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  • Friday, June 13 & Saturday, June 14, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 2025 Carlisle Country Gardens Tour

    Join the Carlisle Garden Club for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you visit private gardens throughout Carlisle, Massachusetts, on Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14, 10 – 4. This year’s Tour features five stunning and diverse country gardens that are sure to delight. This event is held rain or shine. Early bird pricing in effect through May 31. Tickets may be purchased online https://www.carlislegardenclub.org/2025-garden-tour.html or by mail-in check addressed to Carlisle Garden Club, PO Box 231, Carlisle, MA 01741. Ticket booklets may be picked up or purchased on both days of the Tour on the Carlisle Town Common located in front of the First Religious Society Church, 27 School Street, Carlisle, MA 01741. All proceeds support the Carlisle Garden Club’s education and beautification initiatives, as well as a Scholarship program in Carlisle. Early bird pricing: Carlisle Garden Club members $20, Seniors $20, Adults $30. Regular pricing after June 1 – $35. The Carlisle Garden Club puts on a tour every other year, so take advantage – the next one won’t occur until 2027!

  • Friday, June 7 & Saturday, June 8, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Carlisle Country Garden Tour

    THE POPULAR CARLISLE COUNTRY GARDENS TOUR IS RETURNING
    ON FRIDAY JUNE 7 and SATURDAY JUNE 8, 2019. Advanced ticket sale is now open at www.carlislegardenclub.org Six memorable private gardens are open from 10 am to 4 pm each day, and our 2019 theme is Come to your Senses. At each property we’ll highlight details that encourage you to sharpen your senses as you bathe in the healing power of nature. So grab a small notebook to jot down ideas and plan a leisurely one- or two-day tour in a rural setting, just a few miles from Boston.  Buy your advance tickets online, or pick up self-service ticket forms at Ferns Country Store in Carlisle Center or Gleason Public Library at 22 Bedford Road in Carlisle.

  • Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Country Garden Tour & Plant Sale

    The 2017 Art in Our Gardens Country Garden Tour is scheduled for Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10, 2017.  Hours are 10 AM to 4 pm each day. Mark your calendar now. This event is a major fundraiser for the Carlisle Garden Club. Proceeds are used for town beautification projects, scholarships for high school students and civic programs.  Complete details and ticket purchase link may be found at http://carlislegardenclub.org.  Photo below, from 2015 tour, is a sculpture by artist Jic Davis entitled Girl in Stone.  Photo by Cary Spanbauer.

  • Sunday, September 18, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Gardens at Clock Barn

    The Gardens at Clock Barn in Carlisle, Massachusetts have been created by Maureen and Mike Ruettger over the last thirty years. The house and drying barn date back to 1790. As you enter the gardens through an arched gate, you walk by the old barn which has trays filled with herbs and flowers from the cutting garden beyond. These trays were built in the late 1930’s as a Works Progress Administration project for the drying of digitalis leaves for medicinal use. A grape arbor leads into a walled garden with four quadrants anchored by antique roses and mixed borders with sweeps of foxgloves, Salvia viridis, and nepeta intertwined with salad greens and edible herbs. A second tier is flanked by two reflecting pools fringed by Allium senescens montanum and an herbal tapestry design mirrored on each side. A greenhouse and potting area houses a collection of more than forty varieties of scented geraniums on one side and pots of kaffir limes, Meyer lemons, figs, bay, and rosemary on the other. Exiting the glass house, a canopy of 100-year-old oaks provides shade for paths that wind through a series of woodland gardens and past a small pond and water feature bordered by hakonechloa. Hosta divisions from the garden of Francis Williams anchor the first shade garden. Favorite plantings in these gardens include anemones, epimediums, Kirengeshoma palmata, Jeffersonia dubia, and shade-loving peonies. The path widens as you exit the gardens through a hornbeam arch to finish the tour below the face of The Clock Barn.

    The Garden Conservancy is pleased to present the opportunity to tour the Gardens as part of the Open Gardens 2016 Schedule, on Sunday, September 18 from 10 – 4. $7 admission. As part of this Open Day, there will be a special event, “Growing Food at Clock Barn Farm – A Program for Families,” with Annie Novak & Maureen Ruettgers. Registration details may be found at www.gardenconservancy.org.

    Directions: From Boston, take Route 24 south to Exit 14A and merge onto I-495 South. Take Exit 7A for Route 24 North toward Boston. Merge onto Route 24 North and go about 18 miles. Take Exit 21B to merge onto I-93 South toward I-95. Continue on I-95 North for 21 miles. Take Exit 31B for Route 4 North/Route 225 West. Merge onto Bedford Street/Route 225/Route 4 and continue to follow Route 225/Route 4 for 2.8 miles. Turn left at Carlisle Road/Route 225. Turn right to stay on Carlisle Road/Route 225 and follow to destination on right.  Photo by Marion Brenner.

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  • Saturday, September 26, 10 – 4 – Boston Area Open Day

    Visit two private gardens, one in Carlisle, one in Lexington, with the Garden Conservancy.  For more information, and to purchase tickets, log on to www.gardenconservancy.org.

    Gardens at Clock Barn – Home of Maureen and Mike Ruettgers, 453 Bedford Road, Carlisle

    The Gardens at Clock Barn have been created by the Ruettgers over the last thirty years. The house and drying barn date back to 1790. As you enter the gardens through an arched gate, you walk by the old barn which has trays filled with herbs and flowers from the cutting garden beyond. These trays were built in the late 1930s as a Works Progress Administration project for the drying of digitalis leaves for medicinal use. A grape arbor leads into a walled garden with four quadrants anchored by antique roses and mixed borders with sweeps of foxgloves, Salvia viridis, and nepeta intertwined with salad greens and edible herbs. A second tier is flanked by two reflecting pools fringed by Allium senescens montanum and an herbal tapestry design mirrored on each side. A greenhouse and potting area houses a collection of more than forty varieties of scented geraniums on one side and pots of kaffir limes, Meyer lemons, figs, bay, and rosemary on the other. Exiting the glass house, a canopy of 100-year-old oaks provides shade for paths that wind through a series of woodland gardens and past a small pond and water feature bordered by hakonechloa. Hosta divisions from the garden of Francis Williams anchor the first shade garden. Favorite plantings in these gardens include anemones, epimediums, Kirengeshoma palmata, Jeffersonia dubia, and shade-loving peonies. The path widens as you exit the gardens through a hornbeam arch to finish the tour below the face of The Clock Barn.

    Anne Kubik and Michael Krupka, 7 Bennington Road, Lexington

    This steeply sloped site has been terraced with a series of fieldstone walls to create a variety of outdoor rooms that complement the spaces closer to the house. Reclaimed granite, Massachusetts fieldstone, bluestone and dimensional granite, along with brick and clay tile, have all been used to create a unique character for each space. The surrounding conservation land drew the owners to the site and as a result, the planting concept for the property has purposely relied heavily on native plants. Favorite spaces include the espaliered apples in the kitchen garden, the beech hedge around the pool garden, and the columnar trees and bamboos around the central stairway. The perennials are loosely arranged in billowing masses with many varieties blooming in late summer and early fall when the garden is in full use. An exuberant display of tropicals and annuals in an assortment of clay containers bloom throughout the season and peak in late summer and early fall.