When his 2014 Mini Cooper needed to be replaced as it hit about 100,000 miles, Les Lutz, director of Horticulture and Maintenance at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, decided
Heritage Museums & Gardens opens for the season tomorrow on Saturday, April 24, with the extended special exhibit, âLetâs Play! New England Toy Storiesâ through October 17. What do Monopoly, Erector sets, and cornhusk dolls have in common? They were all produced in New England. This exhibit shares the stories about the people who created these games and toys.
Another exhibit, âFrom Carriage to Classic: How Automobiles Transformed Americaâ through October 17, presents the origin story of the American automobile through cars from Heritageâs permanent collection. On display for 2021 are 26 automobiles, including the recently acquired 1965 Ford Country Squire station wagon. This exhibit answers questions such as, âWhat were early automobiles like? How did the car emerge as a transformative cultural force of the 20th century? Why did gasoline become the fuel of choice? What ever happened to steam engines? How did the car change the daily lives of ordina
Nursery Management
Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Hsitou Silver’ in bloom
I recently watched the movie “Fletch” for the umpteenth time. One of the things that makes me laugh is all the aliases Irwin Fletcher invented during the course of his undercover investigation.
Saxifraga stolonifera has an impressive array of pseudonyms as well, from strawberry geranium and strawberry begonia it is neither a begonia or a geranium to creeping rockfoil and roving sailor, and a few more. Whatever you want to call it,
Saxifraga stolonifera is a fabulous garden plant for light to moderate shade. As its name implies, it spreads by creeping stolons much like a strawberry and its leaves are shaped similar to a geranium or begonia. It’s easy to see why gardeners have called it strawberry geranium or strawberry begonia. It forms a dense groundcover and sports showy white flowers on 18-inch stems from late spring through mid-summer. The foliage is evergreen, and quite eye-catching. The unders