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2025 Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival |
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Thank you to everyone who supported YPL by attending the gardens and/or buying raffle tickets! Thank you to all our volunteers! Thank you to the garden owners for opening up their gardens for this event. Thank you to Sally Hockenbury (Singing Marshes) for donating the proceeds from the sale of her jelly! |
And thank you to the local Yarmouth Port restaurants and markets who generously supported YPL with gift cards! Leonessa Cape Flats Pizza Oliver's Plank Tavern Peterson's Market Royal II Restaurant and Grlll Old Yarmouth Inn Jack's Outback Restaurant Golden Jalapeno Tex Mex Congratulations to our raffle winners: Nancy, Beth, and Janine |
Gardens (all in Yarmouth Port)
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Marshview - 24 Old Castle Road Owners: Carolyn and Thomas Satory 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
Owners: Rhonda and Steve Silverman 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. See slide show below. |
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