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SAVE THE DATE
2025 Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival Yarmouth Port Gardens Thursday, July 17th 10 AM to 4 PM Further details to come! |
Yarmouth Port Library will feature
four local gardens during the festival!
Tickets
Pre-sale tickets (for ALL four YPL gardens - $20 nonrefundable) will be available at the library and on our website (credit card purchase option).
Individual tickets can also be purchased at each garden ($5 per garden) on the
day of the event. Cash or check only, please.
Raffle Items!
Raffle tickets for sale: $2.00/each or 3/$5.00.
Local Yarmouth Port restaurants and markets generously supported YPL Hydrangea Festival with gift cards! Chance to win one of three gift card baskets valued at over $75.00 each.
All proceeds to benefit Yarmouth Port Library.mThank you for supporting YPL and many thanks to our garden owners for opening up their gardens for this event!
Gardens (all in Yarmouth Port):
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Marshview - 24 Old Castle Road
Overlooking the historic Taylor-Bray Farm and Black Flats Marsh this property displays three levels of plantings defined by fieldstone walls. The landscape, once dense with oak trees, has been opened up over time to highlight the topography and pastoral views of grazing sheep. A gravel pathway, lined with hydrangeas, daylilies and hostas, leads to a patio bordered by boxwood, lavender, allium and Japanese Maples. Directly across the upper lawn a Weeping Cherry tree anchors a section underplanted with annuals and perennials. A bluestone-paved terrace tucked outside the home’s study, and a container plant-filled deck, enhance the area. Stone steps flanked by stands of Russian Cypress—and a walkway shaded with Leyland Cypress—both lead to the middle tier with Blue Fescue, Bobo hydrangeas, Fothergilla shrub, and grasses. The lower level features a large slope planted with carpet roses, spirea, heather, and ground covers. Gazing back over the slope, to the upper levels and the house, presents another view to enjoy. An added pleasure—adjacent to the property—is visiting the Town of Yarmouth’s 22-acre, 1639 farmstead featuring Samuel Taylor’s 1783 restored farmhouse, barn, and resident animals. Stroll the boardwalk out over Chase Garden Creek to see the osprey nest and stunning views to the dunes on Chapin Beach. Garden with unusual plants. ________________ 
The Peace Garden - 26 Belle of the West Rd
Owner: Margaret Wilson This parcel, once a tangle of water-logged bramble and ivy, has been transformed into a harmonious retreat featuring woodsy arbors and flowing paths. Painstaking editing of overgrowth retained anchoring oaks, pines and hollies. Strategic placement of walkways and careful selection of water-retaining plants addressed seasonal flooding and uncovered this site’s virtues. Undulating topography boasts myriad site lines featuring serially blooming hydrangeas, leafy hellibores, climbing roses, and water features. See if you can spot the false holly and red-spirited Solomon’s seal!! Pick out the evergreens, hinoki cypress, and winterberries which take starring roles when the rest of the garden sleeps in the snow. Now, in the heat of the summer, fragrant lavender and a jolly fountain invite you to relax in the shady nooks of our Peace Garden. Contemplate the beauty of our native hollies, hear the cries of the gull answer the singing chimes, and revel in the peak season of our Hydrangea Festival! Garden with unusual plants. _________________________ |
Cape High - #7 6A
This lovely property is set back off 6A up on hill. As you approach the front of the property a circular bed is surrounded by knock out roses and boxwoods. The front of the property also features white dawn climbing roses on four large trellises. The property is adorned with numerous containers with lovely annuals. The back of the property features many hydrangeas and more knock out roses. In addition, one side of the property has a perennial garden containing hybrid day lilies, coneflowers, croscomia, phlox, and hibiscus. In the center of the garden is a mature limelight hydrangea. The yard also has a beautiful pool. Colorful birdhouses, a lighthouse, and even a mermaid all designed and built by the homeowner surround the yard. Garden with unusual plants. ________________ Singing Marshes - 70 Alms House Road
Owner: Sally Hockenbury This interesting garden borders conservation land overlooking Barnstable Harbor and the Sandy Neck Lighthouse. The home is situated down a narrow road among native oaks and pines. The gardener has her own kitchen garden containing raspberries, blueberries, beach plums, and vegetables such as asparagus, rhubarb, squash, beans, and cucumbers. Its unique fencing was designed to keep out deer, foxes, rabbits, and other wildlife. The property features walking paths through beach plum and juniper shrubs to views of the marsh beyond, along with a nearby osprey nest. Hydrangeas flourish on the home’s north side. An interesting arbor constructed by a friend from small cedar trees stands by the garden shed. Jams and jellies made by the gardener will be available for sale at the entry of the garden. This a rare opportunity to visit this special place. Garden with a view. 
