Meet just inside the main entrance to the building at 10:15am so we can split into groups with the docents.
This 171-acre Garden, owned and operated by the Worcester County Horticultural Society, features a four-season display of the finest plants for cultivation in New England. Features include carefully planned gardens and collections of ornamental, edible, and native plants, tropicals and citrus in the conservatories, plus trails that enhance the natural features of this beautiful property.
Spring blooms to look for include thousands of daffodils (Narcissus spp. and cultivars), Hellebore (Helleborus cultivars), Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), Common hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis cultivars), Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla), Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Great white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), and Magnolia (Magnolia spp. and cultivars.)
This is the same day as the Garden’s Bay State African Violet Society Sale and Small Display, so be sure to allow time to check it out. There will also be a demonstration on “How to Grow African Violets” from 2-3 p.m.
General Accessibility
NEBG’s formal gardens are wheelchair and walker accessible. Some of the paths and walkways are cement, brick, and bluestone. There are many benches along the paths to stop, sit and admire the plants and flowers. There are some gardens that have small gravel on the path which may be more difficult to maneuver, depending on the type of walker or wheelchair.
Parking
If you are dropping off someone, please drop off your guest, then park in any of the open spaces in the parking lots.
Dining at New England Botanic Garden:
NEBG’s in-house dining facility is Farmer and The Fork. For menu information, please contact Peppers Artful Events at eventinquiry@peppersartfulevents.com or call 508-393-6844.
Cafe seating is available on a first come first serve basis. Only guests who purchase lunches from the cafe may eat within the cafe or on the cafe terrace.
Members of our group may bring their own bagged lunches to eat picnic style in the gardens. No outside catering or alcohol is permitted. There are scattered tables throughout the garden and in the Northeast Link (a small room on the east side of the Orangerie), and you may spread a blanket on any mown grassy area. Seating throughout the gardens is limited and available on a first come first serve basis.
New England Botanic Garden is happy to provide a list of local restaurants should you decide to enjoy lunch elsewhere before or after your visit.
Maps https://nebg.org/garden-map/
Note: This event is rain or shine unless there is a particularly bad storm, in which case NEBG will likely ask us to reschedule.
This event includes our spring dividend distribution.