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  • Wednesday, August 6, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – 2025 Nantucket Annual House and Garden Walking Tour: A Scenic Sconset Stroll

    The Nantucket Garden Club’s much-anticipated annual event and fundraiser will return on AUGUST 6, 2025, 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.  This year it will feature homes in ‘Sconset. $90. Buy tickets online at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/nantucketgardenclub/1626991

    Please note:  

    • The tour will be held rain or shine. 
    • No refunds will be issued due to weather or for any other reason.
    • Unfortunately, because of the ages and configuration of the homes, they are NOT handicapped accessible. 
    • No strollers, no pets. 

  • Wednesday, August 9, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – 63rd Annual Nantucket House and Garden Tour

    The Nantucket Garden Club, Inc., a Member of The Garden Club of America, Inc., announces its 63rd Annual House and Garden Tour on August 9, from 11 – 4, rain or shine. All proceeds support Nantucket conservation efforts, fund scholarships to Nantucket High School graduates, and award grants to Island non profits. Tickets sold at every house and on Main Street the day of the tour. Advance ticket sales (cash or check) the week before the event at G S Hill Gallery on Straight Wharf or Sconset Rotary (11 am to 2 pm), Bartlett’s Farm (10 am to 2 pm) and on Main Street (10 am to 2 pm).

    Credit cards may be used for purchase at the Main Street location.

    Advance tickets may also be purchased on line by clicking the “Purchase 2017 House Tour Tickets On Line” tab on on http://nantucketgardenclub.org until midnight, August 7, 2017. Tickets are non-refundable. Ticket price $60.

    The Nantucket Garden Club, Inc. is a registered, non-profit corporation which is exempt from US Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. If you have questions, please email ngardenclub@gmail.com  Image from www.nantucketrealestate.com.

  • Wednesday, August 8, 11:00 am – 4:30 pm – 58th Annual House & Garden Tour on Nantucket

    For more than 50 years, the Annual House and Garden Tour has become the venue to have a glimpse of many historic and new homes and gardens on Nantucket island. Each year a different neighborhood is selected…from ‘Sconset to Monomoy to Brant Point. The Nantucket Garden Club members provide exquisite flower arrangements to compliment the rooms in the homes. The event is held on a Wednesday afternoon in August and is well attended. The revenue from this major event supports the local community in conservation projects, local scholarships and provides club educational programs and conference expenses.

    In early August, tickets will be available on Main Street and on tour day at each house.  Also Boutique, Unique Boutique and Plant sale, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM

    Ticket Information & Advanced Ticket Sales: Contact Merrielou Symes (508-228-6654)

  • Wednesday, August 11, 11:00 am – 4:30 pm – Annual Nantucket House and Garden Tour

    The Nantucket Garden Club hosts its Annual House and Garden Tour on Wednesday, August 11, from 11 – 4:30.  For more than fifty years, the tour has become the venue to have a glimpse of many historic and new homes and gardens on the island.  Each year a different neighborhood is selected, from ‘Sconset to Monomoy to Brant Point.  The 2010 venue is Cliff Road – Sherburne Turnpike.  Tickets are $40.  A shuttle bus to Cliff Road can be picked up at the Transportation Center on Washington Street. The Garden Club members provide exquisite flower arrangements to compliment the rooms in the homes.  The revenue from this major event supports the local community in conservation projects, local scholarships and provides funding for club educational programs and conference expenses.  For specific information about this year’s tour, you may call The Nantucket Visitor Center/Information Bureau at 508-228-0925, or The Nantucket Chamber of Commerce at 508-228-1700.  You may also call Vicki Livingstone at 626-233-8060, or log on to www.nantucket.org/gardenclub/.

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  • Sunday, July 12, 10 – 5 – ACK-Sustainable

    The 45th Annual Community Green Thumb Flower Show, a Garden Club of America Flower Show, will be presented by the Nantucket Garden Club on Sunday, July 12, from 10 – 5, at the Nantucket New School, 15 Nobadeer Farm Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts.  The Nantucket Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club of America. This “summer” club on the resort island of Nantucket off the Coast of Cape Cod has members from throughout the U.S. who spend much of their vacation time in service to the Nantucket community and take responsibility for long-term civic projects.  In July, when gardens across the island are all in bloom and the fragrant roses of ‘Sconset are a highlight of the island tours,  the Nantucket Garden Club presents the Annual Community Green Thumb Flower Show. For 45 years the island community has entered their cut stems, blooms, plants, and vegetables, along with special theme arrangements, where children, seniors, men, and women compete for ribbons and awards. The Nantucket Garden Club maintains the historic Hadwen House Garden and assisted with funding the Athenaeum (library) garden/park in the downtown historic district. The picturesque and often photographed Main Street fountain is seasonally decorated with colorful plants throughout the year by the Garden Club members. Four major scholarships are awarded annually to Nantucket High School graduates for advanced study in horticulture, landscaping, environmental studies, and conservation. Efforts by members in local and national conservation is a current focus of the Nantucket Garden Club.