Special to the Sun
The Trustees are pleased to announce that the 29rd Annual South End Garden Tour will take place this year on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Each year the South End Garden Tour features gardens in a different section of the country’s largest district of surviving row houses and this year’s tour is centered on gardens and green spaces in and around the area bordered by Tremont Street and the Southwest Corridor Park between Dartmouth Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The self-guided tour features a mix of public and private spaces including private back yards, front gardens, community gardens, and neighborhood pocket parks. For more details about the tour, volunteering, or supporting the event with the purchase of a advertisement in the tour booklet visit www.thetrustees.org/SEGT. For more details on Trustees’ gardens, please visit thetrustees.org/communitygardens.
Musicians from the Community Music Center will be providing music in the gardens during the tour.
Proceeds from the tour support community gardening in Boston, including the 16 original gardens and pocket parks from the South End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust. These gardens provide critical green space, a place for neighbors to come together in community, and an opportunity to grow and share fresh healthy food.
Advance tickets are $24 for Trustees members, $30 for nonmembers, and are available online at thetrustees.org/SEGT. On the day of the tour, ticket prices are $28 for Trustees members and $35 for nonmembers. Information about volunteering or purchasing an advertisement in the booklet can also be found on the South End Garden Tour webpage as well.
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 130 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the one of the oldest preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our more than 120 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.