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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear Olivia, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks so much for your interest in New England
WIld Flower Society and ART GOES WILD
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>events at Garden in the Woods. For more about ART
GOES WILD, please visit: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><A
href="http://www.newfs.org/artgoeswild/agwpress.html">http://www.newfs.org/artgoeswild/agwpress.html</A></FONT></U></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you need hi-res images to illustrate your story, please
contact me or Lisa Mattei at <A href="mailto:lmattei@newenglandWILD.org"><FONT
color=#000000>lmattei@newenglandWILD.org</FONT></A>. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Come hear <STRONG>Patino Vazquez and Los Sugar Kings
</STRONG><FONT color=#00ff00>LIVE</FONT> in a magnificent garden
setting!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>New England Wild Flower Society's<STRONG> <FONT
color=#ff0000>ART GOES WILD: Innovation With Native Plants</FONT></STRONG>
continues through October at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA, and includes
musical events throughout the season sponsored by <STRONG>Club
Passim.</STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Saturday evening, July 14 </STRONG>Come to
the exhibit, featuring flying saucer gardens, a labyrinth, garden demonstrations
and, of course, </FONT><FONT face=Arial> <STRONG>live music & a
picnic at the woodland stage beginning at 5:30 pm by
the Patino Vazquez and Los Sugar Kings. Could there be a more
romantic way to spend a summer evening? </STRONG> (<EM>See full listing
below</EM>)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>MORE DETAIL ON THE
TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE & PICNIC SERIES FOR ADULTS:</FONT></EM></STRONG>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Celebrate the
75<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary of New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the
Woods with the ART GOES WILD: Innovation with Native Plants Exhibition and
special events. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For $14 per person,
enjoy an incomparable romantic evening at the ART GOES WILD Twilight Performance
& Picnic Series, on Saturday evenings 5:30-8:30 on July 14 and August 11,
co-sponsored by Club Passim of Cambridge. Purchase a gourmet
picnic, or bring your own, and then get set to savor world music strains at the
woodland stage, surrounded by a glowing sunset on a summer
evening. All purchases support the plant conservation programs of New
England Wild Flower Society. For advance tickets, contact the Registrar at <A
href="mailto:registrar@newenglandWILD.org">registrar@newenglandWILD.org</A> or
508-877-7630 x 3303. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Saturday, July 14,</SPAN></B> Patino Vazquez and Los
Sugar Kings –Dynamic rhythms and sweet sounds drive the eclectic, sonic fiesta
music of Cuban-born Patino Vazquez. With global influences from
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Mali</st1:country-region> to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Venezuela</st1:country-region></st1:place>, their joyful sounds are
sure to motivate your “swaying hips and kissing
lips.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Saturday, August 11,</SPAN></B> D’Rafel with
Gitano—Award-winning guitarist D/Rafael brings his unique gypsy music go the
Garden. Gitano’s Latin, classical, and jazz sounds will move you to dance
and romance. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><U>ART GOES WILD EXHIBIT LISTING:</U></STRONG>
</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans"><STRONG>NEW ENGLAND
WILD FLOWER SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENT: </STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><A
name=OLE_LINK1><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans"><STRONG> ART
GOES WILD </STRONG></SPAN></U></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans">is now on
exhibit daily through October 31, 2007. The site-specific
environmental art installation features 11 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Destination</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Gardens</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> by <STRONG>W. Gary Smith
</STRONG>celebrating 75 years of New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the
Woods. Live DEMONSTRATIONS, “75 GREAT NATIVE PLANTS, on July 1 and
July 15 at 1 pm. , NATIVE PLANT ART STATION, on July 14 at 1 pm, GARDENING TIPS
FOR MEADOW WILDFLOWERS at 11 am on July 14 and 28. See details at
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.newenglandwild.org/"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans">www.newenglandWILD.org</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans">. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>EXHIBIT and demonstrationsincluded
FREE with admission. <I>WILD</I> gift purchases, native plant purchases, and
memberships support the Society’s plant conservation programs. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>508-877-7630.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><STRONG>NEW ENGLAND WILD
FLOWER SOCIETY’S GARDEN IN THE WOODS, </STRONG>botanical garden and native plant
sanctuary, 45 acres with 1,500 native varieties, including 200 rare and
endangered species. Sales nursery features enormous native plant
selection. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">180 Hemenway Road</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Framingham</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:address>. (508) 877-7630, <A
href="http://www.newenglandwild.org/">www.newenglandWILD.org</A>.
