The Boston Traveler

Each year, the non-profit organization Massachusetts Horticultural Society sponsors a spring flower show guaranteed to rid you of the winter blahs, just in time for the actual arrival of what many consider nature’s most agreeable season.
This year’s New England Spring Flower Show, the 134th annual event, began last Saturday and is heading into its final weekend at Boston’s Bayside Expo Center (200 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, 617-474-6000). Hours for the general public are 10am–9pm on Saturday and 10am–6pm on Sunday, the last day of the exhibit.
The invigorating theme of the show is Rhapsody in Green, which aims to promote …read more

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Have the cold, inclement weather and shorter wintry days customary in the East right now put you in a seasonal funk? If you’re among the many people who suffer from the blahs at about this time of the year — yours truly included — I suggest taking advantage of an oasis of warmth and summertime beauty graciously offered to the public by Boston’s Museum of Science (Science Park, Boston, 617-723-2500).
The museum’s Butterfly Garden overlooking the Charles River is unlike any other exhibit and as such, it provides a true respite for visitors seeking some natural relief from the artificial …read more

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