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Visiting Boston: The Boston Public Garden and Revere House

Visiting Boston and want to find somewhere to look at beautiful flowers? Head to the Boston Public Garden and Revere House. Not only will you be able to view stunning floral gardens and arrangements, you’ll have the opportunity to learn a bit about Boston’s history and the history of the United States.

Here’s a bit of what you can expect at the Boston Public Garden and Revere House:

Boston Public Garden

The Boston Public Garden first opened for public use in 1837. From the beginning, the botanical garden was decorated with beautiful flowers to enliven the spirit, which it still does today for many Boston Visitors. With tranquil meandering paths and floral exquisites of all kinds, the Public Garden has a long history of treating Boston Visitors to showy annuals and greenhouse plants that vividly display breathtaking colors and structure.

Boston’s Public Garden was ushered in by the Victorians, and it currently features most of the same garden art that some critics find brash but many Boston Visitors truly adore. When you’re spending the Holidays in Boston, you’ll find some amazing seasonal flowers and trees at the Public Garden, as well lovely monuments, fountains, and even a lagoon that hosts Swan Boat races.

More than 80 species of plants are cultivated in the Public Garden’s greenhouses, by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, which are used for future plantings in more than 50 other locations in the city. 

Revere House

Take a peak into life in the late 1700’s at Revere House, the former residence of Paul Revere located on the Freedom Trail’s North End. Visiting the Revere House is one of the most treasured Boston Holiday Activities because the house takes on a picture-postcard atmosphere that is a perfect example of the Boston homes in Revere’s time.

If you love history, you’ll enjoy getting an up-close-and-personal look at this revolutionary character by viewing unique period pieces, such as fine silver, inside. Revere House has become a National Historic Landmark in Boston since Revere’s infamous ride from this small wooden home on 1775. Revere House is downtown Boston’s oldest building, and one of the only buildings of its kind remaining today that gives us a glimpse into colonial America.

Revere House was built in approximately 1680, on the site of the former parsonage of the Second Church of Boston. The Minister of the Second Church and his family lived in the home until it was destroyed by fire in 1676. A new home was built on the same ground 4 years later.

The 2016 Boston Flower and Garden Show Coming This March!

The Boston Flower and Garden Show is the biggest indoor spring flower show in the United States and one of the Top 30 Flower and Garden Events in the U.S. It returns this year with more stunning garden displays curated by renowned landscape professionals, and with lectures from some of the top local nursery owners and industry experts.

The Show

From lectures and demonstrations to garden exhibits and marketplaces, the 2016 Boston Flower and Garden Show will bring the latest flower and gardening information – and products – to the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston from March 16th to the 20th. The theme for this year’s Boston Flower and Garden Show is Nurtured by Nature, which is perfect because attendees will surely be nurtured by all of the lovely sights and knowledge available at the show.

The care that’s put into the garden displays at the Boston Flower and Garden Show is astounding. Landscape artists, floral designers, garden growers, and more show off their most brilliant flower arrangements and garden plans, and they gather to offer their bits of wisdom and their enthusiasm for flowers. Guests typically come away inspired to include more flowers in their lives in some form.

The Details

Well-designed gardens and floral displays at the Show include popular houseplants, garden varietals, and common flowers for arranging. The Show is filled with opportunities to learn how to liven your living space with flowers, spruce up a classic or modern garden, and even grow flowers and plants for food.

To find out more about the Show, visit the Boston Flower and Garden Show’s website. You’ll be able to view hours and ticket prices, and you’ll get directions and parking information. There will be a coat and bag check at the show, so you don’t need to worry about lugging these items around as you marvel at all of the displays. And, there will be plenty of photo opportunities so bring your camera!

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