The Twentieth Annual Pittsfield Garden Tour, to be held this year on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17, is a very easily navigated self-guided tour. First you need to obtain a ticket (passport), either before the tour or on the days of the tour.
Although the tickets can be used on either day, they may not be transferred to another person. Each garden is numbered and the ticket will contain a map showing you where each of the gardens is located.

Throughout the route there are pink Garden Tour signs – floating pink and white balloons – showing the direction; at each garden there is a large tent sign with balloons to let you know you have arrived.

Upon arrival you will be greeted at the entrance by a volunteer who will stamp your passport with a rubber stamp unique to that garden. You need not attend the gardens in any particular order and you may attend each garden as many times as you wish during the two days of the tour. Usually the gardeners themselves will be on hand to answer any questions.

Please have fun and enjoy this lovely garden tour. Passports (Non-transferrable tickets) go on sale Monday, June 8th. Buy early and save. Tickets are $16.00 prior to July 12th and from July 12th to the 17th tickets are $20.00 available during regular store hours at the following locations:

Crown Jewelers, Allendale Shopping Center, Pittsfield
Carr Hardware, 547 North Street, Pittsfield
Different Drummer Kitchen, 374 Pittsfield Road, Lenox
Berkshire Mountain Bakery-Pizza Cafe, 180A Elm St, Pittsfield
The Bookstore, 11 Housatonic Street, Lenox
Carr Hardware, 179 State Road, North Adams
Carr Hardware, 256 Main Street, Great Barrington

On the days of the Tour the passports (tickets) are available in a tent at the Pittsfield Common, Fenn Street from 9:30 – 4 p.m. on Saturday and from 11:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets on these days are $20.00. For more information and hours, email info@pittsfieldgardentour.org.  Image from www.theberkshireedge.com.