Soares Cicada Celebration!

Saturday, June 7th

Brittany Lord from the Mass. Extension service will be here from 1:00- 2:00 pm to give a brief talk on Cicadas and answer any questions you may have. Enter a drawing for a Soares Nursery Gift Basket worth $100 (drawing held June 18th), take pictures with our giant Cicada, and enjoy our kids’ cicada drawing activities! In addition, we will have copies of a Cicada educational graphic novel “Cicadapocalypse” that will teach you about these amazing insects (one included in the gift Basket!) Come experience this once-every-17-year event!

Click here to find out more about cicadas

Garden Collaboration with MASSTC

More information coming soon!

Find out more about Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center at https://www.masstc.org/

Hydrangea Festival – Tour of Terrys’ Garden

Saturday, July 12th and Friday, July 18th 10-3

More information coming soon!

Native Plants of Penikese Island

Wednesday, July 16th 5:30 – 7:30
at MBL in Woods Hole!

Soares is helping celebrate 150 years of Botanical Surveys on Penikese Island! Join us for a reception at the Marine Biological Laboratory, hosted by the Penikese Island School, showcasing their new mission of environmental education for all ages. We will be bringing our native plants from American Beauties to the party!

This is a FREE EVENT​: Food + drink, plants + history!​

Find out more here:
https://www.penikese.org/mblevent2025

2nd Annual Monarch Butterfly Days at Aptucxet

Saturday, August 23rd 10-3
(Rain Date – Sunday, August 24th 10-3)
at Aptucxet Museum

Join us in celebrating Butterfly Days at Aptucxet this year! Soares will have a demonstration and will be selling native plants there! More information coming soon!