See how their gardens grow

Sometimes we confuse perennials with weeds and yank them before they flower, but the folks tending the eight gardens on the Sandwich Garden Tour know better. The tour includes a trip to the Wildflower Garden at the Green Briar Nature Center (where you pick up your tickets), which has more than 300 plants, a shaded hillside, wetlands, and an open meadow. In Sandwich Village, the Secret Garden is hidden behind a privet hedge and is chock full of perennials, annuals, shrubs, and a grape arbor. In the Woodland and Whimsey garden (below), check out the terraced sun and shade areas. 11 a.m-3 p.m. (rain date Friday). $15 (includes cookies and a cold drink). Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road, off Route 6A, East Sandwich. 508-888-6870. thornton burgess.org