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2024 Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival
The Festival raised much needed funds for YPL.
Thank you to all who attended, to all the volunteers, and especially to Margaret Wilson, Helen McVeigh, Sally Hochenbury, and Mal and Mary Kay Condon!
Yarmouth Port Library Gardens
Please see slide shows below of the four YPL gardens: The Peace Garden, My Dream, Singing Marshes, and Hydrangea Farms.
Please see slide shows below of the four YPL gardens: The Peace Garden, My Dream, Singing Marshes, and Hydrangea Farms.
The Peace Garden
26 Belle of the West Road, Yarmouth Port Owner: Margaret Wilson Development of this space, situated on a natural rainwater collection area, required removal of substantial overgrown invasive species. It was designed with sensitivity to its fall lines and seasonal hydration levels. The resulting paths and choice of plantings flow with the topography of this site, whose openness provides a sense of "breathing room" and serenity. A continuing goal is to build a year- round garden: hellebores, winter berry, false holly and a variety of evergreens provide both visual contrast in the warmer months, and colorful highlights in the winter. Water features encourage bird visitation and refresh the spirit during the warmest of days. The St. Francis bower in the lower garden includes a memorial to a beloved cousin who relished many a good conversation in his own backyard retreat. In that spirit of friendship, you are invited to enjoy this season's blooms - including a variety of hydrangeas, with color contrast from day- and hybrid lilies, fragrant roses, and, perhaps, grandmother Edith Rose's showy white peonies. 
Mal and Mary Kay Condon’s
‘Hydrangea Farm’ 181 Thacher Shore Road, Yarmouth Port The Condon Garden has been on tour for every year of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival’s existence and the gardeners are especially pleased to be part of this year’s Tenth Anniversary. The Condon’s were commercial hydrangea propagators and growers for 40 years and, as one might suspect, this is a very hydrangea-centric site. They continue to tweak their collections which now contain almost too many hydrangeas ‘in ground’. Additional container specimens are also featured to emphasize the increasingly popular ‘Pot N Pot’ and Bag N Pot’ growing technique they popularized many years ago. H. macrophylla is the dominant species, along with collections of H. paniculata, bH. serrata, and H. quercifolia cultivars. H. arborescens plantings have become more significant too owing to the introduction of many new varieties. The Condon’s are also serious veggie growers utilizing raised beds to produce a wide range of favorites. A somewhat struggling peach orchard is in the mix too along with an ample rhubarb collection and an expanded planting of dahlias to satisfy their personal cut flower demand. |
My Dream
8 Village Lane, Yarmouth Port Owner: Helen McVeigh From the Gardener: My gardens are always evolving. My Monet area in the front garden is flanked with sedums and a little surprise under a shrub. From there on to my wine room and next to the garage my breakfast room. Behind the lattice is my bodacious cutting garden. This year, with an addition of a rabbit fence (hope it works), there are a plethora of flowers and my signature dahlias to enjoy. Stop and visit the fairy garden complete with castle and waterfall. The wall garden is a fun place to sit and enjoy the views. God’s garden is in the corner of the property, a favorite with its hydrangeas. Two hosta gardens are found on either side of the outdoor shower. Please take a minute to sit and enjoy my many seating areas. My wish is that my gardens bring you inspiration! Enjoy my dream. 
Singing Marshes 70 Alms House Road, Yarmouth Port Owner: Sally Hockenbury
This interesting garden borders conservation land overlooking Barnstable Harbor and the Sandy Neck Lighthouse. The home is situated down a narrow road among native oaks and pines. The gardener has her own kitchen garden containing raspberries, blueberries, beach plums, and vegetables such as asparagus, rhubarb, squash, beans and cucumbers. Its unique fencing was designed to keep out deer, foxes, rabbits and other wildlife. The property features walking paths through beach plum and juniper shrubs to views of the marsh beyond, along with a nearby osprey nest. Hydrangeas flourish on the home’s north side. An interesting arbor constructed by a friend from small cedar trees stands by the garden shed. Jams and jellies made by the gardener will be available for sale at the entry of the garden. This a rare opportunity to visit this special place. Raffle Item: A handmade Hydrangea Platter donated by Voila! Designs by Frederique (169 Main Street #6A, Yarmouth Port).
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