Growing Together: Fall Planting & Garden Cleanup

Prepare your garden for winter while setting the stage for a healthier, more productive spring. This lesson explores what to cut back, what to leave standing for wildlife, what, how and when to plant in fall, and simple ways to protect your soil and perennial plants through the colder months. Participants will also learn how to turn existing garden debris into nutrient-rich mulch, reducing waste while returning organic matter to the garden. This class takes a thoughtful, ecological approach to fall cleanup, working with nature rather than against it. Growing Together is a new hands-on gardening series at Stevens-Coolidge House &amp; Gardens, created in collaboration with Arianna Iappini of Birch Arbor Gardens. Designed for gardeners of all experience levels, this series invites participants to learn, connect, and cultivate alongside one another through the seasons. Each session blends practical instruction with thoughtful conversation, exploring sustainable gardening practices, seasonal rhythms, and the deeper relationships between plants, place, and people. Rooted in community and shared knowledge, Growing Together offers a welcoming space to grow skills, confidence, and connection in the historic gardens. Space is limited—pre-registration is required for this event. This program is rain or shine! In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage">https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage</a>. Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup">https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup</a>.

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Growing Together: Natural Fall/Winter Decorations from the Garden

Bring the garden’s beauty indoors with this hands-on workshop focused on creating beautiful winter decorations using natural materials. Participants will explore how to gather and preserve seasonal branches, evergreens, dried flowers, seed heads, berries, grasses, and other garden treasures to create festive botanical accents for the home. This class celebrates the textures, colors, and forms of the fall/winter garden while offering creative, sustainable alternatives to store-bought decorations. Growing Together is a hands-on gardening series created in collaboration with Arianna Iappini of Birch Arbor Gardens. Designed for gardeners of all experience levels, this series invites participants to learn, connect, and cultivate alongside one another through the seasons. Each session blends practical instruction with thoughtful conversation, exploring sustainable gardening practices, seasonal rhythms, and the deeper relationships between plants, place, and people. Rooted in community and shared knowledge, Growing Together offers a welcoming space to grow skills, confidence, and connection in the historic gardens. Space is limited—pre-registration is required for this event. This program is rain or shine! In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage">https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage</a>. Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup"> https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup</a>.

Growing Together: Natural Holiday Gifts from the Garden

Turn the garden’s bounty into thoughtful, handmade gifts for the holiday season. This hands-on workshop explores creative ways to use dried herbs, flowers, seeds, and other garden-grown materials to make simple, beautiful gifts such as garden-inspired sugar scrubs, botanical sachets, infused salts, tea mixes, and natural decorations. Participants will leave with inspiration and handmade creations to share with family and friends. Growing Together is a new hands-on gardening series created in collaboration with Arianna Iappini of Birch Arbor Gardens. Designed for gardeners of all experience levels, this series invites participants to learn, connect, and cultivate alongside one another through the seasons. Each session blends practical instruction with thoughtful conversation, exploring sustainable gardening practices, seasonal rhythms, and the deeper relationships between plants, place, and people. Rooted in community and shared knowledge, Growing Together offers a welcoming space to grow skills, confidence, and connection in the historic gardens. Space is limited—pre-registration is required for this event. This program is rain or shine! In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage?_gl=1*1m6c7km*_gcl_au*Nzk4NDUwNDUuMTc5MDE4ODE3Mi4tLi0uMTc5MDE4ODE3Mi43ODA2OTY4OTMuMTc5MDcxNjMxMS4xNzkwNzE2MzE5*_ga*MTg4MTc3MDE3Ni4xNzkwMTg4MTcz*_ga_KN02F5C4BK*czE3OTA3MTYzMTIkbzgkZzEkdDE3OTA3MTcyNTIkajYwJGwwJGgw">https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage</a>. Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup"> https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup</a>.

Morning Yoga in the Gardens

Start your day surrounded by beauty of the gardens and fresh air with Morning Yoga in the Gardens at Stevens-Coolidge House &amp; Gardens. This gentle, all-levels yoga session invites you to move, stretch, and breathe among blooming flowers, historic landscapes, and the peaceful sounds of nature. Led by an experienced local instructor, each class is designed to help you build strength, improve flexibility, and find a sense of calm—whether you’re a seasoned yogi or trying it for the first time. As the gardens come to life with seasonal color, you’ll experience a unique connection to the natural world that enhances both body and mind. Bring your own mat, water, and comfortable clothing. After class, take time to explore the gardens and enjoy the beauty of the morning at your own pace. Reconnect, recharge, and welcome the day in one of the North Shore’s most inspiring outdoor settings. Space is limited—pre-registration is required for this event. This program is rain or shine! In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more please visit: <a href="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/membership">https://tickets.thetrustees.org/membership</a>. Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup">https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup</a>.

Behind the Scenes: A New England Servant Life Guided Tour

Step beyond the formal rooms and into the working heart of the home for a guided house tour focused on servant life at Stevens-Coolidge House &amp; Gardens. Once transformed from a simple farmhouse into a gentleman’s estate of the Country Place Era in the 1910s-1930s, Ashdale Farm relied on a dedicated household staff to maintain its beauty and daily rhythm. Drawing on historical research and firsthand accounts, this tour shares stories of the real people who worked at Ashdale Farm and examines the Coolidges’ sometimes complex relationship with them. From Helen’s bedroom and morning room to the bustling downstairs spaces and servants quarters, this exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour will explore parts of the house that are typically not open to the public. This guided tour runs approximately 45 minutes. All ages are welcome! Please note: The tour is not fully accessible, as it includes the second floor of the house, which is accessible by stairs only. An accessible ramp provides entry to the first floor, where visitors are welcome to explore. Refunds for this event must be requested 7 days prior to the date of the event. In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage">https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage</a>. Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup">https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup</a>.

Growing Together: Seed Saving and Collecting Workshop

Discover the timeless practice of seed saving and learn how gardeners have preserved plant diversity for generations. This workshop explores techniques for collecting, storing, and sharing seeds, with practical guidance for selecting healthy plants, harvesting seeds, and maintaining resilient gardens. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced grower, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to become a steward of your own seeds and local plant heritage. Growing Together is a new hands-on gardening series created in collaboration with Arianna Iappini of Birch Arbor Gardens. Designed for gardeners of all experience levels, this series invites participants to learn, connect, and cultivate alongside one another through the seasons. Each session blends practical instruction with thoughtful conversation, exploring sustainable gardening practices, seasonal rhythms, and the deeper relationships between plants, place, and people. Rooted in community and shared knowledge, Growing Together offers a welcoming space to grow skills, confidence, and connection in the historic gardens. Space is limited—pre-registration is required for this event. This program is rain or shine! In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage">https://explore.thetrustees.org/manage</a>. Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: <a href="https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup"> https://explore.thetrustees.org/order-lookup</a>.

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Where

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