CAPE COD – For the fourth year, gardeners across Cape Cod will ring in the summer season with the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, happening July 6-15, 2018.
Not just a celebration for the region’s signature bloom, the genus hydrangea, this event encompasses plants of all kinds.
The main attraction across the 10-day festival are tours of local gardens, usually kept off-limits and only maintained by individual homeowners throughout the year.
Tours of these unique private spaces are $5 per person per garden, and every garden is paired with a benefiting nonprofit organization which receives 100% of the proceeds.
Any Cape Cod based nonprofit organization is welcome to join the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival. Opportunities exist for nonprofits to join with local gardeners to create a tour.
Area businesses are also welcome to host hydrangea- or plant-related lectures, workshops and demonstrations, or perhaps offer a discount to Hydrangea Festival participants. Restaurants and bars can also join the Hydrangea Festival Cocktail Trail, sponsored by Cape Cod Beer.