Andover Garden Club Presents Holiday House Tour & Boutique

The Andover Garden Club is hard at work with the final preparations for “Evergreens, Holly & Joy: A Tour of Andover Homes in Holiday Dress”—the first holiday house tour the club has held since 2005. The event will feature seven beautifully decorated Andover homes, as well as a holiday boutique.

Plans for decorating the individual houses have been in the works for months, with most of the actual installation to take place in the coming week before the tour. Meanwhile, members have been working individually and in groups at workshops to create lovely handmade items to be sold in the holiday boutique.

“This house tour brings together all our members in a joint effort of creativity and camaraderie,” said Tina Girdwood, president of the Andover Garden Club. “It's a wonderful opportunity to express the holiday spirit in floral designs that reflect the individual homes.”

“We are so fortunate in Andover to have a wide variety of architectural styles and historic homes that have been well maintained,” said Heather Moody Holman, vice president. “All the homes on the tour are beautiful to begin with and will be enhanced with unique decorations designed and created by our members. People love house tours because they can garner ideas for decorating their own homes.”

Tour and Boutique Details

The tour, which will take place Saturday, December 8, between 10:00 AM 4:00 PM, will be headquartered at the Faith Lutheran Church, 360 South Main Street, Andover. There attendees will receive a map for the seven houses on the tour and find a holiday boutique featuring holiday décor, handmade arrangements, unique wreaths, and coffee and light refreshments.

Advanced tickets for $30.00--a $5.00 savings--are available from Andover Garden Club Members or online at www.andovergardenclub.org. Tickets on the day of the tour may be purchased at the church for $35.00. For more information, contact tgirdwood@verizon.net.

About the Andover Garden Club

Founded in 1927, the Andover Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that encourages the study and practice of horticulture, landscape design, and floral design; aids in the beautification of the town of Andover; and helps protect and conserve natural resources. A member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., the club provides both financial and hands-on support to a variety of municipal, educational, and environmental organizations throughout the region.

The Andover Garden Club welcomes new members, and information about joining is available from membership chairs Liz Bell (belles810@gmail.com, 978-475-3021) and Kathy Hess (kmhess1@verizon.net, 978-470-0806).