PAST EVENT

​The SAA is PArticipating in the Cape-wide Hydrangea Festival this summer!

Tours will be presented by our SAA Performing Arts members as they transport you back in time to learn about the history and importance of these historic gardens!
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The Hydrangea Festival, sponsored by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, is coming to Sandwich! The SAA will be hosting two Historic Gardens on land dating back to events of the 1600’s!

Private garden tours are $5 per person, per garden. You can pay cash at each garden on the day of the garden tour or pre-purchase tickets below.

the gardens

Spring Hill National Register Historic District

The Garden at Holderhills  will be open on Tuesday, July 12th from 10-4 at 3 Holder Ln, Sandwich MA

Owner: Paula Johnson
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Hidden away in QuakerHills, a wink away from Sandwich Village and The Quaker Meeting House, is The Garden at Holderhills. In the midst of Christopher’s Hollow, named for Christopher Holder, who conducted meetings of fellowship for the Quakers-in the secret hills of  Sandwich; is the secret garden filled with nature plantings, heaths and heather , Lillie’s and of course Hydrangeas! Follow the gardens as they turn here and there, with around the corner surprises, set on top of a drumlin. A sanctuary for birds, a quiet respite for a summer day!
Pay at the garden on the day of the tour, or
Pre-purchase tickets to The Garden at Holderhills HERE
18 Quaker Road will be open on Wednesday,  July 13th from 10-4.
Also enjoy a garden reception to benefit the SAA .

Owner: Randy Harelson
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Just a stones throw past the historical Quaker Meeting House is 18 Quaker Road in East Sandwich. This area is listed in the National  Registry of Historical places; which dates back to 1672 when the first Meeting  House was built.

The gardens are designed to attract Native Cape Cod wildlife!
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The front and sides are planted with native shrubs and trees to feed and shelter insects, birds, and other wildlife to maintain the wild Cape Cod landscape. This required careful identification of species growing in the nearby woods.

A long flower border in the sunny backyard attracts hummingbirds butterflies, and other pollinators. Here you’ll see iris, bee balm, yarrow, meadow rue, butterfly bushes, native and old-fashion hardy hibiscus and dwarf hydrangeas.

Native oak-leaf hydrangeas grow in the front, and two Paniculata cultivars - Little Lime and Bobo - bloom in the sunny backyard.

The owners will give guided tours and answer questions.​
Pay at the garden on the day of the tour, or
Pre-purchase tickets to 18 Quaker Road HERE

ABOUT THE CAPE COD HYDRANGEA FESTIVAL

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CAPE COD HYDRANGEA FESTIVAL
July 8 - 17, 2022

A Summer Garden Celebration

The Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival is an annual cape-wide celebration of the region's blue, pink, and white signature flowers and everything gardens on Cape Cod! This ten-day festival's main attractions are the daily tours of private gardens, each designed and maintained by the individual homeowners and carrying a unique charm. You are sure to enjoy such eclectic spaces, not to mention the good feeling of supporting a variety of local nonprofits which will benefit from the proceeds of each tour.
Gardens are only one part of the festival. Enjoy workshops and lectures presented by leading international horticulturalists, discover promotions at participating nurseries and home centers, take a class to learn proper hydrangea pruning techniques, or even watch a painting demonstration by renowned local artists.
Private garden tours are $5 per person per garden. You can pay cash at each garden on the day of the garden tour. Each garden is open from 10 am to 4 pm unless otherwise specified and only on the days specified. All garden tours are rain or shine and nonrefundable.
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 ​LEARN MORE HERE 
Also, visit the SAA Center to learn about Hydrangea Festival activities and visit our pop-up shop of garden inspired local art, hand-crafted gifts, books, and more! While you are there, enter our FREE raffle to win one of several framed prints of this year's official Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival Poster to be raffled off during the hydrangea festival!

Also happening...

  • Plein Air Artists will be working onsite on the 12th at the SAA Center and at The Garden at Holderhills, and on the 13th at 18 Quaker Road
  • ​Festival On The Marsh  Enjoy food, beverages, and  garden themed gifts on July 8th from 4-7 at participating downtown locations including the Sandwich Arts Alliance, Lo Adoro ‘s (North End Sausages and steak sandwiches on their patio), Driftwood, Heart Of Stone , Kia Marie By the Sea​ LEARN MORE HERE