This story was going to include one of my favorite garden tours in Central Mass and beyond, Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, but it isn’t open yet due to major renovations, so I’m hoping to include that next month! We recently had a great day at Tower Hill, now called New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. We love Garden Tours, but just like most things after having gone through the past few years of Covid, there are fewer of them. I’ve decided to branch out further for our mystery rides, and did some research to find Garden Tours all around Massachusetts. Am I missing any that you’re planning to go to? Message me, and I’ll add them to the list!
2026 GARDEN TOURS
Message me with any details you have for additional garden tours, so I can always keep my CENTRAL MASS RESOURCE STORIES as current and relevant as possible!
GARDEN TOURS/EVENTS
Acton Arboretum, Acton
Self-Guided Tours
Open daily from dawn to dusk
Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University, Jamaica Plains
Self-Guided and Scheduled Tours
Open daily sunrise to sunset
Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge
Garden Tours
Click the link to book self-guided or group tours
The Botanic Garden of Smith College, Northampton
Self-Guided Tours
Open daily to the public year-round
9AM – 4PM
12th Annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival
A Cape-Wide Summer Garden Celebration
Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 19
Self-Guided Tours
Concord Museum, Concord
The Garden Tour
Friday, June 5 – Saturday, June 6
10AM – 4PM
Highfield Hall and Gardens, Falmouth
Tours of Highfield Hall & Gardens
TBA
Garden in the Woods, Framingham
Drop-in Tours at Garden in the Woods
Saturday, April 25 through Sunday, October 18
Saturdays and Sundays
1:30PM
Generous Gardeners Garden Tour, Gloucester
The 14th Annual Gloucester Garden Tour
Saturday, July 11
9:30AM – 3PM
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Garden at Elm Bank
Self-Guided Tours
Wednesday, April 1 – Tuesday, November 24
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm, last entry at 5:30pm
Friday-Sunday 10am-5pm, last entry at 4:15pm
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston
Guided Garden Tours
Open daily 10AM -5PM – Last admission 4:30PM
Self-Guided Group Tours
10AM-3PM daily
Guided Tours
10AM-3PM daily
Private Golf Cart Tour
10AM-3PM daily
Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury
Self-Guided Tours
Open daily sunrise to sunset
LOCAL GARDEN CLUBS
Fitchburg, Laurelwood Garden Club
Holden Garden Club
Holden Garden Club Facebook
Holden Community Garden Facebook
Lancaster Garden Club
Sterling Garden Club
Wachusett Regional Garden Club
