Tag: Sudbury garden tour

  • Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Eco-Gardening Tour in Sudbury

    Learn eco-friendly gardening techniques that will help your garden to thrive. On Tuesday, May 19 from 6 – 7:30 in the evening, join The New England Wild Flower Society and Alicia Coleman on a tour of the gardens of Wolbach Farm, a beautiful 54-acre greenspace along the Sudbury River. We’ll see rain, butterfly, and bird gardens and discuss the use of rain barrels and composting as well as ways to incorporate native plants into your own property. $12 for NEWFS members, $20 for nonmembers. Please note that registration is through Sudbury Valley Trustees, http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org/events-calendar/eco-gardening.

  • Wednesday, October 7, 10 a.m. – 12 noon – Secret Garden in Sudbury

    Through a white picket fence, discover an enchanting series of spaces, each with a different theme and focus, on this garden tour sponsored by The New England Wild Flower Society on Wednesday, October 7, from 10 – noon.  Landscape architect Karen Sebastian describes the collaborative design process working with clients and contractors and then leads a tour through this recently completed project. The woodland-themed entry garden thrives under mature trees with shade tolerant shrubs and perennials.  The Secret Garden is a quiet shady retreat with a focus on foliage and texture, planted with a mix of native and non-natives, including ferns, viburnums, hydrangeas and boxwoods. The terrace garden is a hub of family activity with an out door kitchen and dining area. The wide joints between the irregular bluestone paving stones are planted with a variety of thymes, sagina, and sedums.  Stone seating walls surround a raised central bed planted with a Cornus kousa and the raised stone vegetable garden with a pergola.  The Children’s Play Area is a “woodland adventure trail” with a stepping stone path, swings, a slide, and even a tree house.  Fee is $20 for NEWFS members, $24 for non-members, and is limited to 20 participants.  For more information, log on to www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7630.

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