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  • Saturday, July 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Driftwood Garden, Orleans, Garden Tour

    The Cape Cod Hydrangea Society welcomes you to Driftwood Garden in East Orleans on July 11 from 10 – 4. This garden is the outer Cape’s only Nationally Registered American Hemerocallis (Daylily) Display Garden, with 700 different varieties of labeled current and modern daylilies. Wander past the tiered bank of perennials and then relax in the huge shade garden, where over 350 labeled varieties of Hosta are interspersed with Heuchera, Ferns, and Solomon’s Seal. Special beds have been created for small and miniature Hosta. After leaving the shade garden, enjoy the Hydrangea garden with over 100 labeled varieties. Located throughout the gardens are 15 specimen trees, including Stewartia, Heptacodium, (Seven Son Flower), Heritage Birch, Tricolor Leaf Beech, and Harry Lauder’s walking sticks, green and crimson.Ample parking is available on the street in front of the house. $5 admission. For more information on this tour visit HERE.

  • Saturday, June 25, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Garden Artistry Garden Tour

    Six lovely Orleans gardens will be on display Saturday, June 25 from 10 – 4, at a garden tour sponsored by the Orleans Improvement Association. Representatives from the Master Gardener Association of Cape Cod will be on site to answer your questions. Talented local musicians will be present at selected gardens, including Tim Sweeney with Randy Patterson, Gregg Sullivan and the Kingsbury String Quartet.

    After tour receptions will be held at local galleries from 4 pm to 6 pm where you may sip wine and meet the artists.

    Addison Art Gallery – Artists: Susan Overstreet, David Burns and Steve Kennedy

    Left Bank Gallery – Artist: Kate Nelson

    Alice Mongeau Gallery – Artist: Alice Mongeau

    Gallery 31 – Artists: Jennifer McCalmont, Sissi Sneve Schultz, Barbara Stone and Mary Wojciechowski

    Tickets ($25 in advance at outlets, $27 in advance online, and $30 day of tour) may be purchased at the Nauset Regional Middle School, 70 Rt. 28 in Orleans, or at www.orleansimprovement.org

  • Saturday, June 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Orleans Improvement Association Garden Tour

    Six exquisite gardens hidden in private areas of Orleans, are showcased on this self-drive tour taking place Saturday, June 26, from 10 – 4.  Several gardens have spectacular water features. Tickets ($15 in advance, $20 day of tour) are available at Snow’s Home and Garden, Agway of Orleans, Main St. Gourmet and Nory’s, all in Orleans. Bob Bergeron of Snow’s Home and Garden will be in Garden #3 to answer your gardening questions, and delicious light refreshments await you at Garden #5.  You may enter to win a Door Prize of a $100 gift certificate to Snow’s Home & Garden, or a plant from “The Farm”, and winners will be notified Sunday, June 27th. This is a rain or shine event.  For more information, call 508-255-4063, or email info@orleansimprovement.org.