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buxton's 80th anniversary celebration

On Saturday October 6, 2018, members celebrated Buxton’s 80th birthday with a special tour of Logee’s Greenhouses in Danielson CT.  

Logee’s Greenhouses was started by William Logee in 1892. William’s eldest son, Ernest Logee, was interested in unusual forms of begonias and hybridized hundreds.  He was one of the original founders of the American Begonia Society, creating the Buxton Branch in Massachusetts in 1938.  Logee’s, at one time, grew 400 varieties of begonias.  Today, Joy Logee Martin’s son, Byron Martin continues this begonia-growing legacy.


Byron and begonia-grower Desiree Nordby toured members through the main production facility, and related greenhouses with a final stop in the retail shop. He described Logee’s current begonia hybridizing program; members were pleased that two of Byron’s most recent hybrids B. ‘Martha Stewart’ and B. ‘Amelia’s Kaleidoscope’ were available for sale.  

​Following the greenhouse tour and a short drive to Woodstock, CT, members enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Inn at Woodstock Hill, followed by birthday cake.

--Betsy Szymczak 

Photos also by Betsy Szymczak 
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Buxton's 80th Anniversary
    • Buxton Membership Information >
      • In Memory of >
        • In Memory of Stuart Hammer
        • In Memory of Wanda Mcnair
        • In Memory of Judy Becker
        • In Memory of Normand Dufresne
        • In Memory of Our Friend Charles Jaros
    • Buxton Officers
    • Contact Us
    • Calendar
    • Speaking Engagements
    • Member News >
      • Buxton Member News
    • Donate!
    • Privacy Policy
  • Our Plant Shows
    • Buxton Annual Begonia Show Rules & Entry Form
    • Buxton Begonia Shows >
      • 2022 Begonia Exhibition
      • 2021 Begonia Exhibition
      • 2019 Begonia Show Winners
      • 2018 Begonia Show Winners >
        • Buxton Show 2018
      • 2017 Begonia Show Winners >
        • Buxton Begonia Show 2017 All Entries
        • Buxton 2017 Show General Photos
      • 2016 Begonia Show
      • 2015 Show Photo Gallery >
        • 2015 Begonia Show
      • 2014 Begonia Show Awards List
      • 2014 Begonia Show
      • 2013 Begonia Show
    • Begonia National Convention 2015 Photo Gallery
    • The Boston Flower Show - Amateur Horticulture Competition 2019
    • Buxton at the 2015 Boston Flower Show
  • Begonia Everything!
    • Begonia Plant of the Month
    • What Is This Begonia?
    • Where to Buy Begonias
    • Begonia Care, Etc.
    • Begonia Info Sources
    • Prominent Books and Articles On Begonias
    • Botanic Gardens to See Begonias
    • Begonia Sightings >
      • Other Plant Shows
      • Flower Shows - 2019
      • Cambridge Science Festival
      • Keukenhof Gardens Amsterdam
      • Begonias at the 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show
      • Holiday Potluck 2018 - Stuart's Greenhouse
  • Lending Library