For a limited time, visitors to Hamilton House will be able to purchase potted perennials from the Hamilton House garden. Plants are for sale on site daily with most containers priced at only $4. All plants come right from the gardens and all money collected will go directly to Historic New England’s Property Maintenance Fund. [...]
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Book Talk: Designing the Maine Landscape
[ September 10, 2009; 5:30 pm; ] Thursday, September 10 at 5:30 p.m., co-authors Theresa Mattor and Lucie Teegarden will offer an illustrated presentation on Maine’s rich heritage of designed landscapes, at the Hamilton House Garden Cottage, 40 Vaughan’s Lane, South Berwick. Copies of their book, Designing the Maine Landscape, will be available for purchase and signing by the authors. The talk is [...]
Hamilton House Landscape & Garden Tour
[ June 25, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. July 23, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Thursdays, June 25 and July 23, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Hamilton House, South Berwick, Me.
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: Free to Garden and Landscape members, $6 Historic New England members, $12 nonmembers
Please note: Registration required
Take part in a special opportunity to learn about the landscape and gardens at Hamilton House with Historic New England’s Piscataqua Region Landscape Manager [...]
Powderhouse Hill 2009
Powderhouse Hill Ski Club opened for the season on Friday December 26th.
Powderhouse is the only lift served ski hill on the Seacoast and one of the oldest in the country. Last season was a banner year for Powderhouse. Record-breaking snowfall and a makeshift grooming device led to a season when the hill was open 49 [...]
Good Places: Laudholm Farm at Wells Reserve
Sometimes in the summer I stay away from the coast because I don’t want to fight the traffic, deal with parking, or be on the beach packed in like a sardine roasting in the sun.
Laudholm Farm at the Wells Reserve in Wells offers a wonderful alternative to all that. It is an easy trip from [...]
To Do List: Counting House Museum
The Counting House Museum offers visitors “South Berwick’s Attic,” an exhibit of local curios from past generations, and exhibits from the 17th century Chadbourne home site. Regular weekend summer hours are from 1 to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays through October. Admission is free.
For over four decades, local families have been [...]
To Do List: Historic New England- Gardens & Jewett Tour
Are you ready to get out of the house now that the oppressive heat is gone? Here are two opportunities to enjoy the beauty of a South Berwick June day.
Landscape and Garden Tour, Hamilton House, South Berwick, Me.
Wednesday, June 11, 10-11:30
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: $8 Historic New England members, $12 nonmembers
Take part in a special [...]
Good Places: Hamilton House
It is a wonderful day for a stroll around Hamilton House.
