Amenia’s 14th Hidden Garden Tour

AMENIA — The 14th annual Hidden Garden Tour of Amenia will be held on Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., rain or shine.Proceeds from the tour and donations made by local merchants will go toward enhancing the greater Amenia area.This year, the tour will consist of eight gardens, including two new ones: VauxHall and Clare Calabria.Tickets for the event can be purchased at Four Brothers Pizza Inn on Route 22 in Amenia on the day of the event beginning at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $20 for adults; children may attend for free. Brochures, maps and lunch menus will also be available at that time.Picnic lunches will be sold for $5 from noon to 2 p.m. (or while supplies last) at the Churchill Garden (directions will be provided on the tour map).On Friday, July 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., a free Meet the Gardeners wine and cheese party will be held at the Mead Farm House, which is located on Perrys Corners Road, roughly a mile from the intersection with Route 22.The gardens on this year’s tour have many new elements. Broccoli Hall has three new ponds, Birdsong has a new water feature, Jade Hill has planted new unusual trees and Mead Farm House has a Monet-esque pond.During previous years the money raised from the garden tour has gone to buy more than 50,000 chionodoxa (“glory-of-the-snow”) and daffodil bulbs, which were given away to Amenia residents to enhance local aesthetics.Thanks to the efforts of Amenia resident and tour participant George Fenn, the group is now incorporated as a not-for-profit organization —The Garden Club of Amenia, Ltd. — and all donations are tax deductible.For more information about the Hidden Gardens of Amenia Tour or the Garden Club of Amenia, contact Diana Hanbury King at dking1066@optonline.net.

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