The Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth will be held June 14 and 15, 2025, so mark your calendars. Tickets will be available in April at www.portsmouthnhtickets.com. More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/PortsmouthPocketGardenTour
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Friday, September 8, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, & Saturday, September 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Save the Date: 34th Annual Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth
The 34th Annual Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth (NH) will take place Friday, September 8 from 4:30 – 7:30, and Saturday, September 9, 10 – 4, in the Lafayette Park neighborhood (Middle, Aldrich, Spinney), which includes an urban nature preserve. Garden scouting is underway. Visit https://www.southchurch-uu.org/what-we-offer/pocket-garden-tour/ or email jocfoster@outlook.com The event is a benefit for South Church, A Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
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Friday, June 24, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, and Saturday, June 25, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – The 33rd Annual Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth
The self-guided tour lets you wander through the Goodwin Park neighborhood of Portsmouth where tucked behind the 19th-century homes are a diverse representation of gardens. Once homes for laborers of local shoe manufacturing, the buildings date back to 1758. Plantings provide owners beauty from the sidewalk to backyard retreats. Ranging from classic to eclectic, gardens showcase the work of professionals and amateurs alike and include container gardening, native pollinator plantings, and hidden relaxing retreats. An easy one-mile walk with lots to see in eleven privately owned gardens along with the outdoor space of historic house museums. Musicians, artists, and garden educators are included along this self-guided tour.
In addition, there will be several educational opportunities. So plan to visit Portsmouth, the jewel of New England, to see for yourself.
Tickets are on sale at https://portsmouthnhtickets.com/events/33rd-pocket-gardens-of-portsmouth-tour-6-24-2022 and are $20 in advance, $25 day-of. Ticket is good for either Friday or Saturday, Follow on Facebook @PortsmouthPocketGardenTour for updates and ticket sale locations. Presented by South Church Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Portsmouth.
Scheduled speakers include:
- John Forti, nationally recognized lecturer, garden historian, ethnobotanist, author of The Heirloom Gardener, and the executive director of Bedrock Gardens in Lee, NH, who will sign books and discuss native plants and our role in preservation.
- Tori Hiney, co-proprietor and Pollinator Habitat Design Specialist at Bee the Buzz, and the Ecology and Horticulture Supervisor at the Rose Kennedy Greenway , who will share information on pollinator gardening.
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Friday, June 22, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, and Saturday, June 23, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – 23rd Annual South Church Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth
Originated as a way to raise funds for the upkeep of South Church’s own pocket garden at 292 State Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, described as “a semi-private haven for passersby,†the annual event has grown dramatically. Today some 125 volunteers include church members, garden owners and garden lovers, musicians and artists. They make the arrangements, host the gardens, bake cookies to welcome visiting guests, play music and create works of art in the gardens.
The best idea is to accompany a friend on this lovely walking experience to take in this year’s all-new tour, featuring 10 gardens in Portsmouth’s historic South End. Discover delightful nooks and crannies of sweetness and beauty. Private spaces spilling over with aromatic flowers, rock gardens, benches, flowering trees and even stunning seaside views. The gardens will keep getting more beautiful as the day goes by. How often do you get invited to enjoy such places?
As well as garden viewing, listen to the sounds of local musicians performing in several gardens – self-indulgence of the best kind. You’ll hear solo flutists, jazz guitar – or maybe even a shanty band. Portsmouth history will not be far from your awareness. You’re also more than likely to occasionally see artists at work in the shade of a lovely flowering tree.
A ticket pamphlet contains all the information needed: A list of the homes’ addresses, plenty of flowery detail, and maps to get around town. The garden walk should last about three hours. The ticket price is $20 in advance or $23 the days of the tour. Tickets ($20 in advance, $23 day of tour) can be reserved through the church, www.southchurch-uu.org, or call 603-436-2762. Thank you, www.nhmagazine.com, for the photo below.