Camden Garden Club
2026 Garden Tour
Huge Success!
2026 Tour A Rousing Success
Painting is of one of the Garden Properties by
plein air artist Cassie Sano
Our 77th Garden Tour was a huge success by any measure. We sold more than 600 tickets, participants provided enthusiastic feedback, and the weather held (mostly). We showed six private gardens in Camden and Rockport, five of which had never been on the tour before, and we also raised nearly $1,000 for our scholarship program through three raffles. Three of the gardens belonged to CGC members Vicki Mast, Lynne Meagher and Barb Ohland. Sixty-six members aided in the effort, by participating before, during or after the event.
As always, our guests came from far and wide. Groups travelled from all over Maine – Blue Hill to Farmington to Phippsburg – and from Nova Scotia to Monterey, California! We received compliments on the gardens, the general organization, and even the signage. Our new headquarters location at the American Legion was a big hit because it was easy to park, and there were bathrooms.
The only thing that went wrong was the weather – a violent storm struck Camden about 2:30 p.m. and caused power outages and road closures all over town. Two properties, the barn on Colcord and the garden on Bayview, were closed to new entrants after the storm by a joint decision of CGC and the owners. The heavy rain and winds created hazardous conditions and drenched CGC members and tour participants alike. No one involved in the tour remembers a situation like this one, and our policy of “Rain or Shine” may need to be adjusted to accommodate severe weather that threatens the safety of our members and our guests.
The Tour Committee will meet for a final time on August 6 to review the day and prepare notes and recommendations for the 2028 event. We would like to hear from you about your experiences and opinions about the day, so please send a message to the 2026 Tour Committee via this website. Thank you for your participation!
