The seventeenth bi-annual Islesboro Garden Day will be held on Monday, August 3rd, rain or shine. The tour will include properties belonging to Dianne and Kent Bein, Brita Holmquist Bonechi, Abby and Jeff Diggins, Topsy and Tom Gillespie, Sue Hatch and Tom Tutor, Ginny and John King, Islesboro Central School, the Alice L. Pendleton Library, and Jennifer and Philippe Selendy.

Proceeds from this year’s Garden Day will go towards the Islesboro Central School’s garden, namely through improvements to the hoop house, which will enable the growth of vegetables throughout the year.

The tour will be set up similarly to Garden Days in previous years. The gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; only gardens will be included on the tour, not houses. Everyone will go in their own cars, at their own pace. Brita Holmquist Bonechi has kindly offered to welcome visitors for refreshments on her beautiful porch.

A mailing about Islesboro Garden Day, which includes a registration form, will go out in early July. Admission is $18 per person. Anyone who has not received the mailing and would like to join the tour should contact Linda Gillies (207-734-6452, linda@gillies.com); copies of the mailing will also be available at the Dark Harbor Shop. The mailing serves as the ticket; there are no receipts.