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This years 2016 Dorchester Park Gala Celebration

28 Jun

Dear Friend,

This year, our beloved Dorchester Park marks its 125th anniversary and to celebrate, the Dorchester park Association is planning a gala cocktail party event in the park, with music, dancing, and small plates on Friday September 9th, 2016. We will be hosting our usual events: a Family Fun Day and Auto Show on Sunday, September 11.

We have had similar events in years past but our goal this year is to welcome and introduce as many Dorchester residents to the wonders of the Park with a more casual event at a lower price point, while raising enough funds to continue our important work of retaining and revitalizing Dorchester Park for our community. Our goals are to re-introduce water sources in two locations brought in by our volunteers to maintain them during the critical period of establishing root systems. We are also continually working in partnership with the Parks Department to assess the health of mature trees in the Park and plan for new plantings to replace dead or dying trees. The endowment allows us to purchase and plant new trees to keep the natural forestscape.

Dorchester Park, an Olmstead designed park, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places and the Association has set its overall goal to leave Dorchester Park with the same foot print and design for the citizens of Dorchester in the year 2091, the two hundredth birthday of Dorchester Park.

Help us reach this goal on the Park’s 125th anniversary of the founding of the park, by contributing to the fund to maintain and improve the urban forest within the park. This will support the weekend events including the Gala, Car Show and Family Fun Day . We hope you can help by being a sponsor of this event and we look forward to collaborating with you for this worthy cause. The sponsorship levels are listed below.

Platinum $10,000

Logo on T shirts at event

Reserved Table

Centerfold ad in program

Link on our website

Recognition in signage at Gala and Sunday Fun Day

Special recognition during Gala

20 tickets to Gala

Titanium $5,000

Reserved Table

Full page ad in program

Link on our website

Recognition in signage at Gala and Sunday Fun Day

Special recognition during Gala

10 tickets to Gala

Gold $2,500

Full page ad in program

Link on our website

Recognition in signage at Gala

6 tickets to Gala

Silver $1,250

Half page ad in program

4 tickets to Gala

Bronze $500

Quarter page ad in program

2 tickets to Gala

Summer Solstice Garden Tour June 19th 2016

13 Jun

All of the gardens are in the Melville Ave. area of Dorchester. This beautiful tree lined street boasts some of Dorchester’s most impressive homes. All of the proceeds from the tour go to benefit Dorchester Park, the 26 acre Olmstead designed gem that runs from Adams St. all the way through to the Carney hospital on Dorchester Avenue. The ticket price includes a wine and cheese reception in one of the gardens after the tour, from about 3 PM to 6PM. Please spread the word to anyone who may be interested! Garden clubs, friends, gardeners and anyone who has a love for the park and beautiful flowers are invited.

Tickets can be purchased on the dotpark.org website.

On the day of the tour you should pick up your ticket and garden location map at the curbside table on Melville Ave at the “Shawmut Station” T sign between Waldeck Street and Wellesley Park.

On the day of the tour tickets are only available curbside on Melville Avenue from 10-2. They will not be available at CGG on the day of tour.

No transportation will be provided. Either arrive via the T or drive and park on Melville Avenue. Everything is an easy walk from the Red Line’s Shawmut Station. Melville Avenue is a short walk north of the station along a pedestrian walkway. A more informative article was featured in the Dorchester Reporter…to read more follow the link below.

http://www.dotnews.com/2016/dot-park-benefit-june-19-garden-tour

It’s all about Container Gardening and Decorative Pots

18 May

written by Janet Lee Harrold

Have you ever walked by a commercial space and thought…wow the front of their store looks absolutely amazing? Chances are they put a little extra TLC into welcoming their guests or potential shoppers to their door. Why not have your home entrance or outdoor space look equally amazing! Container gardens make it possible for anyone and everyone to have a green thumb. They are low maintenance with a very high reward.

Choosing the container or decorative pot is half the battle-you can choose a pot that you already have on hand or we have a variety that we sell here at our Garden Center. My personal favorite is a modern ceramic pot with geometric elements that can enhance a contemporary space or any space where you would love an extra burst of color.

