Secret Gardens of Cambridge is this Sunday!

It looks like weekend temperatures will bring back the hints of spring. So don't wait! Get your tickets for the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library Secret Gardens of Cambridge tour THIS SUNDAY, June 1 from 10am to 4pm.

Rain or shine, you'll love meandering through the Cambridge neighborhoods to enjoy the lush green terraces, brilliant pops of color, and the fragrant scents of flowers in bloom that will surprise you at every turn.

Get your tickets before they’re gone! Tickets are $25 each and are on sale now at all Cambridge Public Library locations and at the following local retailers: 

Bonny's Garden Center

Brattle Florist
Dickson Bros. Hardware
Mahoney's in Brighton
Nomad
Pemberton Farms
Porter Square Books
Rodney's Books

Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library in support of our Cambridge Public Library.

Spring into Summer with the Secret Gardens of Cambridge on June 1

Remember winter? 

Oh, that’s right, it went on for about eight months this year.

But yes, winter is officially over, and in its place we have the every-other-year celebration of spring, the Secret Gardens of Cambridge tour. 

Remember winter all you want, but come on: is there really anything better than spending one Sunday in June wandering through gardens and fields and back yards and private places, talking to people just like you who like nothing better than getting their hands dirty bringing something to life?

Forget winter. The Secret Gardens of Cambridge are amazing.

So here’s the deal: on Sunday, June 1st, between 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon, we’re inviting you to enjoy more than two dozen gardens in Cambridge that you’d never be able to see any other time of the year. A taste of the summer to come, and a reminder of why we love living here.

Rain or shine, the gardens are beautiful and full of color. But just as important, the Secret Gardens of Cambridge is the single largest one-year fundraiser for the Cambridge Public Library. Buy a ticket for $25.00, and you’ll help the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library purchase new acquisitions, fund family programs, bring guest speakers, and underwrite all the activities that help make the Cambridge Public Library the center of our community that it is.

Beautiful gardens, hidden Cambridge spaces, helping the library. Is there any better way to start the summer?

Tickets are on sale now at all Cambridge library locations and at the following local retailers: 

Bonny's Garden Center

Brattle Florist

Dickson Bros. Hardware

Mahoney's in Brighton

Nomad

Pemberton Farms

Porter Square Books

Rodney's Books

Fun Facts about the Secret Gardens of Cambridge

The weather is warming up and the sun is out!

The mulch is being delivered, the green leaves are filling in, and the gardens along the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library garden tour are being pampered and prettied up for their June 1 debut!

Don’t forget to get your tickets early. And for fun, here’s a few tidbits about the Secret Gardens of Cambridge:

Friends of the Cambridge Public Library member 
Sherry Leffert photographed this dewy daisy on 
Wendell St.

The Secret Gardens of Cambridge event takes place rain or shine. Who doesn’t love to have a peek at a swath of brightly blooming flowers covered in raindrops?

The self-guided garden tour of Cambridge began in 2000, when the late Frances Tenenbaum joined the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library. Francis was an award-winning garden writer and because of her, the Friends’ signature fundraising event began!

In 2012, the garden tour highlighted “Open Secrets” along the route as well. Open Secrets are those beautiful, but not-so-secret gardens and green spaces you can enjoy from the street view all around Cambridge.

One of our Friends Board members brought along some of her friends for a walking garden party in past years and shared impressions from the group’s garden note-taking.

It's On!

The countdown to the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library Secret Gardens of Cambridge event starts today!

The 2014 self-guided tour is Sunday, June 1 from 10am to 4pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at all Cambridge library branches and several area retailers. Check here for the list of locations.

The Secret Gardens of Cambridge has featured over 200 individual gardens around Cambridge since it began. Proceeds from the garden tour ticket sales are used by the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library to sponsor community events and special presentations at the library, to purchase museum passes for public use, to bring guest authors to the library, and to expand the library collections.

Watch for more details--and maybe some behind-the-scenes updates--here and on the Friends' Facebook page.