Festival of Gardens to feature private community gardens at historical homes
THE FESTIVAL OF GARDENS will include self-guided tours of historical gardens, including the colonial revival garden behind the Shakespeare s Head Building in College Hill in Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD
PROVIDENCE – A Festival of Gardens, featuring eight private gardens, will be held in mid-June by the Providence Preservation Society in partnership with the Garden Conservancy.
Self-led tours on June 12 will include private gardens at several historic homes in four neighborhoods, as well as a community garden and a colonial revival garden at the Shakespeare’s Head Building stewarded by the preservation society.