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💐Fall Flower Show 9/18-20 & Preview 9/17
🌿Horticulture ‘for the public good’ since 1829
🎨Classes & workshops year round
🌱Garden at Elm Bank open daily

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Returning this September: New England Fall Flower Show💐🌱🛍️ For three days, the Garden at Elm Bank will be filled with vendors, award-winning exhibits, local food trucks, demonstrations and speakers, and floral installations. This year we’re all ‘Growing Together’ to enjoy shared experiences, collaboration, and the beauty of collective growth.

We’re sharing a peek at what you’ll see when you visit this September... get ready to be wowed by flowers, delighted by vendors, and taught by experts!

💐 New England Fall Flower Show: Growing Together
📆 Friday, September 18 - Sunday, September 20, 2026
🎉 Preview Party Thursday, September 17
📍 Garden at Elm Bank (900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482)
🎟️ Tickets required - visit link in bio!

Thank you to partners!
Presenting Sponsor @lifeatbartlett
Patron Sponsor @hartleyusa
Media Partners
@nehomemagazine
@conngardener
@yankeemagazine

#flowershow #newengland #gardens #homeandgarden #vendorboutique

Thank you to partners who will be joining us at the event🌱
Presenting Sponsor @lifeatbartlett
Patron Sponsor @hartleyusa
Media Partners
@nehomemagazine
@conngardener
@yankeemagazine

✨ Growing Together Preview Party - Thursday, September 17 from 6-10pm
Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dancing in the garden after dark among immersive displays and floral exhibits. Tickets include food, drink, curated swag, and a Premier Flower Show ticket!
🍪🎨 Treats and immersive art experience sponsored by Sweet Botanical Bakes @sweetbotanicalbakes
🥂 Food & beverage by @peppersartfulevents
🎶 Music all night by DJ Brian Lee with @elevatedpulse
👠 Attire: Cocktail Garden Party (floral textures, patterns & movement, funky fascinators & hats, coordinated styles for ‘Growing Together’)

Share this with the friend you’re ‘Growing Together’ with this fall💐🤝 and join us to:
🌿 View award-winning exhibits in Horticulture, Floral Design, Botanical Arts, and Photography
🛍️ Explore plants, gardening products, artisan creations, and more from returning favorites and new vendors
💐 Experts share their horticultural knowledge on the main stage tent, including special demonstrations and displays from the Sogetsu School of Ik taken in Massachusetts Horticultural Society by @masshort

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The Flower Party of the Season is Blooming Thursday 9/17... ✨🌸
Grab your favorite floral fit. Curate your funky fascinator. Get ready for cocktails, mingling, and dancing in a garden full of flowers!

Our Preview Party kicks off the New England Fall Flower Show on Thursday, September 17 in the Garden at Elm Bank.
Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dancing in the garden after dark among immersive displays and floral exhibits. Tickets include food, drink and curated swag!

Live art experience & floral sweets sponsored by Sweet Botanical Bakes
Food & beverage by Peppers Artful Events
Music all night by DJ Brian lee with Elevated Pulse

🎟️ Tickets are limited & selling out — reserve yours today to join us for this fun, floral evening!

#flowershow #previewparty #gardenparty #newengland #boston taken in Massachusetts Horticultural Society by @masshort

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Our 122nd Honorary Medals Dinner is coming up in just 3 weeks! This ceremony celebrates a 195-year tradition of awarding medals to individuals and organizations for their contributions to horticulture for the public good, while marking the introduction of the R. Wayne Mezitt Medal – the first new medal established since 1927.

Swipe to read more about each of our awardees who will be receiving their medals on Thursday, October 29, and the organizations they’ve contributed to for the public good🏅

RSVPs are due this Thursday, October 8 to join us for dinner and drinks at this historic awards ceremony.

#HonoraryMedals #massachusettshorticulturalsociety #horticulture #masshort #since1829 taken in Massachusetts Horticultural Society by @masshort

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The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has been putting on a spectacular flower show in New England since 1829, fostering a deep love for nature and community that spans nearly two centuries. Today, this vibrant celebration has found its perfect home at their historic Elm Bank property, where September offers an idyllic backdrop to experience the stunning estate gardens in full splendor. I was treated to an enchanting array of incredible floral designs, pristine cut specimens, and intricately crafted fairy gardens that sparked my imagination. With an inviting selection of curated local vendors and delicious food options, the festive atmosphere transforms the grounds into an event that the entire family would enjoy. Because this beautiful showcase only runs for one singular weekend, be sure to mark your calendar for this time next year so you do not miss a single moment of its seasonal magic. #flowershow #ikebana #floraldesign #nativeplants #sogetsu taken in Massachusetts Horticultural Society's the Gardens at Elm Bank by @masshort

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This is your sign to go see flowers @masshort for the 140th New England Fall Flower Show 🌸

This weekend only in Wellesley, MA at the Garden at Elm Bank.

