Summer Garden Tours 2014 - Part 2

Summer 2014 Garden Tours
July through August

Summer Sunday tours of church members' and friends' gardens are back! Join us any Sunday afternoon (except June 8) from 1:30 to 3:30 to relax in a beautiful setting in good company.  If rain threatens, we cross our fingers and hope it will clear at the critical time. Questions? Call Kris Johnson at 508-796-5969.

  

Sunday, July 6 - Jim Dolan, 769 Grove St., Worcester. From church take Harvard St. past the Art Museum, turn left briefly on Salisbury St. and then first right onto Grove. It winds around past Indian Lake and becomes Rt. 122A.  769 is almost in Holden directly in front of the St. Peter's-Marian High School.

Sunday, July 13 - Barbara Engwall, 22 Vincent Ave., Worcester.  From church take Highland St. and turn left onto Park Ave. by Price Chopper. Near Webster Square turn right by Commerce bank onto Lovell St.. Pass school and turn left onto Columbus. At hilltop make 3 immediate turns:right, left, right onto Vincent Ave.

Sunday, July 20 - The Gustavsons, 82 Uncatena Ave., Worcester. From church take Lincoln St. under 290 uphill and bear left onto Burncoat St. where they fork. Cross 290, straight past Burncoat schools to light by convenience store: turn right. Uncatena will be a left a little way downhill by the very tall hedge. #82 is on left just after you turn.

Sunday, July 27 - The Keatings, 983 Pleasant St., Worcester.  From church take Highland St. to Newton Square rotary: more or less straight through, still on Pleasant. Watch for 983 on right before Tatnuck Sq.

Sunday, Aug. 3 - Red Barn, Shrewsbury St., Holden. From church take Grove St. out of Worcester past Indian Lake and stay straight/bearing left.  It becomes 122A.  At lights and shopping plaza near Holden Ctr. turn right onto Shrewsbury St. and watch for Red Barn sign on left.

Sunday,  Aug. 10 - The Riggs, 337 Salisbury St., Holden. From church take Salisbury St. towards Holden, past Salisbury Green on right. Approx. 2 miles late see #337 on left.

Sunday, Aug. 17 - The Miricks,160 Mirick Rd. Princeton. From church get to Lincoln Sq. and take 290 East briefly to 190 North. Take exit 5 and turn left onto Rt. 140. Follow winding country road to blinking light and turn left onto Rt. 62 and later right into Rt. 130 (before Princeton Ctr.)  Go past Merriam Rd. to 2nd left onto Mirick. Go approx. 1.5 miles, past Beaman Rd. and uphill to house with big red barn on left. Park by barn.

Sunday, Aug. 24 - The Triple Crown on Crown Hill! (3 gorgeous gardens) 7, 5, and 2 Congress St.,Worcester. LIMITED ON-STREET PARKING - CARPOOLS ENCOURAGED.  From church take Highland St. to left onto Harvard/Lynden up and downhill to lights by All Saints Church: turn right onto Pleasant. Turn left onto Crown at hilltop and immediate right onto Congress.