SPRING THINGS
Garden events, plant sales, and tours.
WINE 101, a wine education and tasting event at Back Bay Events Center in Boston, will be held the evening of April 27. It benefits the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, which provides nonmedical services on a 10-acre landscaped and wooded property in Harvard for women and their families coping with breast cancer. Tickets are $50, and the tastings are from women vintners in Napa Valley. Events center, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston; healing garden, 978-456-3532, healinggarden.net
Catch spring officially unfurling at the NEW ENGLAND WILD FLOWER SOCIETY'S GARDEN IN THE WOODS OPENING WEEKEND today from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the society's headquarters in Framingham. On April 22 from noon to 4 p.m., Garden in the Woods will be the site of the society's annual EARTH DAY celebration, which will include guided tours of the garden, an animal show, storytelling, face painting, and a wildflower seed planting activity. 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, 508-877-7630, newfs.org
THE ANNUAL ART IN BLOOM event at the MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, April 21 through 24, features floral arrangements by 66 New England garden clubs and several professional fl oral designers. Family Day is April 21, with the gala opening celebration that evening. Monday Night Open House is April 23 from 5 to 9:45 p.m., when admission is free. Throughout the event, floral presentations, master classes, lectures, and guided tours will be offered. 465 Huntington Avenue, 617-369-3169, mfa.org
THE MIDDLESEX CONSERVATION DISTRICT SPRING PLANT SALE, April 27 from 3 to 6 p.m. and April 28 from 8 a.m. to noon at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Westford, includes tree and shrub seedlings, perennials, fruits, herbs, ground covers, and garden supplies. South Chelmsford Road, Westford, 978-692-9395, middlesexconservation.org
AN HERB SALE AT LYMAN ESTATE GREENHOUSES in Waltham, May 3 through 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p. m., will offer thousands of naturally grown culinary, medicinal, and ornamental herbs. Proceeds support the greenhouse. 185 Lyman Street, Waltham, 781-891-4882, ext. 244, historicnewengland.org
THE NEW ENGLAND UNIT OF THE HERB SOCIETY OF AMERICA will present its 27TH ANNUAL HERB PLANT SALE at Elm Bank on May 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Offerings include perennial and annual herbs, heirloom plants, shade plants, ground covers, and new plant varieties. 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, neuhsa.org
A TOUR OF THE HIDDEN GARDENS OF BEACON HILL will be conducted May 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The self-guided tour starts at Charles and Mt. Vernon streets and at Charles and Chestnut streets. Advance tickets are $25 and are available from Beacon Hill merchants or by sending a check and self-addressed stamped envelope to Beacon Hill Garden Club 2007 Tour, Box 302, Charles Street Station, Boston, MA 02114. Tickets are $30 on the day of the tour. 617-227-4392, beaconhillgardenclub.org
THE ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR at the CONCORD MUSEUM will be held June 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets for this self-guided tour of eight private gardens are $30 in advance, $35 the day of the tour. Proceeds support the Concord Museum's educational initiatives. Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road, 978-369-9763, concordmuseum.org
THE SOUTH END GARDEN TOUR, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., starts in front of the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, and includes community spaces and private gardens. Advance tickets are $17 and are available from local businesses, including Aunt Sadie's, 18 Union Park Street, and 
