The MHS Horticulture Center at Elm Bank is the home to a number of enjoyable events during New England's warmer days. From the Society Row Plant Sale in late spring to the Massachusetts Marketplace Festival in late summer, you can count on MHS to provide opportunties for people and plants to come together.

We are also planning some special events for fall and winter, including a Fall Celebration in October and a Festival of Trees at the end of November.

Here's what's coming up in the near future:

Festival of Trees

It’s never too soon to block off some time for a special event, and from November 20 through December 4, Elm Bank will host the first edition of what promises to be an annual tradition: the MassHort Festival of Trees.

Imagine the Hunnewell Building – the beautiful, converted carriage house on the grounds of Elm Bank - filled to overflowing with decorated trees. Trees that celebrate art or music, or the Red Sox, the beach, Cinderella, America, Disney characters, gardening, golfing or anything else you can imagine.

Then, imagine you and your family after a day or shopping and very much in need of a respite from it all. That’s where the Festival of Trees comes in: a little bit of pure holiday joy amid the commercialism.

The trees, all “near real” will be decorated by a myriad of groups, societies and clubs. There will be a “Trustee’s Tree”, a “Volunteer Tree”, a “Master Gardeners” Tree, a “Garden Club” Tree, “Children’s Trees” and many, many more! (read more)