75<SUP>th</SUP> Anniversary Celebration and Environmental Art Exhibit,
“<STRONG>ART GOES WILD: Innovation with Native Plants</STRONG> by W. Gary Smith,
May 19-October 31, 2007. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><STRONG>SPRING HOURS:</STRONG> Open
daily, April 15-August 31; 9 a.m.- 7 p.m.; Sept. 1-October 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission: $7, Seniors: $5, Children and Young Adults (6-18 yrs): $3, Members
and Children under 6: Free. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Tours</st1:place></st1:City> daily at 10 Weekends at 2, no
reservations required. Museum store, bookstore, native plant <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">nursery</st1:PersonName> and special events. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Memberships and all purchases support
plant conservation. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><STRONG>NOTE:</STRONG> Need mobility
assistance? Reserve a glorious cart tour of the Garden and
Exhibit by contacting Bonnie Drexler at <A
href="mailto:bdrexler@newenglandWILD.org">bdrexler@newenglandWILD.org</A>.
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>Other Upcoming 75 Anniversary Musical Performances,
Festivals, and Demos</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>July 14 ART GOES WILD <STRONG>Twilight
Performance</STRONG> and Picnic Series begins with <STRONG>Patino Vasquez and
Los Sugar Kings</STRONG> 5:30-8:30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>July 14 Demo Free with Admission-<STRONG>Native
Plant Art Station</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>July 14, 28 Demo Free with
Admission-<STRONG>Gardening Tips for Meadow Wildflowers</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>July 15 Demo Free with Admission-- <STRONG>75 Great
Native Plants</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>July 28 Demo Free with Admission-<STRONG>Best Native
Plants for Fall Color</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>July 29 Family performing art series continues with
<STRONG>"Les Julian and Color Outside the Lines"</STRONG> music</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Aug 26 ART GOES WILD <STRONG>MEADOW MADNESS</STRONG>
festival</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Aug 11 ART GOES WILD Twilight Music Series with
<STRONG>D'Rafael with Gitano</STRONG>-World Music at 5:30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sept 15 <STRONG>GARDENERS DAY</STRONG> festival
10-3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Oct 14 <STRONG>FALL FAMILY
FESTIVAL</STRONG>12-4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>STORY OF ART GOES WILD</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Contact:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Debra
Strick</st1:PersonName>, Marketing and Public Relations <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(508) 877-7630, x 3501 <A
href="mailto:dstrick@newenglandWILD.org">dstrick@newenglandWILD.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="http://www.newfs.org/">Images</A> at
lmattei@newenglandWILD.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
size=3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></H3>
<H4 style="MARGIN: 12pt 0in 3pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ART
GOES WILD Exhibit Celebrates Museum’s 75 Year Anniversary<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Framingham, Massachusetts</B>-- New England
Wild Flower Society celebrates the 75<SUP>th</SUP><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>year of its living museum,<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Garden in the Woods</B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With the Garden and its premier
collection of 1,500 North American wildflower species as the medium and the
artist’s eye of famed landscape architect and environmental artist <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">W. Gary Smith</B>, the Society marks the
anniversary of this beloved living museum with a spectacular site-specific art
installation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">May 19 through October 31, 2007</B>, take a
walk on the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">WILD</I> side with <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">ART GOES WILD: Innovation with Native
Plants</B>, on exhibit at the convergence of environmental art and native plant
horticulture.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The show features
eleven “destination gardens” within the 45 acres of Garden in the Woods itself
and promises to be <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">the most important show of the decade
</I></B>for revealing the future of nature-based fine art, and livable
landscapes for all. With CLIMATE CHANGE facing us, combining art with the
ethics of lightening our footprint in our own landscapes gives a special
resonance to the idea of environmental art. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The
Society is proud to host the first major public installation in <st1:place
w:st="on">New England</st1:place> of the work of <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">W. Gary Smith</B>, perhaps the most
significant garden designer in the country today, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">specializing
in native plantings. Smith’s award-winning works include sites at Peirce’s Woods
at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Longwood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Gardens</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Winterthur</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Gardens</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:State w:st="on">Delaware</st1:State>
and <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Calloway</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Gardens</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Georgia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and public and private
