Garden Tour
Join us on a journey through lovely local gardens at this summer’s annual West Falmouth Library Garden Tour on Friday, July 17 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Entrance fee of five dollars cash per garden visited. This event takes place rain or shine. The tour includes gardens at the following locations:
Pocasset Perennial – 8 Peninsula Circle, Pocasset
A lovely garden overlooking the Pocasset River and salt marsh lovingly tended for almost 50 years with mature perennial beds, seed-grown vegetables, cutting flower beds, and specimen plantings. Garden with Waterview, Unusual Plants, Pollinator Garden. Parking: street parking.
Highland Hideaway – 15 Clowes Drive, Falmouth
60 feet of perennial beds sit alongside native plants perched atop Sippewissett Highlands with views of Buzzards Bay. Extensive container plantings and abundant roses grace a professionally designed and planted gardenscape. Includes a Pollinator Garden. Parking: Parking available on Clear Pond Road.
Woodland Whimsy – 31 Glen Ave, North Falmouth
Intimate gardens surround a reproduction Greek Revival cottage. Wander from the structured elegance of an enclosed rose garden into a tranquil woodland escape. Everywhere you turn, breathtaking hydrangeas steal the show, anchored by a magnificent 30-foot climbing hydrangea and a 20 foot by 20 foot limelight hydrangea. Lots of hydrangeas!. Parking: street parking.
Kleindinst Gardens – 39 Rockledge Drive, North Falmouth
Surrounded by vernal wetlands, the yard naturally blends into the woods. Constantly evolving and changing, these hidden gardens are bordered by lichen-covered stone walls. Mature plantings include Japanese maples, Hinoki cypress, Japanese umbrella pine, balsam fir, and Japanese cedar. Perennial beds are extensive, including dozens of different species interspersed with vegetables and herbs as well as planters filled with colorful annuals. A primary focus is on hybridized, registered daylilies of which there are over 90 individual cultivars, many created by the gardener. New crosses under evaluation will be shown. The gardens are pollinator friendly with many native plants. A Japanese-style boat house completes the yard.
Historic Charm – 575 West Falmouth Highway, Falmouth
Magnificent hydrangeas frame the historic West Falmouth Library’s 1879 entry. Just past the front entry, visitors can enjoy thoughtful plantings bordering the library lawn and an opportunity to relax on the flagstone patio. A volunteer-maintained perennial garden takes center stage with layered heirloom plantings. Lots of hydrangeas, unusual plants, creative prnaments, pollinator garden, dog-friendly, wheelchair and walker friendly. Directions: Garden is to the left of the front entry. Garden parking: library lot
The West Falmouth Library Garden Tour is part of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival (July 10-19, 2026), a Cape-wide summer garden celebration, sponsored by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.