Masses of Catawba rhododendrons fill Evergreen’s mature pine forest
New Hampshire Gardens: Central/Southern Region
- Including tours of residential properties in Hollis, Manchester, and Nashua
Please e-mail listings, preferably in the format below, to: [email protected].
Photo by Beaver Brook Association
Shade and Fragrance gardens at Maple Hill Gardens
Daily, YEAR ROUND, dawn to dusk
Maple Hill Gardens
117 Ridge Road, Hollis
13 “theme” gardens, both formal and informal, with more than 350 shade-tolerant or sun-loving species, mainly perennials, planted around the Beaver Brook Association’s headquarters buildings. Free.
603-465-7787
www.beaverbrook.org
Photos by Beaver Brook Association
Maple Hill Gardens
Photos by Pickity Place
Aliums in the gardens at Pickity Place
Daily, YEAR ROUND, 10-5, April-December; 10-4, January-March
Pickity Place
248 Nutting Hill Road, Mason
An adorable 18th-century Cape surrounded by vast, well-established garden beds, mainly perennials and herbs. The herbs are served in the restaurant’s 5-course lunches.
603-878-1151
www.pickityplace.com
Photos by Pickity Place
Garden at Pickity Place
Photo by Kirkwood Gardens
Kirkwood Gardens
Daily, MAY 1-NOVEMBER 1, dawn to dusk
Kirkwood Gardens
Route 3, just north of Route 113, Holderness
Informal 1-acre garden, now owned by the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, with graceful plantings of both sun-loving and shade-tolerant annuals, perennials, and shrubs; plus fountains, sculpture, and signs describing the plants. Free.
603-968-7194
www.nhnature.org/visit/kirkwood_gardens.php
Friday-Sunday, MAY 31 – JUNE 2, 10-5
Evergreen
42 Summer Street, Goffstown
The one-acre woodland garden’s annual public opening is always on the first weekend in June, when its sweeps of 220 Catawba rhododendrons are at or near peak bloom. Free. 603-497-8020 www.evergreenfoundationnh.org
Photo by Eileen Oktavec
Massed Catawba rhododendrons at Evergreen
Photo by The Garden Conservancy
Hollis Village Edible Gardens
Saturday, JUNE 15, 10-4
Garden Conservancy Open Day
4 private gardens in Hollis, Manchester, and Nashua open to the public as part of the Conservancy’s annual Open Days program.
Admission is $10 per person per garden and by pre-registration only at www.garden conservancy.org.
Saturday, JUNE 15, 10-4
Hollis Village Edible Gardens
Route 130, Hollis
Lush 1/3-acre perennial beds surround an adorable lavender Cape in the historic village. Open by preregistration only at www.gardenconservancy.org.
Saturday, JUNE 15, 10-4
Lakeside Retreat
Hollis
2-acre garden; details to come. Open by preregistration only at www.gardenconservancy.org.
Photo by The Garden Conservancy
New Shire Gardens
Saturday, JUNE 15, 10-4
New Shire Gardens
Manchester
The shady 1-acre garden features a koi pond with a small stream, a gazebo, and a pergola with grape and trumpet vines. Open by preregistration only at www.gardenconservancy.org.
Saturday, JUNE 15, 10-4
The Garden on Briarwood
Nashua
The low-maintenance 1-acre garden includes a rock garden. Open by preregistration only at www.gardenconservancy.org.
Palace Theatre Garden Tour
Saturday, JUNE 22, 10-3
Palace Theatre’s 5th Annual Garden Tour
Manchester
9 private residential gardens in New Hampshire’s largest city. $30; $25 if tickets are bought before the tour date.
603-668-5588
www.palacetheatre.org
Wednesday, JULY 10, 10-4
Annual Granite VNA and Hospice Home and Garden Tour
5 properties in the Wolfeboro-Tuftonboro area. $55.
800-924-8620, 603-230-5664
www.granitevna.org/hometour