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The day-long event, with gardens open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is a self-guided driving tour of what many consider to be the best private gardens in Putnam County.
Now in its 10th year, the tour will bring visitors to private homes and sites with formal gardens, perennial flowering landscapes, fields and vistas, water gardens, and herb and flowering vegetable gardens throughout Putnam County.
During the event, homeowners will guide visitors through their landscapes, telling the history of the gardens and answering questions about plantings and designs. In addition to seven private gardens in Garrison, Cold Spring, Kent, Carmel, Putnam Valley, and Brewster, two public gardens in Garrison and Cold Spring will be a part of the tour.
Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring returns to the tour this year with its 63 acres of alpine gardens, bog garden, woodland and water gardens, cliff rock garden and an enclosed English-style flower garden.
Organizers said visitors will not want to miss the gardens at Boscobel House & Gardens in Garrison, a renowned spot along the Hudson River complete with blooming daffodils, tulips and cherry trees plus the Herb Garden & Orangery, the Apple Orchard and the romantic Rose Garden.
Advance tickets are $30 for all the gardens and can be purchased at www.PutnamSecretGardenTour.com.
Day of event tickets are $40 and will be sold at two locations: The Butterfield Library, 10 Morris Ave. in Cold Spring, or PARC, 31 International Blvd. in Brewster.
Day of event tickets will be sold from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. only. For more information, call 845-278-7272, ext. 2287 or log onto www.PartnerswithPARC.org.
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