Join Us!
Join your friends and neighbors for the 15th Annual South End Garden Tour on Saturday, June 20, 2008. This year's rain-or-shine, self-guided tour will kick off at the South End Branch of the Boston Public Library at 685 Tremont Street at 10 a.m.
The tour will feature many beautiful, diverse gardens in the South End - from pocket-sized patio spaces to rooftop terraces to neighborhood parks and community gardens. All of the gardens show the creativity of the owners and gardeners, and the joy they receive from developing and caring for a city garden. The tour, a major neighborhood event, attracts garden lovers from all over the city as well as the suburbs, who are often surprised and amazed to find such creative use of outdoor urban space.
New Gardens Every Year
One of the biggest attractions of the South End Garden Tour is its yearly variety of gardens. Because the South End encompasses such a large area, the tour visits a different area of the neighborhood every year. The tour revisits the same portion only every 4 to 5 years. Within that cycle, the gardens have changed dramatically. It's never the same tour twice!
The 2009 South End Garden Tour will feature private and open space gardens within the following area:
Visit the Tour Map page for a closer look at this year's tour area.
Benefiting the South End/Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust
Proceeds of the Tour benefit the South End/Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust, a non-profit organization supporting local community gardens and open spaces. The SELROSLT was established to protect community gardens and pocket parks in this historic Boston neighborhood while working with the South End Landmarks Commission.
Volunteer Information—Join the Committee!
Be a year-round volunteer for the South End Garden Tour and join our Garden Tour Committee. If you are a resident of the South End or Lower Roxbury and have an interest in your neighborhood's gardens and open spaces, we welcome your skills, interest and enthusiasm.
To sign up as a South End Garden Tour Volunteer, email us at info@southendgardentour.org. And ask your friends to volunteer too!
Thank You to Our 2008 Sponsors!
Without our gracious sponsors, the South End Garden Tour wouldn't be possible. Click on the logo to visit their web site!
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