Peeking Behind the Hedges: Private Gardens Opened on Club’s Tour [Video]

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Photo: A stop on the Belmont Garden Tour. 

Six private homes and a familiar location adjacent to the Belmont Public Library were highlighted on the 85th Anniversary Garden Tour hosted by the Belmont Garden Club on Saturday, June 13. 

Vehicles attempted to find parking along narrow streets on Belmont Hill as residents and garden enthusiasts descended to see what are private refuges.

Dedicated to the late Anne Allen, the club focused on homeowners “who have created beautiful garden spaces for themselves and their families to enjoy and who have generously opened these spaces for our edification and enjoyment.

Money raised by the tour will be used for community plantings, maintenance of the Woodland Garden which is located on the library’s grounds, garden therapy at Belmont Manor, college scholarships and educational offerings to the public on horticulture and floral design. 

Belmont Garden Club Tour Set for Saturday, June 13

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Photo: On tour in Belmont.

Six residential gardens and the Woodland Public Garden will be featured in the 2015 edition of the Belmont Garden Club’s Garden Tour taking place on Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The fundraiser will showcase a few large gardens and also some small gardens, to show the creativity that can occur in less spacious areas. 

One garden will have a display of shrub covers for winter plant protection as well as information on deer-deterrent products. The Woodland garden will have a demonstration and information on composting. Another garden will host refreshments for tour attendees.

The gardens belong to club members and also Belmont residents. 

This fundraiser, held rain or shine, furthers the Club’s  scholarship and community beautification efforts.  The Club’s Community Planting committee works together with the Belmont’s Department of Public Works to maintain various sites throughout town including many traffic islands and deltas, the Town Hall, the Veteran’s War Memorial and the September  11th Memorial Garden located at the Wellington Station across from the stone railroad bridge on Concord Avenue.

Tickets are $25 in advance and may be purchased by calling Loretta at 617-484-4889. On the day of the tour, maps and tickets (at $30) will be available at the Flett Room in the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Belmont Garden Club’s ‘Tour’ Set for June 13

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Photo: Lilacs in bloom.

The Belmont Garden Club will host “A Tour of Belmont Gardens,” to celebrate the club’s 85th anniversary, on Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
The tour – held rain or shine – will venture into seven local flowering gardens, the locations to be announced on the day of the event. 
Advance sale tickets are $25 and can be obtained by call Loretta at 617-484-4889. On the day of the tour tickets, with a map of the gardens, will be available at the Belmont Public Library for $30.