walking over mowed grass.
All images from the Arnold Arboretum © 2024 President and Fellows of Harvard College except Arnoldia illustration by Matt Huynh and Nelson’s Garden image courtesy of Candy O’Terry and Colleen Esposito.
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130
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Free | Register here
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arboretum.harvard.edu/events/celebrate-summer-with-nelsons-garden
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125 Arborway, Boston, MA, 02130 map
Phone: 617.384.5454
By subway
Take the MBTA Orange Line to its southern end—Forest Hills. Exit through the door marked “Arnold Arboretum,” cross Washington Street, and walk up Arborway. Enter the Arboretum through Forest Hills Gate on your left and walk straight up the road and hill for half a mile. Take the path that reads Leventritt Shrub & Vine Garden and the bonsai and penjing collection. Walk straight down the path until you reach the pavilion.
By bus
Take the #39 bus to the Forest Hills MBTA station. Cross Washington Street and walk up Arborway to the Arboretum’s Forest Hills Gate on your left. Enter the gate and walk straight up the road and hill for half a mile. Take the path that reads Leventritt Shrub & Vine Garden and the bonsai and penjing collection. Walk straight down the path until you reach the pavilion.
By car
There is public parking available on Arborway, including six designated accessible spots. Enter through Arborway Gate and walk a few minutes down Meadow Road. Take a right at Linden Path and continue to the Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden. Walk up through the garden until you reach the pavilion.
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