If a statement piece is what you are looking for…why not choose this super cool faccia natural cast stone planter ( who says picasso can’t find be found in the garden)? A conversation piece for many years to come and a piece of art in itself.

All that being said, even if you have an ordinary pot or classic urn hanging around, once filled with colorful plants it will breathe new life into your outdoor space. Keep in mind when you are filling your pots that you adopt the companion planting method, what this means is that you choose a combination of plants that have similar needs…for example, you never want to combine plants that need full shade with plants that need full sun in the same pot. An interesting container garden would typically include texture as well as color and a bit of drama as featured below. Whether you are planting your own container gardens or having Cedar Grove Gardens plant them up for you, I sure hope you will have fun with them and transition them from season to season.

Prom Flowers

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written by Janet Harrold It’s prom season yay! Corsages have really changed over the years and flowers have become a true fashion accessory, if you are not sure what to […]

Send Monthly Flowers

20 Feb

A new year, a new you and more importantly…new flowers… every month for a year! It has been said that flowers bring joy and happiness to both the person giving as well as the person receiving them.

Do you know someone who is going through a rough time? Maybe you are newly married, newly engaged or maybe you are just head over heels in love! Just as the ever popular slogan says “Flowers say it best” they really do. Sending beautiful fresh flowers on a consecutive basis is a gift that most will undoubtedly enjoy. “Additionally, scientific research shows that flowers and plants have a beneficial impact on state of mind and emotions. Rutgers University behavioral studies have proven that flowers provide a simple way to improve emotional health-that the presence of flowers triggers happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction and affects social behavior in a positive manner far beyond what is normally believed.

Call the shop today and schedule your local flower delivery. There is no obligation to send flowers for the entire year, we also offer 3 and 6 month packages where we waive the delivery fee.

Elizabeth and Brent Omni Parker Hotel

01 Feb

We were honored to have our flowers featured in “Style Me Pretty” this past year! The Bride was gorgeous, the flowers were gorgeous and if you love seeing images of Boston…well, you may just want to see for yourself.

The photos were captured by Rachel Red Photography

Luscious Bouquets Rachel Red Photography

The high arrangements were topped off with an assortment of greenery, simply stated just as the Bride wanted

Lots of perfectly selected touches to add a personal touch to the day

Love the idea for the gift box so elegant and appropriate for the setting

and the cake skirt…wow how wonderful!

the bridesmaids flowers…

Tajah and Rachel October 9th

18 Jan

written by Janet Harrold

As many of you already know one of Cedar Grove Gardens very own floral designer’s got married over the fall. Tajah, who came to us from a florist in Seattle quickly nestled into the important role of design manager here at the shop. I’d say the pressure to capture and create the vision of such a seasoned floral designer on the biggest day of her life was on, but of course the staff here just looked upon it as an opportunity to shine, and shine they did as they transformed this city girl’s dream into a breathe of beautiful farm air. With Tajah calling Seattle her home and Rachel serving time in the Navy, for many of their family and friends The Mount Hope Farm in Bristol Rhode Island was the perfect destination wedding!

The day began with Tajah’s first look at her uniquely designed bridal bouquet, the celosia, sahara roses, magnolia leaves, gerbera daisy, gumphrina and the whimsy and elegance of the hanging amaranthus was enough to bring tears to her eyes.

another look at her stunning bouquet after she was dressed

Placed here on the field stone wall ali rosa photography captured it just perfectly. The wall runs the length of the farmhouse to a cabin that overlooks Mount Hope Bridge

So happy and thrilled to have all of their family and friends in one location, their bridal party and guests came together to show their love and support for this special union. A couple of Rachel’s bridesmaids were dear friends from the Navy. Family and friends reunited from California, Seattle, Texas, and Ohio, while other guests visited from Florida, Tennessee, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

The rustic farmhouse tables were absolutely gorgeous, boasting with a textural greenery and fruit garland filled with delicious pomegranates, grapes, apples, seeded eucalyptus, variegated pittsoforum and p.g. hydrangea. The ambiance that the footed candlesticks provided added just the right amount of romantic glow and warm lighting to dazzle the room for such a formal affair.

Unfortunately Rachel’s mother is no longer with us, so we embraced the idea of adding her mom’s favorite flower (gerbera daisy’s) to the gift table as a personal touch to the day so that her presence could be felt through the flowers as well.

