WESTMINSTER — The Westminster Cares Garden Tour celebrates its 20th anniversary this year on Saturday and Sunday, July 8 and 9.
The centerpiece of the tour is Gordon and Mary Hayward's garden in Westminster West. The Westminster Center School garden, Hope Roots Flower Farm, and a very special private garden in Putney will also be on the tour, held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
Tickets are $16, or $30 for two, and are good for both days of the tour.
Several special programs are planned. Eric and Ines Bass, founders of Sandglass Theater, will present two short puppetry pieces on Saturday at the Haywards' garden. At the Westminster Institute, landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy will give a garden design talk and workshop on Saturday, and on Sunday there will be a beekeeping workshop by Nancy Frye. Entry to these special events is included with your ticket.
Lunches and beverages will be available for purchase in the garden café under tents at the Haywards. Morning Star Perennials & Trees will have plants for sale at the Hayward garden.
Tickets are now available online at westminstercares.org. They can also be purchased throughout the tour, at the Hayward's garden, (McKinnon Road), or at the Westminster Institute, (3534 U.S. Route 5).
For more information, email [email protected] or call 802-722-3607, or check out the July issue of the Westminster Gazette.