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Buxton Begonia Speaking Engagements

If you are interested in having one of our members make a presentation on Begonias to your garden club, please feel free to contact us here. 

2019
Speaking Engagements:

Date: March 9, 2019
Time: 
Title of Presentation:  Whirlwind Tour of Begonias 
Description: Lecture
Presenter: Mary Beth Hayes
Location:  Exotic Plant Show, Wentworth Greenhouses, Rollingford, NH
Address: 
Phone: 
Cost: 
Website for details:
 

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Date: March 10, 2019
Time: 
Title of Presentation:  Knowing and Growing Gesneriads - the African Violet Family 
Description: Lecture
Presenter: Bob and Dee Stewart 
Location:  Exotic Plant Show, Wentworth Greenhouses, Rollingford, NH
Address: 
Phone: 
Cost: 
Website for details:
 


Date: March 20, 2019
Time: 
Title of Presentation:  Whirlwind Tour of Begonias 
Description: Lecture
Presenter: Mary Beth Hayes
Location:  Portsmouth Garden Club, Portsmouth, NH
Address: 
Phone: 
Cost: 
Website for details: 



Date: February 20, 2019
For: North Shore Garden Club 
Time: 10:00AM
Title of Presentation:  Whirlwind Tour of Begonias 
Description: Lecture to be given to the local garden club
Presenter: Mary Beth Hayes
Location: St. John's Episcopal Church
Address: 705 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA 
Phone: 
Cost:  Garden Club Meetings Open to the Public 
Website for details: 


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2018 Speaking Engagements:

·         Great Island Garden Club, New Castle, NH
·         Cottage Gardeners of Marblehead and Swampscott, MA
·         Temple Shalom Garden Club, West Newton, MA 
·         Westborough Garden Club, Westborough, MA
·         Norwood Evening Garden Club, Norwood, MA

Date: September 22, 2018 Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Title of Presentation: Growing Blue Ribbon Begonias and Gesneriads with Betsy Szymczak & Phyllis Savage
Title of Presentation: Over - Now What Do I Do with My Begonias? with Mary Beth Hayes 

Date: September 23, 2018 Tower Hill Botanic Garden 
Title of Presentation:  Mini-Gardens with Betsy Szymczak & Phyllis Savage 


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2017 Speaking Engagements: 

Date: 
February 2017
Time: 
Title of Presentation:  Whirlwind Tour of Begonias 
Description: Lecture to be given to the local Groton Garden Club
Presenter: Mary Beth Hayes
Location:  Groton, MA. 
Address: 
Phone: 
Cost: 
Website for details: 


Date:
Friday January 13, 2017
Time: 10:00AM - 11:30AM ET
Title of Presentation:  Whirlwind Tour of Begonias 
Description: Lecture to be given to the local garden club
Presenter: Mary Beth Hayes
Location: Fitchburg Art Museum 
Address: 185 Elm Street  Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: 
Cost: 
Website for details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216406648483868/events/
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2016 Speaking Engagements: 

Date: Sunday June 5, 2016
Time: 11AM- 4PM
Title of Presentation:  Plant Society Open House 
Description:  Tower Hill Botanic Garden is hosting a Plant Society Open House.  The purpose is to introduce the various plant societies to the public. Buxton will be participating with a small display of begonias and some plants for sale. 
Presenter:  Buxton volunteers will be on hand to introduce Buxton and begonia plants to the public. 
Location: Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Address: 11 French Drive Boylston, MA. 01505
Phone: 508-869-6111
Cost:   Included with Admission.  Free to THBG Members  
Website of establishment for details: Click here for website.


Date: Thursday March 17, 2016
Time: 
Title of Presentation:  Fall In Love With Begonias 
Description:  Sharon Rosenzweig, VP of the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society, will speak about the many different varieties of begonias and how to grow them successfully in New England. There will be a demonstration on potting up begonias, simple leaf propagation, and growing begonias in terrariums.

Presenter:  Sharon Rosenzweig
Location:  Wollaston Garden Club
Address: Quincy, MA. 
Phone: 
Cost: FREE    


Date: Saturday February 20, 2016
Time: 
Title of Presentation:  Fall In Love With Begonias 
Description:  Sharon Rosenzweig, VP of the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society, and Bob and Dee Stewart, members of Buxton, will speak about the many different varieties of begonias and how to grow them successfully in New England. There will be a demonstration on potting up begonias, simple leaf propagation, and growing begonias in terrariums.

Presenter:  Sharon Rosenzweig
Location:  Wentworth Garden Center
Address: Rollingsford, New Hampshire 
Phone: 
Cost: FREE    

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Date: Saturday February 13, 2016
Time: 11AM ET
Title of Presentation:  Fall In Love With Begonias 
Description:  Sharon Rosenzweig, VP of the Boston branch of the American Begonia Society, will speak about the many different varieties of begonias and how to grow them successfully in New England. There will be a demonstration on potting up begonias, simple leaf propagation, and growing begonias in terrariums.

Presenter:  Sharon Rosenzweig
Location:  Weston Nurseries 
Address: 93 East Main Street  Hopkinton, MA 01748
Phone: (508) 435-3414
Cost: FREE    To register online and for further information click here or call 508-293-8091
Website of establishment for details:  http://westonnurseries.com/

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2015 Speaking Engagements: 

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2015
Time: 10AM ET
Title of Presentation:  Begonias 
Description: 
Presenter: Sharon Rosenzweig
Location: Weston Nurseries
Address: 93 East Main Street  Hopkinton, MA 01748
Phone: (508) 435-3414
Cost: 
Website of establishment for details:
 http://westonnurseries.com/


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    • Annual Begonia Show >
      • Show Schedule
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      • Show Division & Class Schedule
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      • 2024
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      • 2018 >
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        • Photo Gallery
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      • 2015 >
        • Photo Gallery
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        • Photo Gallery
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  • Everything Begonia
    • Begonia Care
    • Presentations >
      • Bioactive Terrariums
    • Resources
    • Plant of the Month
    • What Is This Begonia?
    • Past Events >
      • Buxton's 80th Anniversary
      • Begonia National Convention 2015
      • The Boston Flower Show - Amateur Horticulture Competition 2019
      • Buxton at the 2015 Boston Flower Show
    • Begonia Sightings >
      • Botanic Gardens to See Begonias
      • 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
  • Donate