Open Gardens 2024

Walk through local wonder and beauty in 2024.

See your neighbors’ gardens at their peak. All the gardens are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine. A donation of $5 is suggested (checks or exact change is appreciated).

Saturday, June 29
Nguyen Gardens
2412 Atlantic Avenue, Lincolnville

Saturday, July 6
Angela Hill’s Footbridge Gardens 
11 Footbridge Road, Belfast

Located above the Footbridge, these gardens invite birds, bees, and people with rich colors and views of the bay.

Saturday, July 13
Gardens at Dickens Pond
120 Park Street, Rockport

Enjoy annuals and perennials in gardens that have been tended by family for 58 years.

Saturday, July 20
Welch Gardens
49 Robbins Road, Belfast

Walk among hydrangeas and perennial favorites. Visit Janalee’s studio, where she works in acrylics, pastels, and more.

Saturday, July 27
Heffron/Vernelson Gardens
92 Pearl Street, Belfast

Sun-loving perennials, shade trees, and annuals star in a three-year-old garden. 

Saturday, Aug 3
Four Gardens on Treat Street 
Treat Street, Belfast

• Anna Petroski and Roger Jellison’s Place, 22 Treat St., which includes a shoreline restoration project. Inside: the work of local artists; painter Kerstin Engman will be on site for the day.
• Gardens of Dale and Jim Kocot at 2 Treat,
• Annie and Meurig Davies at 11 Treat, and
• Fiona and Jeff Doody at 14 Treat.

Saturday, Aug 10
Two Bayside Cottage Gardens
Broadway, Bayside, Northport

• The Elliott Garden at 21 Broadway wraps around the cottage and includes a raised vegetable garden.
• Carlton’s Cottage Garden at 24 Broadway showcases the joys of small-space gardening. The historic cottage will be open to visitors.