2010 Spring and Summer Events
Massachusetts
‘A Feast for the Senses’ - Boston Flower & Garden Show
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society
(Wed. March 24- Sun. March 28)
Seaport World Trade Center – Boston, MA 02210
www.masshort.org
Cape Cod Rhododendron Festival and Garden Tours
(Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5)
Private home in Sandwich, Cotuit, and Osterville open their gardens to the public
Festival also offers a rare rhododendron auction, plant sale, book signings, exhibits, lectures....
Heritage Museums and Gardens – Pine Street, Sandwich, MA 02563
(508)888-3300 or (508)888-6870
Email: info@thorntonburgess.org
www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
Earth Day Celebration
(Saturday, April 24)
New England Wildflower Society – Garden in the Woods
180 Hemenway Road – Framingham, MA 01701
(508)877-7630
www.newfs.org
‘Gardens Before and After’ - Rockport Garden Tour
(July 9 and July 10)
www.rockportusa.com/festival
Harwich House and Garden Tour
(Saturday June 27 – 10AM to 2PM)
The tour will include properties in Harwich including Willow House Inn, Harwich Center’s
Sidney Underwood House, and Helliwell House; also additional gardens in Harwich
Port and East Harwich.
(508)432-8089
www.wickedlocal.com/harwich/harwich/fun/entertainment
Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill
(Thursday, May 20 – 9AM to 5PM)
Tours of eleven gardens open to the public for the first time.
Tickets available beginning April 22 – check web site for ticket purchase information
www.beaconhillgardenclub.org
Lenox 20th Annual Garden & House Tour
‘Hidden Treasures of the Berkshires’
(Saturday, July 10)
The tour will include six Stockbridge properties as well as several houses
Stockbridge, MA
www.lenoxgardenclub.net
Sandwich Garden Tour
(Wednesday, July 14 – 11AM to 3PM, Raindate July 16)
Tour will include a number of lovely private home gardens in Sandwich – Cape Cod
Sandwich, MA
Email: info@thorntonburgess.org
www.thorntonburgess.org
Connecticut
Connecticut Flower and Garden Show – Hartford Convention Center
(February 18 – February 21)
(860)844-8461
www.ctflowershow.com
Westport Connecticut Hidden Garden Tour
(Sunday, June 13)
Wesport, CT
www.joynewtondesigncs.com
Trade Secrets
(Saturday, May 15 and Sunday May 16)
Antiques, plant sale on Saturday and tour of three beautiful gardens on Sunday
Sharon, CT
www.tradesecretsct.com
Maine
Northern New England Home Garden and Flower Show
(May 14 – May 16)
Fryeburg Fairgrounds – Fryeburg, ME
www.homegardenflowershow.com
63rd Annual Camden House and Garden Tour
(July 15 – 9:30AM to 4:00PM)
A unique Decorator Show House & Guest Cottage Tour
Camden, Maine
www.camdengardenclub.com
New Hampshire
17th Annual Field of Lupines Festival
(June 4 – June 20)
Sponsored by the Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 780 - Franconia, NH 03580
1-603-823-5661
Rhode Island
- Check back soon!
Around the Country
Each state has guided botanical tours. If you plan to visit a certain area, check online for guided garden tours, historic homes with noteworthy private gardens, botanical gardens and specialty gardens. Also look for local nurseries and garden centers that often have their own display gardens.
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta, GA | (404) 876-5859
www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn, NY | (718) 623-7200
Guided tours free with admission. Weekends @ 1PM, no reservations needed. Group tours offered with reservation.
www.bbg.org
Monticello
Charlottesville, VA | April 1st - October 31st | (434) 984-9822
Guided tours of Thomas Jefferson's restored flower and vegetable gardens, tree grove and fruit orchards.
www.monticello.org
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, IL | (847) 835-5440
Spring garden walks, walking tours, group tours and special events.
www.chicagobotanic.org
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
San Francisco, CA | (415) 661-1316
Daily tours and family walks (free with admission).
