“Treasures of Upton” Garden Tour
The Blackstone Valley Gardeners is
pleased to be sponsoring the first garden tour in the town
of Upton on June 21st, 2008,
rain or shine. The “Treasures of Upton” tour will feature a self-guided
tour of eight beautiful gardens around town from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M.
Refreshments will be provided at some of the gardens and many fabulous
plants will be available for sale at one of the stops for very reasonable
prices. The gardens are all very diverse and include a lovely organic herb
garden, a formal boxwood parterre, gardens with waterfalls and ponds, shade
and woodland gardens, and specimen gardens. The common denominator is that
all these gardens are tended with care by people who love to garden and
gardeners by nature love to share their gardens with others.
This Blackstone Valley regional garden
club was founded in 1995 and consists of about 80 members from Upton and the
surrounding towns in the Blackstone Valley. The mission of the club includes
the following: the advancement of horticulture, the development of home
gardens, civic beautification and the conservation of our natural
environment. This year the club donated passes to the Tower Hill Botanical
Garden to the Upton, Uxbridge, and Northbridge libraries so that patrons can
visit the gardens free of charge. There is also a beautiful memorial garden
that was planted and is maintained by members at the Tri-River Medical
Center in Uxbridge. Upton members also recently planted the daffodils and
cleaned up the areas around the “Welcome to Upton” signs.
Tickets for the tour are $15. Proceeds
from the sale will help finance speakers for the club and civic projects
throughout the year. Anyone who would like to purchase a ticket can send a
check made out to Blackstone Valley Gardeners in a SASE to Pat Stellato, 56
West River St., Upton, MA 01568. Tickets and maps will be sent out and
brochures will be available the day of the tour. For more info, please call
508-624-2387. www.bvgardeners.com
