Garden Tour Season

It's Garden Tour - and Lilacs - Season

The lilacs in my yard have been out for over a week.  Like most everything else, they’re early this year with this topsy-turvy up-is-down weather we’ve been experiencing.

I know they’re early because Lilac Sunday is held every year at the Arnold Arboretum on Mothers Day.  And Mum doesn’t get her day for two more weeks.

It seems that gardeners won’t have to worry that things haven’t bloomed by the time this year’s garden tours roll around.  I finally had a moment to update the garden tours page here so you can check out the upcoming Massachusetts garden tours in 2012.  The list seems a bit shorter – putting together house or garden tours is a huge undertaking for the groups that put them on.  Some have discontinued their tours, others have opted for an every other year schedule.

A garden tour is an opportunity to get new ideas for your yard and garden, to see private outside spaces that you otherwise wouldn’t, or just a great way to enjoy a spring or summer day.  Not to mention – your ticket purchase benefits local libraries, historical societies, museums, etc.

Categories: Area Events
Tags: Gardening

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1. Rachael said at May 4th, 2012 at 12:21 pm

   oh how useful! Thank you. I’m planning on shelling out the dollars for the Beacon Hill tour for the first time this year. Every year I pass the open doorways and wish I had planned to attend. Looking forward to it.

2. John said at May 15th, 2012 at 8:51 pm

   Thanks for the post. I wasn’t even aware that tours like this existed. Sounds like a great thing for both locals and tourists.

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