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
Gardens to Visit
Massachusetts
Arnold Arboretum
The Arborway | Jamaica Plain, MA | (617) 524-1718
Garden in the Woods
New England Wildflower Society | Framingham, MA | (508) 877-6574
www.newfs.org
Lyman Estate and Greenhouses
185 Lyman Street | Waltham, MA | (617) 893-7232
Newbury Perennial Gardens & Nursery
65 Orchard Street | Byfield, MA | (978) 462-1144
24 beautiful display gardens spread over 16 acres, a garden shop, and a large selection of perennials, annuals, herb, shrubs, trees, garden accessories, and more...
www.newburyperennialgardens.com
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive | Boylston, MA | (413) 869-6111
Tranquil Lake Nursery
45 River Street | Rehoboth, MA | (508) 252-4002
Incredible display gardens for daylilies and irises, and other display gardens.
Connecticut
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center
10 Deerfield Lane | Ansonia, CT | (203) 736-9360
104 acre nature preserve, with several gardens featuring ferns and wildflowers, a hummingbird and butterfly garden, and over two miles of trails.
Sundial Gardens
Brault Hill Road Extension | Higganum, CT | (860) 345-4290
Classical and Victorian historical gardens with a 17th century knot garden, herb gardens and a tea room serving traditional afternoon tea.
Elizabeth Rose Park Gardens
Prospect Avenue | Hartford, CT | (860) 722-6514
Home to the first municipal rose garden planted in the United States. Roses are in peak bloom in June.
Glebe House and Gertrude Jekyll Garden
Hollow Road | Woodbury, CT | (203) 263-2855
The only Gertrude Jekyll garden in existence in the US.
Maine
Asticou Azalea Garden
Seal Harbor, ME
A 2.3 acre garden, created by created to preserve the plants from the Beatrix Farrand estate, displays over 20 varieties of azaleas in a beautiful setting including a stream, an iris-bordered pond, and a Japanese meditation garden.
www.asticou.com
Beatrix Farrand Garden at College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME | (207) 288-5015
Beautiful restored garden designed by Beatrix Farrand.
Thuya Lodge and Gardens/Asticou Terraces
Mount Desert Island, ME | (207) 276-5130
A 1.5 acre garden with two long color arranged beautiful perennial borders surrounded by woodland. 110 varieties over the 128 foot length.
New Hampshire
The Fells - John Hay National Wildlife Refuge on Lake Sunapee
Newbury, NH | (603) 763-4789
A 20th-century summer estate, with a 100-foot perennial border, rose terrace, a brook that trickles to a Japanese water lily pool, a hillside rock garden with an incredible collection of alpine and native plants, a secret garden, and more...
www.thefells.org
Rhododendron State Park
Fitzwilliam, NH | (603) 632-8862
Over 16 acres of wild rhododendrons, paths and trails with great views of the plants and the mountains beyond the park.
Rhode Island
Blithewold Mansion and Gardens
Bristol, RI
Property features gardens and an arboretum on 33 acres overlooking Narragansett Bay.
Green Animals Topiary Gardens
Portsmouth, RI
The gardens have over 6 dozen trees and shrubs groomed and sculpted. Some have the shape of animals. The garden also features fruit trees, flower beds and a rose arbor.
Roger Williams Park
Providence, RI | (401) 785-9450
430 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, a carousel, and historic buildings.
Wilcox Park
Westerly, RI | (401) 596-8590
A turn of the century park featuring dozens of specimen trees, shrubs, and flower beds; along with a pond, fountain and monuments. The park also has a dwarf conifer collection, and a variety of daylilies and perennials.
Vermont
Little Siberia Perennials
Granville, VT
A nursery set high, dry, and windswept in Vermont's High Mountain area. The 25 sweeping display gardens float with color and display a collection of 950 varieties of hardy ornamentals that not only survive but thrive and flourish in this severe climate from frost to frost.
All About Gardens
Bostongardens.com
All kinds of information on garden events, exhibits, courses, links, etc.
ILoveGardens.com
A treasury of information on glorious public and private gardens for garden lovers to visit.