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Tag: Guided Tour

  • Saturday and Sunday, July 18 – 19 – Pittsfield Garden Tour

    If you are in the Berkshires, plan to attend the Pittsfield Garden Tour on Saturday, July 18 (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) or on Sunday, July 19 (noon – 4:00 p.m.).  This is a self guided tour of seven gorgeous private gardens designed and maintained by the homeowners, as opposed to professionally designed and maintained premises.  Plus, there will be an inspirational garden dedicated to the memory of AIDS victims.  Tickets ($15 for adults, free for children 12 and under) are available at 480 West Street in Pittsfield.

    Also, on Saturday, there will be a silent auction of hand decorated and embellished birdhouses.  The auction ends at 5:30 p.m. and no ticket is necessary to participate in the silent auction.  The birdhouses can be seen, and bids placed, at the Garden Tour Headquarters, 480 West Street, Pittsfield.  For further information, contact Anne W. Pasko at awpasko@verizon.net, or call 413-443-1832.  You may also log on to www.pittsfieldgardentour.org.

  • Saturday, June 27, 9:30 – 3:30 – Dennis Garden Tour

    The Village Garden Club of Dennis will sponsor a self guided tour  on Saturday, June 27, from 9:30 – 3:30.    The tour features eight gardens in Dennis, East Dennis and South Dennis. Throughout the tour, visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy a unique boutique, flower arranging demonstrations, yoga demonstrations and a local artist at work.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15.00 at the Dennis Chamber of Commerce and Rose Victorian in W. Dennis, and Barn & Co. and Mill Stone Pottery in Dennis Village. On the day of the tour, tickets can be purchased for $20.00 at the Gazebo in Dennis at the intersection of Route 6A and Old Bass River Rd. For more information on purchasing tickets, contact Andrea McGrath at 508-385-1952.