Photographs by Victor Schrager
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Massachusetts, gardeners, florists, slow living by @masshort

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🍂 Your perfect fall weekend starts here.🎶

Spend September 17–19 surrounded by blooms, gardens, and inspiration at the New England Fall Flower Show at the Garden at Elm Bank, then keep the celebration going on September 20 with Boston Baroque’s season opener, Haydn’s The Seasons, at NEC’s Jordan Hall.

From flowers in full bloom to music inspired by the changing seasons, it’s the perfect way to welcome fall in New England. 🍁

Swipe to learn more about each event! ✨

#NewEnglandFallFlowerShow #BostonBaroque #HaydnsTheSeasons #FallInNewEngland by @masshort

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🌸 GIVEAWAY MONTH IS HERE! 🌸

🚨This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered! 🚨

We’re kicking off September Giveaway Month with a chance to experience the New England Fall Flower Show: Growing Together at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society | The Garden at Elm Bank! 🌿✨

Discover stunning floral installations, award-winning plant and design exhibits, curated vendors, food trucks, engaging demonstrations, expert speakers, and plenty of inspiration!

Want a chance to visit? Enter below!
🌼 Follow @visitmetrowest
🌼 Follow @masshort
🌼 Tag the friend you’d bring with you in the comments!

Learn more about the show: https://www.masshort.org/fall-flower-show

And keep checking back every Monday — we’ve got more September giveaways coming! 👀

📅 Entries close on September 9th at 10:00 PM
🔞 Must be 21+ to enter. Giveaway not sponsored or endorsed by Meta.
🏆 Winner will be notified via DM from @visitmetrowest. If the winner does not respond within 3 days, another winner will be selected. taken in Wellesley, Massachusetts by @masshort

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An historic celebration of plants and the people who love them returns this September to Wellesley, MA: New England Fall Flower Show💐🌱🛍️

For three days, the Garden at Elm Bank will be filled with vendors, award-winning exhibits, local food trucks, demonstrations and speakers, and floral installations. This year we’re all ‘Growing Together’ to enjoy shared experiences, collaboration, and the beauty of collective growth.

Don't miss the Growing Together Preview Party ✨ (Thursday, September 17 from 6-10pm) to enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dancing in the garden after dark among immersive displays and floral exhibits. Get tickets with the link in our bio!

📸: Massachusetts Horticultural Society (@masshort) by @masshort

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We’re excited for Coldbrooke Pottery to return as a vendor at the New England Fall Flower Show, and as a feature in our Preview Party Gift Bags🌼 Get your tickets to shop them and 50+ other vendors on September 18-20, 2026 at the Garden at Elm Bank💐

About: Coldbrooke Pottery creates handthrown containers and accessories for the gardening connoisseur. Flowerpots, herb markers, terrariums and more will make your garden glow. Traditional materials, shapes and decorative details complement each potted plant.

#flowershow #fallflowershow #newengland #vendormarket #gardeners taken in Massachusetts Horticultural Society by @masshort

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We’re 15 days away from the Flower Party of the season! Grab your favorite floral fit. Curate your funky fascinator. Get ready for cocktails, mingling, and dancing in a garden full of flowers!

Our Preview Party kicks off the New England Fall Flower Show on Thursday, September 17 in the Garden at Elm Bank.

Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dancing in the garden after dark among immersive displays and floral exhibits. Tickets include food, drink and curated swag!

Live art experience & floral sweets sponsored by Sweet Botanical Bakes @sweetbotanicalbakes
Food & beverage by Peppers Artful Events @peppersartfulevents
Music all night by DJ Brian Lee with Elevated Pulse @elevatedpulse

🎟️ Tickets are limited & selling out — reserve yours today to join us for this fun, floral evening!

#flowershow #previewparty #gardenparty #newengland #boston taken in Massachusetts Horticultural Society by @masshort

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For the third year, Bottle Branch will be a vendor at the New England Fall Flower Show🌼 Get your tickets to shop them and 50+ other vendors on September 18-20, 2026 at the Garden at Elm Bank💐

About: Working with homegrown and wild plants, I use contemporary photography techniques to create playful and elegant images of flowers, plants and nature. In 2016, I began applying this botanical photography to cards and notepads, sticky notes, gift tags and more, which are now sold in over 100 shops nationwide. I also sell fine art still life images of flowers from my garden - images that are a record of flowers blooming at a particular moment in the cycle of seasons, as well as an exuberant tribute to the beauty of nature. I include plant names on the reverse of both paper products and fine art prints – a nod to my background as a botanist, and belief that there is power in naming and knowing the natural world.

#flowershow #fallflowershow #newengland #vendormarket #gardeners by @masshort

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We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be at the New England Fall Flower Show @elmbankevents
Join us September 18–20 for our signature handcrafted spritzes, seasonal provisions, and three beautiful days celebrating all things fall & floral.
We can’t wait to see you there and take in all the beauty of the season.

Tickets available through @masshort taken in The Garden at Elm Bank Events by @masshort

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