Members of the Friends of Robbins Town Gardens and the Arlington Historical Society are invited to attend a special program. Lucinda Brockway will be speaking on “Polishing a Masterpiece: Rediscovering the Winfield Robbins Memorial Garden”. The program will be held at Arlington Town Hall on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to […]

Calling all Gardeners interested in helping to maintain the Robbins Garden-  May 9, 7:30pm coffee Dear folks,  As hopefully you have noticed, the WInfield Robbins Memorial Garden - the one at the center of Town located between the Library and Town Hall, is slowly being restored.  The reflecting pool is repaired, the Indian restored and the […]

Cash Bar, Savory Hors d’Oeuvres, Music and Theater. Tickets: $25.00 in advance, $30 at the door Available at the Town Hall Select Board office, the Book Rack or the Chamber of Commerce Celebration sponsored by the Town of Arlington, the Friends of Robbins Town Gardens, the Arlington Historical Commission, the Cyrus Dallin Museum, and the […]

Join Mona to finish the spiny branches piled on the small cotoneaster in areas 2 & 3 and work on rabbit fencing in area 7. Work group will also dig out some daylilies near the coffee tree, trim the juniper trees and will lightly cultivate the mulch near the Deutzia. Anyone wishing to help should bring […]

Meet at the carriage house and work in the Whittemore Robbins House Garden. Parking:   We provide free parking permits for parking near the Carriage House Wear gloves.  Bring water and hand tools if you want.  We have long-handled tools and garden carts.

Work Plan:  Spreading mulch which will be brought to work areas for spreading by town summer interns. Meeting place:  Meet Emily Snyder at the Carriage House behind Whittemore Robbins House (700R Mass. Ave., Arlington Ctr.) Parking:   We provide free parking permits for parking near the Carriage HouseWear gloves.  Bring water and hand tools if you want. […]