Dover Library House and 
Garden Tour on June 12th

Did you know that the Dover Library House Tour was the first of its kind in the area?  The idea has been copied by many organizations in many other towns.  After 25 years, Dover's tour continues to be innovative and remains a venerable "must-see" event.

The Friends of the Dover Library are pleased to announce  the Dover Library House Tour will be held on Sunday, June 12th, from 11:30 - 3:30 pm.  Several exciting changes have been made to this  popular event in order to offer patrons something different each year.  This year, the Tour moves to the Spring to become the Dover Library House and Garden Tour.  In addition to presenting three of Dover’s finest homes, the tour will now showcase three of Dover’s most distinguished private gardens.  There are six separate venues in all.

Two of the homes are beautiful antique farmhouses which celebrate Dover's rich agricultural past.  Indeed, one of the properties dates back to the town's earliest settlements of 1640.  The third home is a newly-constructed contemporary shingle-style house with grand living spaces.  

At each house, guests will sample gourmet fare from Dessert Works, Dover Market, and Sherborn Inn.  The homes will be splendidly decorated by the floral experts of Chicatabot Garden Club, Dover Garden Club, Perennial Designs and Powisset Garden Club. 

The three gardens are destinations in themselves.  One is found along the banks of the Charles River and features a stone terrace, rose, grass, and shrub gardens which gently slope down to the water's edge.  The second garden is located on a pond with a wonderful rill and a unique sunken garden with raised beds of flowers, vegetables, and herbs. The third is an ever-changing woodland garden created by its owner, a noted landscape designer, which includes works of sculpture, a Tuscan courtyard, ceremonial fire pit, and water features.  

This year, we will also be holding a special raffle on the day of the tour, with many items for the home and garden, as well as gift certificates from local stores, salons and restaurants.