THE GARDENS OF LEWES
—June 16, 2012—
From Doylestown: From New Hope:
Departure Time: 8:30 A.M. Departure Time: 8:00 A.M.
Return Time: Approx. 6:45 P.M. Return Time: Approx. 7:15 P.M.
Cost: $98.00 due at time of reservation
Reservation deadline is June 1, 2012
Stroll the garden path in Lewes, Delaware’s 22nd annual garden tour, visiting eight public and private gardens in and around this historic seaport town.
Sponsored by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, the fun-filled day will include a garden market with vendors specializing in garden related items, free lectures and demonstrations on gardening related topics, and local foods. Most gardens will be within walking distance of each other, but there will be a free trolley service to shuttle you from one venue to another on the self-guided tour.
Known as “the First Town in the First State,” Lewes is situated on the confluence of the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean making it Delaware’s saltiest town. Selected by Dutch seamen in 1631 as an ideal location to establish a whaling station, Lewes is one of the oldest settlements in America. Although only one-half square mile, its historic and nautical heritage is varied and colorful--from the massacre of its first settlers by local Indians to the ravages of pirates and French privateers, and from the blasts of the British bombardment during the War of 1812 to the constant brutality of ice and coastal storms.
Not to be missed is the Fisher-Martin Herb Garden. Planted by a volunteer group of local residents in 1984 to complement the circa 1730 Fisher-Martin House, the garden contains medicinal and culinary herbs, fragrant and flowering herbs, herbs used for household purposes, and those used by Native Americans in the 1700s. In 2003 the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society presented the garden with its Urban Greening Award as a tribute to both the original planters of the garden and those who have maintained it ever since.
You may also wish to explore the charming Historic District and admire the rich collection of restored homes dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Among them is the Ryves Holt House, circa 1665, considered to be the oldest house in Delaware.
The tour includes motor coach transportation, admissions ticket, and all taxes and gratuities per itinerary.
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