Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival 4 Yarmouth Port Gardens A summer garden celebration is in the works all around Cape Cod and on Monday July 11th and Tuesday, July 12th four very special gardens will be open for touring, rain or shine. The proceeds for these garden tours will benefit the Yarmouth Port Library. Admission is $5 per garden, paid at each garden by cash or check. Go to YarmouthPortLibrary.org for full garden descriptions and directions or pick up a flier at the library at 297 Main St (Rt 6A). You can even purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win a custom made birdhouse! Monday, July 11 The Condon Garden 181 Thacher Shore Rd, Yarmouth Port As a former commercial hydrangea propagators and growers for over 40 years, these owners continue to expand their collection of 300+ hydrangeas in the ground plus additional container specimens. Their gardens also include a wide range of vegetables and fruits. Monday, July 11 Singing Marshes 70 Alms House Road, Yarmouth Port This interesting garden borders conservation land and overlooks Barnstable Harbor and the Lighthouse at Sandy Neck. The gardener has her own kitchen garden containing raspberries, blueberries, beach plums, and vegetables such as asparagus, rhubarb, squash, beans, and cucumbers. The property features walking paths through the beach plum and juniper shrubs to views of the marsh beyond. Hydrangeas flourish on the home’s north side. Tuesday, July 12th My Cape Cod Dream Garden 8 Village Lane, Yarmouth Port This property has areas and "rooms" of interest. There is the Monet area, wine room, breakfast room, the Bodacious cutting garden with annuals, perennials, and dahlias. There is a reflection room and hosta gardens. But most unusual is the fairy garden complete with a castle, waterfall, moat, houses, and fairies of course! There are over 20 custom built birdhouses. Tuesday, July 12 The Coppelman Garden 39 Belle Of The West Rd, Yarmouth Port Situated to provide a magnificent view of Cape Cod Bay, this garden is artistically planted with a colorful array of perennials and annuals. Sitting as it does on the edge of the marsh, this small, informal garden blends harmoniously with the uncultivated beauty of the wild.