URI
Master Gardeners open their gardens to visitors for Rhode Island’s only
statewide garden tour
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| Highland Farm in Wakefield |
KINGSTON, R.I. –Thirty-four private and public gardens, designed and maintained by University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners will be open to the public June 20 and 21 for the seventh Gardening with the Masters.
The gardens will be open between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on both days, rain or shine, for Rhode Island’s only statewide garden tour.
Guidebooks, which serve as admission and include garden descriptions and directions, cost $20 and must be purchased in advance. They are available at numerous garden centers around Rhode Island or from the URI Outreach Center on the Kingston campus. The guidebooks can also be obtained by calling 401-874-2900.
Each garden will showcase a particular type of gardening based on the Master Gardener’s interests.
All Master Gardeners will greet tour participants in their gardens, ready to share horticultural information and answer questions.
Participants will find helpful gardening tips and resource links in the guidebook.
The garden tour is sponsored by the URI Master Gardener Association, a 1,000-member, all-volunteer service organization of certified URI Master Gardeners whose mission focuses on education, outreach and sustainability. Proceeds will benefit the educational programs of the URI Master Gardener Association.
The garden centers that have the guidebook on sale are:
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Farmer’s Daughter
716 Mooresfield Road
Wakefield, RI
401-792-1340
Highland Farm
4235 Tower Hill Rd
Wakefield, RI
401-792-8188
Broadview Garden Center & Florist
5 Langworthy Road
Westerly, RI
401-322-0390
JAMESTOWN
The Secret Garden
12 Southwest Avenue
Jamestown, RI
401-423-0050
KENT COUNTY
Hattoy’s Nursery & Garden Center
315 Blackrock Road
Coventry, RI
401-821-5549
Wildwood Nursery and Garden Center
659 Frenchtown Road
East Greenwich, RI
401-885-4112
Yard Works
1309 Warwick Ave.
Warwick, RI
401-463-9133
PROVIDENCE COUNTY/NEARBY MA
Roots & Shoots Garden Center
2677 Broncos Highway
Harrisville, RI
Briggs Garden & Home
295 Kelley Boulevard
North Attleboro, MA
508-699-7421
BRISTOL COUNTY
Cranesbill Nursery
30 New Meadow Road
Swansea, MA
508-379-0125
NEWPORT COUNTY
Chaves Gardens Inc.
935 East Main Road
Middletown, RI
401-846-0623