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  • Saturday, June 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 20th Annual South End Garden Tour

    This year’s rain-or-shine, self-guided tour will kick off at the South End Branch of the Boston Public Library, at the corner of Rutland Square and Tremont Street, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 15. The tour will feature many beautiful, diverse gardens in the South End – from pocket-sized patio spaces to rooftop terraces to neighborhood parks and Land Trust community gardens. All of the gardens show the creativity of the owners and gardeners, and the joy they receive from developing and caring for a city garden.

    The tour, a major neighborhood event, attracts garden lovers from all over the city as well as the suburbs, who are often surprised and amazed to find such creative use of outdoor urban space.  One of the biggest attractions of the South End Garden Tour is its yearly variety of gardens. Because the South End encompasses such a large area, the tour visits a different area of the neighborhood every year. The tour revisits the same portion only every four to five years. Within that cycle, the gardens have changed dramatically. It’s never the same tour twice! Back for 2013 – Artists In the Garden. South End artists will be creating paintings in the Tour gardens and other designated locations within the Tour area. The painting will be available for purchase at the reception immediately following the Tour. A reception/art sale will be held at City Year headquarters, 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston MA 02116 (corner of Clarendon Street).

    Proceeds of the Tour benefit the South End/Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust, a non-profit organization supporting local community gardens and open spaces, through Boston Natural Areas Network. The SELROSLT was established to protect community gardens and pocket parks in this historic Boston neighborhood while working with the South End Landmarks Commission. Discounted tickets are available for $20.00 prior to the day of the tour at the following locations: Gracie Finn, 18 Union Park St. Coldwell-Banker, 633 Tremont St., Keller Williams Realty, 1313 Washington Street, Whole Foods Market, 15 Westland Ave., Mortgage Master, 671 Tremont St., Rondeau-Tierney Real Estate, 69 Appleton St. at Clarendon Street, TIPS Hair, 76 Dartmouth Street, and South End Realty Group, 476A Columbus Avenue. Tickets are also available online prior to the tour day.

    Cost: $20 in advance/$25 day of tour. Sponsored by the South End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust, you may log on to www.southendgardentour.org for more information.

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  • Saturday, June 19 – Sunday, June 27, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Aunt Sadie’s and Gracie Finn’s Mahoney’s Pop Up Store

    Aunt Sadie’s and Gracie Finn, located at 18 Union Park Street in Boston’s South End, announced today they will host a Pop-Up Store featuring Mahoney’s Garden Center from Saturday, June 19th – Sunday, June 27th. The kick off coincides with the South End Garden Tour.

    Kick off for the event will be on Saturday, June 19th from 10am – 6pm. Representatives from Mahoney’s will be on-hand throughout the day and there will be a large Mahoney’s box truck parked in front of the store and a huge sidewalk sale of Mahoney’s plants, pots and container gardens. There will also be demonstrations throughout the day by Mahoney’s staff on proper planting techniques, selecting appropriate plants for container gardens, etc.

    Aunt Sadie’s and Gracie Finn will continue to feature Mahoney’s plants and pots in the Pop-Up Store from Sunday, June 20th – Sunday, June 27th. “We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Mahoney’s for the Pop-Up Store”, noted co-owner Gary Briggs. “This will present a unique and exciting opportunity for South End, South Boston, Dorchester, Bay Village, Beacon Hill and Back Bay residents to enjoy the special products that Mahoney’s has to offer without going to one of their 8 stores in the suburbs.”

    Mahoney’s was chosen the 2009 Massachusetts Retailer of the Year and continue to be a family-owned business since their start in 1959. They are dedicated to providing the highest quality and largest selection of garden plants, garden products and gardening services. For more information about Mahoney’s, visit their website at www.mahoneysgarden.com.

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