The Lenox Garden Club

The annual Garden and House Tour, "Hidden Treasures of the Berkshires," continues to be a highly successful fundraiser. Proceeds from the tour have enabled us to give away monies in support of local horticultural, educational and civic beautification projects. We have given generously to the restoration of the Chinese Garden at Naumkeag. We have funded the Berkshire Botanical Garden's Horticultural Interns Program and Winter Lecture Series. Financial support has also been given to the following organizations: Great Barrington River Walk, Elm Watch, Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, Hebert Arboretum at Springside Park, Ventfort Hall, Project Native, Habitat for Humanity, Bidwell House Museum, Lenox Library Association, Southern Berkshire Youth Association, Berkshire County Historical Society, and many others.

Hidden

Treasures

of the

Berkshires

Come to historic towns of Sheffield and Ashley Falls to visit a sculptor’s studio set in the pastures of an old dairy farm; a former marble quarry; where a  pine lined approach populated by stone deer leads to a lake; a site where romance reigns over logic for a transplanted Californian who has created lush, foliage rich gardens where she spends every waking hour of the Berkshire summer; and a property edged by a long ,  sophisticated perennial border where the brick federal house is sheltered by significant old trees.  At the end of a quiet country road, borders of unusual plant material line tranquil pathways leading to a dramatic waterfall and fish pond.  At their scheduled property, two architects have used natural changes in elevation to create gardens that echo the architecture of their house, while another owner has created a fantasy property from remains of a 1737 grist mill.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

10 Am to 4 PM

Rain or Shine

Hidden

Treasures

of the

Berkshires

Ticket Information

Tour tickets are $30 each.  Mail orders must be postmarked by July 3.  From June 1 to July 10, tickets can be purchased at Mary Stuart Collections, 69 Church Street, Lenox, MA; Real Gustavian, 389 Stockbridge Road (route 7), Great Barrington, MA; or Campo de Fiori, 1815 North Main Street (Route 7), Sheffield, MA.

Tickets are limited, but if any remain on the day of the tour, they will be sold from 10AM to 2 PM for $35 each at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1156 Ashley Fall, MA.

Tickets, map and property descriptions will be mailed to you in June.  Tickets and contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.  Thank you!

Please note that parking may be some walking distances from the gardens.  These private properties are not handicapped accessible.  We regret that pets are NOT allowed.

For more information, visit us at

www.lenoxgardenclub.net or call 413-298-3089

Hidden Treasures

of the

Berkshires

Ticket Order Form

Please Print

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Address

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E-Mail

____ # of tickets @$30 each           $_____________

____ # of lunches @$20 each         $_____________

I can not attend this year but please

Accept my contribution of             $_____________

TOTAL ENCLOSED                     $_____________

Please send check payable to

The Lenox  Garden Club

plus a stamped, self-addressed business sized envelope.

To: GARDEN TOUR 2009

P. O. Box 552, Lenox, MA 01240

Participants in The Lenox Garden Clubs’ 2007 Garden and House Tour saw some truly wonderful gardens…Sprawling landscaped acres to small intimate retreats.   Each year new garden locations are chosen for their details and interest to true gardeners and garden enthusiasts.  Join us now and review the pictures from “Hidden Treasures 2007” located below.  Watch for more information on our upcoming 2008 Garden Tour.  Information for tickets and the garden luncheon will be available here at our website.