That magic moment…they closed the evening with a toast and a thank you to their guests for making their day so memorable. A great time was had by all who attended and continued even after the wedding day as they enjoyed their quality time with family before heading off to beautiful Puerto Rico for their honeymoon…Oh and did you catch a glance at those beautiful burlap and metal urns filled with a plethora of natural curly willow branches!

Jamie and Marc July 24th Red Lion Inn

13 Jan

I love when our Bride’s share their photo’s with us, these are from a summer wedding that we were honored to do the flowers for … not only do I appreciate the beautiful flowers, but it’s a cold winter’s day here only a high of 30 degrees so i’m really longing for the sunshine that I see reflecting in the pictures. The Bouquet’s were designed with a soft luscious mix of summer flowers such as Peonies, Roses, Lisianthus and Queen Anne’s Lace. The collar of Dusty Miller and Feathery variety of Eucalyptus completes the garden style look that these bouquets possess.

I especially love how these wondrous bouquets “pop” against the blue dresses.

The aerial view of our centerpieces were captured just perfectly by their photographer

another view shows off our silvery mercury glass compote, and how delicately the ivy trails over the edge…

and at the end of the day it really is all about the fun that you have on this very formal day…I just can’t believe how high these girls can jump!

Wedding Show 2016

11 Jan

For over 30 years we have been creating beautiful designs and staying current with floral trends so that we can remain one of Boston’s premier florists. You can expect to find beautiful flowers, textures, colors and fragrance in all of our designs. We know that these are all important components to make your wedding day as beautiful as it can possibly be. Our in house wedding show is designed as a resource so that you can come in and ask questions, hold bridal bouquets, take pictures and speak with other vendors with absolutely no obligation. At this event you will have the opportunity to talk with our wedding consultants and get lots of great ideas to ensure that your wedding day is just as you envisioned. Regardless of whether or not you decide to choose Cedar Grove Gardens as your wedding florist, this show will help you make realistic choices by showcasing the different seasons and numerous ways to interpret floral design.

Our goal is to open your mind and your eyes with fetching displays of beautiful floral designs, to narrow down your choices and redefine your life long dream. So be sure to stop by and take advantage of this FREE event.

Please watch this short video clip from “together forever films” one of our previous years vendors who were gracious enough to make this video for us to share and help you get a better insight of what actually goes on a Cedar Grove Gardens Wedding Show (please note that the date at the beginning of the video is from a couple of years ago and does not apply to this year).

After the Holiday Blues and Thank You’s

30 Dec

The holiday’s are such an exciting and magical time of year for everyone. When they are over we tend to get a little melancholy. As florist we really try to embrace all that the Holiday Season has to offer and we want to be able to offer you our most creative and beautiful creations. Many of our customers have mentioned that Cedar Grove Gardens is magical at Christmas time and with all of the hard work and dedication that goes into creating beautiful store displays, decorating for our corporate accounts, creating the most magnificent wreaths and floral displays and all of the major and minor details that are involved even behind the scenes, we are so very grateful for the recognition. We are also grateful for you, our loyal customer. We have been in business now for 35 years and though our staff is the backbone of our company, we didn’t get here on our talent alone. In fact we have quite a number of customers that have been coming to us for the entire 35 years that we have been in business. Some have had their wedding flowers done by us many years ago, and now their children come to us for their wedding flowers, it’s long standing customers like you that have made it all possible. For our clients that frequent our shop every holiday, whether it be flowers for your mother or wife on Mother’s Day or a Thanksgiving centerpiece, we enjoy seeing you and getting to know you on a personal level as you also know most of us. If you are the one time shopper who was just passing through town and stopped in to our hidden gem to browse around, skim our selection of beautiful finds and take in the blissful aroma of our fresh cut flowers, we are thankful to you as well.

From Richard:

“Just a very simple but heartfelt Thank You to my staff, their families and to you, my customers, for making this Season joyous in many ways beyond the ring of a cash register. With out all of you doing your part to keep the season merry and bright things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly and right. One last thought and back to your lives, keep the light shining in your heart and your mind”

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