
2025 Garden Tour tickets are now available!
Join us for a day of beauty, nature and discovery as you visit private gardens throughout Carlisle, Massachusetts. This year’s Tour features five stunning and diverse country gardens that are sure to delight you! The Tour will run Friday and Saturday, June 13-14 from 10-4 pm.
The Tour will be held rain or shine. All ticket sales are final. No refunds. Tickets may be purchased online, using PayPal account or credit card. Presented by the Carlisle Garden Club of Massachusetts
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Latin Name: Lindera Benzoin
Description: Tall shrub or small tree? Spicebush has small yellow flowers in early spring, spicy-scented foliage that hosts spicebush swallowtail caterpillars, and pale gold fall foliage. Red fruits (on female plants only) are high-energy snacks for migrating birds.
Zone: 5-9
Soil/water: med-moist
Light: part shade
Height: 8-15'
Width: 6-15'
More info: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lindera-benzoin...
"I will buy one to substitute for a Burning Bush that has met its maker from my pruning saw." -Alison Saylor
"One of the early bloomers I wait for each spring, this has small yellow flowers that make a lovely sight en masse." -Sally Ishizaka