This Tour's a '10'

Eight homes and gardens will be on display, including the seaside garden above,for the Coastal Botanical Gardens' 10th Annual Tour.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' tenth annual "Hidden Treasures" House & Garden Tour takes place Friday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tickets are available.

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens grounds and Visitor Center will also be open at no charge to ticket holders on Tour day.Lunch will be available in the Kitchen Garden Cafe, and the gift shop will offer a wonderful selection for home, garden, and self.

Nearly all the eight tour sites have waterfront and great views, and all the gardens are full of beauty, surprises, and ideas. Visitors will be served homemade cookies and lemonade -a tour tradition.

Advance-sale tickets for this major fund-raiser for the Gardens are $25 for Gardens members (in the Visitor Center) and $30 for non-members. On tour day, all tickets are $35. Tickets are available in the Gardens' spectacular new Visitor Center, off Barters Island Road in Boothbay, or by calling 633-4333 to have the tickets held or mailed. They are also available at the following vendors: Boothbay Region Greenhouses, Conley's Garden Center, Nautical Rooster and the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commercein Boothbay Harbor; the Boothbay Information Center on Route 27 in Boothbay; the Southport General Store; Treats in Wiscasset; and Cottage Gardens in Dama-riscotta. On Tour day, tickets will also be sold on the Boothbay common in Boothbay center.

The sponsor for this year's tour is The Nautical Rooster, purveyors of unique jewelry and one-of-a-kind treasures.

Call 633-4333 for information and reservations, or visit www.mainegardens.org.
bfreeman@mainegardens.org

By: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

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