Newton’s 3rd Annual Pollinator Garden Tour will be held on June 21 (rain date, June 28), 12PM-4PM. Celebrate the solstice with a visit public and private native plant gardens all across Newton to have fun, enjoy beautiful gardens, celebrate the arrival of summer, and get ideas for your own yard.
The tour will focus on pollinator gardens with mostly native plants in Newton Center, Newton Highlands, and West Newton this year, with a mix of both public and private gardens.
Gardens from City Hall to the south will be hosted from 12-2PM, while gardens to the north will be hosted from 2-4PM. Attendees will be provided with location of an additional get0together with tour organizers and other gardeners and refreshments 4PM–5:30PM
Maps of the gardens and plant lists will be supplied to registrants ahead of time by email. With the map, you can visit the gardens at your own pace. Most of the gardens on the tour will have gardeners to answer any questions you may have.
Why pollinator gardens? Gardens with native plants can be both beautiful and functional at sustaining our pollinators. he environment is at risk because of precipitous declines in native plants and the insects, birds, and other animals that depend on those plants. Check out the Newton Pollinator Toolkit to find out recommended plants for different conditions in Newton.
Register here for maps, plant lists, and more valuable information about native plant gardening.
The events of Newton Pollinator Week are being organized by the Newton Community Pollinator Project in conjunction with the Newton Conservators, Newton Parks Recreation and Culture Department, Green Newton, Friends of Cold Spring Park, Friends of Wellington Park, the Newton Cemetery, and Mothers Out Front Newton.