gardens nationwide</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Garden is not compromised by Smith’s
sometimes dramatic, sometimes subtle “visual riffs,” but rather is elevated in
the 75<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary tribute to “a magical place,” as the artist
describes the naturalistic garden started by Will Curtis in 1932. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The
fresh exhibition honors the greatness of the past, while offering an entrée into
an entirely different time scale as the exhibit itself changes with the light
and plant palette through the seasons. “This is a much more challenging art form
than many, dealing with light and texture, serendipity and the changing aspects
of nature.” Smith continues, “Ecosystems are much more complex than anyone can
recreate-they are going to surprise you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The plants themselves will be beautiful, unlike what happens with much
nature-based fine art, where the artists may not understand what plants need to
thrive. With New England Wild Flower Society the native plants selected will be
grown beautifully, and very well suited to the various sculptural
expressions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The plants are as much
part of the excitement and exuberance of the exhibition as the artistic
elements.” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“ART
GOES WILD” </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">challenges us to
review our pre-conceptions about native plant design. Says Smith, “No one does
highly designed work with native plants today. The majority of people using
these plant materials have been focusing on restoration or naturalistic design.”
<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Inspired by the
formal abstract elements each plant presents, “ART GOES WILD” invites us to
change our thinking about using native plants in highly <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">ORNAMENTAL </I></B>ways – a concept as
innovative now as Garden in the Woods creator Will Curtis’ naturalistic
landscaping was in the 1930’s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“ART
GOES WILD” invites us all to consider design where the primary purpose is to be
interesting as a work of art, while still honoring ecological
considerations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In sharp
contrast with naturalistic garden design of the twentieth century, “ART GOES
WILD” emphasizes the mark of the human intervention and the sensibility of the
artist. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“An artist’s way
of engaging is very different from a garden designer or an ecologist,” says
Smith, who doesn’t initiate his projects as most landscape architects do, with
budgets, programs, and directives.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>He first draws what is right in front of him, without pre-thinking.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Soon a sense of order or structure
emerges—and that is where the eleven “destination gardens” of the exhibit derive
their inspiration. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rather
than trying to fit the environment to suit his designs, Smith is known for
reading the land and ecosystems and fitting his designs to the environment,
highlighting the particular beauty inherent in the location, and then tuning
into the unique qualities of that location.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He creates playful, fun, and special
environments.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The
exhibit features installations in the context of a large-scale public garden
space, yet the aim of the exhibit is to showcase ideas that are specifically
designed for easy adaptation to the scale of the home garden and smaller art
installations. Demonstrations for gardeners, families, artists, and the general
public are included in programming from May 18 through October 31<SUP>.
</SUP><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“ART GOES WILD” event
highlights include THE ART OF LIVABLE LANDSCAPES symposium with Rick Darke and
W. Gary Smith, Gardeners Day, Meadow Madness-at the peak of the meadow bloom
period, Fall Family Festival, and a Twilight Performing Arts Series.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">“ART GOES WILD:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Innovation with Native Plants” </B>is an
exciting preview of the NEXT glorious 75 years.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:place w:st="on">New
England</st1:place> Wild Flower Society, Garden in the Woods, <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">180 Hemenway Road</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Framingham</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:address>. 508-877-7630. Visit <A
href="http://www.newenglandwild.org/">www.newenglandWILD.org</A> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cart tours for mobility assistance, and
group tours may be scheduled with Bonnie Drexler at <A
href="mailto:bdrexler@newenglandWILD.org">bdrexler@newenglandWILD.org</A> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or x 3501. Garden Trails and Museum Store
Hours: <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">April 14-August 31: </B>Open
daily 9-7; <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">September 1-October 31</B>,
Open daily 9-5.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Informal tours
weekdays at 10 a.m. and weekends at 2:00 p.m. included with admission, no
reservations required. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Adults $7;
Seniors& Students $5; Youths 6-18 $3; Members and children 5 and under FREE.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>New England Wild Flower Society
offers the nation’s largest public native plant school.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Memberships and purchases support the
award-winning conservation programs of the Society. <SPAN
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