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Garden Conservancy announces tours in Stonington

July 04, 2011 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 01, 2011 5:50 pm

Explore two private gardens in North Stonington and Stonington, open to the public for self-guided tours on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to benefit The Garden Conservancy. No reservations required; rain or shine. Special highlights include fields of glacial outcroppings and more than 600 daylily cultivars, annual and perennial cutting gardens, and a quarter-mile-long boxwood hedge.

Visitors may begin at either Blue Flag Farm, 449 Pendleton Hill Road, North Stonington; or Stone Acres - Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Frederic C. Paffard, Jr., 385 North Main Street, Stonington.

Admission is $5 per garden; children age 12 and younger get in free.

For more information, visit www.opendaysprogram.org or call 1-888-842-2442.

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