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  • Saturday, July 7, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Gloucester Garden Tour

    Join Generous Gardeners on Saturday, July 7 from 10 – 4 in the intriguing Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester for the sixth annual Gloucester Garden Tour. Explore more than a dozen lovely private gardens, quarries and ocean views. Rain or Shine. Contact Susan Kelly or 781-346-1363. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased the day of the tour at 1123 Washington St, Gloucester, MA, or in advance online at http://generousgardeners.org/gloucester-garden-tour/.

    Please no pets. Rain or shine. Generous Gardeners is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded by Susan Kelly and Terese O’Connell. The original idea was to be a plant donation/swapping website, but it has evolved into a group of volunteer gardeners with the mission of philanthropy through gardening. We currently care for 22 public spaces in Gloucester, MA.

  • Saturday, July 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Gloucester Garden Tour

    Gloucester’s Eastern Point is a community of historic homes and estates along the eastern shore of Gloucester Harbor. Join the Generous Gardeners for a self-guided tour of uniquely landscaped properties and see the beauty hidden behind the walls and gates surrounding them. Gardens of varying sizes and styles will have volunteers from all of the Cape Ann garden clubs as “garden sitters.” This tour is sure to delight even the most experienced of garden tour goers.

    Tickets are $30 per person. Buy online in advance at www.GloucesterGardenTour.org or send checks to Generous Gardeners, PO Box 1532, Gloucester, MA 01930.

    On the day of the tour, pick up your ticket/booklet with maps and descriptions at St. Anthony’s-by-the Sea, 2 St. Louis Avenue. Gloucester, MA 01930

    Please no pets.

    For more information contact Susan Kelly susan@generousgardeners.org or 978-282-3306.

    Sponsorships start at $50 and include a free ticket to the tour. Please contact Susan for more information.

    Proceeds will be donated to the new Stacy Boulevard Gardens. If you would like to learn more about the new gardens go to www.GenerousGardeners.org.

  • Saturday, July 12, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Gloucester Garden Tour

    Saturday, July 12, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Gloucester Garden Tour

    This July 12 Gloucester Garden Tour of unique and fabulous properties on our picturesque Back Shore will take place from 10 – 4. Wander between small and large private properties, some professionally designed and others lovingly planted over many years by their owners. There is something for everyone. From a precious Japanese Garden with a very rare Mimosa tree, to grand old estate gardens with sweeping views of the ocean, the tour is sure to delight even the most experienced of garden tour goers. It is a self-guided tour with many volunteers drawn from all the Cape Ann garden clubs working as *garden sitters* and guides.  The tickets are $25.00 per person ($20.00 in advance online until July 9th, 2014 at www.gloucestergardentour.com.
    On the day of the tour pick up your ticket/booklet with maps and descriptions at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA. The profits from this tour will benefit the new Plant Grant Circle Project. See www.PlantGrantCircle.org for details on that project.  For more information or to volunteer, please contact Susan Kelly:
    Susan@generousgardeners.org.

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