Director's Open House Featured Speakers & Events
10am - 5pm, Ongoing Activities: All about Tower Hill and Beyond
throughout
the Day
Join in on the fun and learn about Tower Hill and its neighbors who play an integral role in the garden’s health and the symbiotic relationship they share! Additional exhibits/events in the Stoddard Education and Visitors Center.
Department of Conservation and Recreation Exhibit, in the West Link
Jim Lafley, Education Coordinator, DCR - Division of Water Supply Protection
This DCR /Wachusett Reservoir exhibit will feature photographs of some interesting areas to visit around the watershed, as well as information on the history and current issues. There will be a checklist entitled “Birds of Wachusett Reservoir Watershed”, maps showing public hiking gates, maps showing hunting and fishing areas, and program information, and also, brochures with information about the Quabbin Reservoir.
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Exhibit, Bill Davis, in the West Link
Staffed display table with mounted specimens of local wildlife, handouts, props
Rulers of the Wind, Larry Keating, in the East Link
Live Bird of Prey display with educational materials.
Vintage Photography: A Retrospective of Tower Hill by various photographers
In the Milton Gallery, Stoddard Education and Visitors Center
Sponsored by D3 Synergy Graphics, LLC
Nature/Wildlife Photography, In the Milton Gallery Bill Byrne, Roger Leo, Sheila Carroll
Mounted/Framed prints on display, some may be for sale. Photographers will be available to discuss equipment, methods, subjects, lighting, etc.
Director of Horticulture, Joann Vieira, along with members of the horticulture
staff and garden volunteers, will be stationed throughout the gardens to guide
visitors and answer questions.
Look for them in these locations:
Entry Court - Welcome and Distribution of Garden Maps
Lawn Garden - near the entrance
Secret Garden and Orchard - at the blue-stone patio overlook
Cottage/Vegetable Garden
Orangerie
Systematic Garden/Primordial Pool
Systematic Garden/Pond Overlook
New Construction: Building the Heart of Tower Hill - Depends on construction
schedule
American Chestnut Foundation’s Orchard Manager, Brad Smith hosts an exhibit and offers Q&A in the Chestnut Orchard. Located between the Harrington Orchard and the parking area.