Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth

840 Sandwich Road
East Falmouth, MA 02536
508-457-0449

Fourth Annual Garden Tour, Plus Workshop

Wednesday, July 29, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Rain date July 30

Harris garden

The Tour: “Earth-Friendly Gardens of Falmouth”

The 2009 tour will feature ten beautiful and edible earth-friendly gardens chosen to demonstrate that edible gardens can also be beautiful; to showcase more sustainable gardening practices; and to feature several alternative residential energy systems with artists and craftspeople in each garden. The tour is self-paced, and gardens may be visited in no particular order at any time between 9:00 am and 4:30 pm.

The gardens feature:

Native American culture, a large pond, and raised vegetable beds
Over 300 kinds of rhododendron
A view of Dam Pond at the end of Wild Harbor River
Another view of Dam Pond
Japanese plants, aquaculture, vegetables, and lots more ogranic delights
A secret organic garden on Coonamesset Pond
A Thai garden with vegetables, fruit trees, and koi pond
A community garden that helps feed Falmouth Service Center clients
A hillside site that accommodates birds and other animals
A series of gardens created by a Master Gardener

The mid-summer date will find herbs and vegetables, daylilies (which are also edible), hydrangeas, and other summer flowers at their peak. Each of the sites chosen for the tour will feature ecologically sustainable gardening and landscaping practices in keeping with growing concerns about the environment. Many will include ideas for growing vegetables and other edibles along with flowers and ornamental plants.

The Workshop: “Living Lightly on Cape Cod”

Learn in more depth about integrated design and best practices for greater sustainability and self reliance in food, energy and water at a workshop conducted by Hilde Maingay and Earle Barnhart in their gardens at Alchemy Farm in Hatchville. The workshop will be offered by Hilde Maingay and Earle Barnhart at Alchemy Farm Cohousing from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

The tickets

Tickets for the tour cost $20. They include garden descriptions, locations and directions for a self-paced tour. Ticket holders can begin at any of the gardens, proceed in any order, and stop at as many locations as they wish for as long as they like between the hours of 9:00 and 4:30. Proceeds benefit the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth.

Buy advance tickets at Inkwell, Eight Cousins, or Booksmith in Falmouth and at Market Bookstore, Woodruff’s Art Center and Common Threads in Mashpee Commons. On July 29, tickets will be sold at the UUFF meetinghouse, 840 Sandwich Road, after 8:30am.

Tickets for the workshop cost $15, and spaces are limited. Make a reservation by calling Dorothy Schrumpf at 508-477-0371

Contacts

For questions, call Dorothy Schrumpf, 508-477-1798, or email info[ @ ]uuffm.org.
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