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Special Event: September, date TBD, The Caterpillar Lab
Want to learn about caterpillars, with their extensive diversity, distinctive beauty, and fascinating metamorphosis? The Caterpillar Lab visits Bedrock Gardens, with its awe-inspiring presentations, as seen at the Boston Museum of Science and the Boston Children’s Museum. Here is a review. It is a magical educational show. No additional cost except the donation to the garden on admission.
There will be a free Tour of the Garden held at 10:30 and at 1:00 on Saturday (only), led by an experienced and knowledgeable garden guide and plant person. A great way to learn about the garden.
There also will be a free Garden Art Tour held at 1 pm on Sunday covering an overview of Jill Nooney's garden sculptures, including inspirations, materials used, recurring themes, some quotes from the artist, and a focused look at more than 30 individual pieces throughout the garden.
On Saturday and Sunday, boxed picnic lunches can be pre-ordered. Details and menu here.
We want to acknowledge and thank Eldredge Lumber & Hardware and Atlantic Design Center for underwriting this program.
There will be a free Tour of the Garden held at 10:30 and at 1:00 on Saturday (only), led by an experienced and knowledgeable garden guide and plant person. A great way to learn about the garden.
There also will be a free Garden Art Tour held at 1 pm on Sunday covering an overview of Jill Nooney's garden sculptures, including inspirations, materials used, recurring themes, some quotes from the artist, and a focused look at more than 30 individual pieces throughout the garden.
On Saturday and Sunday, boxed picnic lunches can be pre-ordered. Details and menu here.
We want to acknowledge and thank Eldredge Lumber & Hardware and Atlantic Design Center for underwriting this program.
Special fundraising event: 3rd Annual Fairy House and Hobbit House Festival Weekend
Friday, October 6, and Saturday October 6
11 am–3pm
Betsy Williams, author of Are There Faeries at the Bottom of Your Garden, betsywilliams.com, will read from her book on Saturday. Stroll along a Fairy and Hobbit House Trail past houses created by gardeners, artists, and children, and take time to make your own house out of natural materials provided. Find out all the details here.
Chili will be available for purchase. See details here.
Last year, over 100 children created their own houses. See highlights from 2016 here, and from 2017 here.
Friday, October 6, and Saturday October 6
11 am–3pm
Betsy Williams, author of Are There Faeries at the Bottom of Your Garden, betsywilliams.com, will read from her book on Saturday. Stroll along a Fairy and Hobbit House Trail past houses created by gardeners, artists, and children, and take time to make your own house out of natural materials provided. Find out all the details here.
Chili will be available for purchase. See details here.
Last year, over 100 children created their own houses. See highlights from 2016 here, and from 2017 here.
ONGOING
Exeter Hospital Wellness Series
We have partnered with Exeter Hospital to provide you with a once-a-month series of wellness related events, ranging from talks, to meditation to exercise programs. More details to follow.
We have partnered with Exeter Hospital to provide you with a once-a-month series of wellness related events, ranging from talks, to meditation to exercise programs. More details to follow.
EVENTS EARLIR THIS YEAR
International Sculpture Day at
Flag Hill Distillery and Winery April 28, 2018 3 to 7 pm Artists Reception 5 to 7pm Admission: $10 for Adults Tickets Sold at Door Celebrate the 4th Annual International Sculpture Day with the Friends of Bedrock Gardens hosted by Flag Hill Distillery and Winery one mile away at 297 North River Road, Lee, NH. Local artists will be showcasing their sculpture. There will be an art tour, light refreshments and cash bar and bluegrass music. Questions? e-mail: Kbashline@bedrockgardens.org Details here! |
"Using porcelain and stoneware clays I create forms that question and explore identity, emotions and personal narrative." Meghan Samson Susan Schwake is most interested in the role color plays in nature and often alters or amplifies color to uplift the work or draw greater attention to overlooked details. " I am interested in a sense of balance... making something balance and stand when it is seemingly impossible." Adam Pearson |
Special Event: Plant Something NH and Pollinator Fair at Mast Way School
A Celebration of Plants, Gardens and Pollinators!
Saturday June 2 10am to 2:30 pm
Mast Way Elementary School is at
23 Mast Road in Lee. Directions HERE.
Join Bedrock Gardens and our friends from Plant Something NH on Saturday, June 2nd from 10 to 2:30 pm as we share pollinator plant baby giveaways compliments of our friends at Van Berkum Nursery, Deerfield, NH.
Make & Take Activity
Families can also enjoy the free New England Native & Wildflower Seed Ball Make & Take activity, co-hosted by NH 4-H and Henniker Helping Hands 4-H Club.
Education Sessions
Plant Something NH steering committee member Jenny Stuart will also be onsite hosting fresh-air educational talks on Native Plants & Pollinators. No pre-registration is required, just join in the pollinator garden at Mast Way School for one the these informative garden walks. Jenny Stuart is owner of The Secret Gardener and holds a degree in Horticulture Technology. She is also a NH Certified Landscape Professional and a current student of the UNH Extension Master Gardener program.
Representatives of the NH Beekeepers and Seacoast Beekeepers Associations will be on hand with honeybee temporary tattoos, and a live observation hive to answer any questions you may have about bees, beekeeping and agriculture.
In addition, members of Slow Food Seacoast and Piscataqua Seed Project will be on hand throughout the day, giving away free heirloom seeds of the "Three Sisters" ( New Hampshire varieties of beans, corn and squash) that formed the basis for agriculture in our area for over 1000 years!
Unique plants dug from the magnificent Bedrock Gardens Nursery will also be for sale throughout the day. The mobile Bedrock Gardens Shed Shop will be set up at the fair.
Delicious fresh lunch and refreshment items catered by Mary Vs will be available.
This event is free, but donations are welcome.
About Plant Something NH
Plant Something NH is a program of the New Hampshire Plant Growers Association and part of a national grassroots campaign to promote public awareness of the health, environmental and economic benefits of plants. Learn more at PlantSomethingNH or at PlantSomethingMA.
Read WMUR article about it here.