Mornings in the Vegetable Garden
. Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! .

Date: 6/7/2014
Time: 11:00 AM TO 12:00 PM

101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI 02809

Phone:
4012532707

Event Description: Join Assistant Grounds Manager Dan Christina for a morning tour of Blithewold’s Vegetable Garden. These monthly tours are designed to encourage and offer guidance to the home gardener, or anyone who may be interested in producing their own vegetable garden. The tours will cover a variety of topics such as high-yield succession plantings, space-saving growing techniques, and tips for engaging young minds using playful structures. This fun and educational tour will highlight the topics, tasks and projects as they arise in Blithewold’s vegetable garden throughout the growing season. Member: Free Non-Member: $11


Directions:
From Newport Take Route 114 North through Middletown and Portsmouth. At the junction of Rt. 114 and Rt. 24 bear left, Rt. 114 Bristol. Signs for Rt. 114 are unclear from this point so be sure to take a left at each of the next two stop lights, staying on Rt. 114. Cross the Mount Hope Bridge to enter Bristol and bear left at the fork onto Rt. 114 (Ferry Road). Blithewold is ¼ mile on the left. From Providence Take Exit 7 off Interstate 195. Follow Rt. 114 South for approximately 13 ½ miles through Barrington, Warren and downtown Bristol. Blithewold is located on Rt. 114 on the right. From Providence through Fall River Take Interstate 195 East through Fall River, MA and take exit 8, Rt. 24 South (Newport). After approximately 7 miles, cross the Sakonnet River Bridge and then take Rhode Island ext 2 (Bristol/Mt. Hope Bridge). Go right at the end of the exit ramp and cross the Mt. Hope Bridge. Bear left at the fork onto Rt. 114 (Ferry Road). Blithewold is ¼ mile on the left. From Boston, MA Take Interstate 93 South to Rt. 24 South, In Fall River, MA exit onto I-15 West for one exit (approximately 1.4 miles), then return to Rt. 24 South, following signs towards Newport, RI. After approximately 7 miles, cross the Sakonnet River Bridge and then take Rhode Island ext 2 (Bristol/Mt. Hope Bridge). Go right at the end of the exit ramp and cross the Mt. Hope Bridge. Bear left at the fork onto Rt. 114 (Ferry Road). Blithewold is ¼ mile on the left.

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