Treasures of Upton Garden Tour

The Blackstone Valley Gardeners is pleased to be sponsoring the first garden tour in the town of Upton on June 21st, 2008, rain or shine. The "Treasures of Upton" tour will feature a self-guided tour of eight beautiful gardens around town from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. Refreshments will be provided at some of the gardens and many fabulous plants will be available for sale at one of the stops for very reasonable prices. The gardens are all very diverse and include a lovely organic herb garden, a formal boxwood parterre, gardens with waterfalls and ponds, shade and woodland gardens, and specimen gardens. The common denominator is that all these gardens are tended with care by people who love to garden and gardeners by nature love to share their gardens with others.

This Blackstone Valley regional garden club was founded in 1995 and consists of about 80 members from Upton and the surrounding towns in the Blackstone Valley. The mission of the club includes the following: the advancement of horticulture, the development of home gardens, civic beautification and the conservation of our natural environment. This year the club donated passes to the Tower Hill Botanical Garden to the Upton, Uxbridge, and Northbridge libraries so that patrons can visit the gardens free of charge. There is also a beautiful memorial garden that was planted and is maintained by members at the Tri-River Medical Center in Uxbridge. Upton members also recently planted the daffodils and cleaned up the areas around the "Welcome to Upton" signs.

Tickets for the tour are $15. Proceeds from the sale will help finance speakers for the club and civic projects throughout the year. Anyone who would like to purchase a ticket can send a check made out to Blackstone Valley Gardeners to Pat Stellato, 56 West River St., Upton, MA 01568. Tickets and maps will be sent out and brochures will be available the day of the tour. For more info, please call 508-624-2387.