ARF to Host 29th Annual Garden Tour

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) will be hosting its 29th Annual Garden Tour “Celebrating the Village of Southampton” this weekend.

The event will be held on Saturday, June 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine.

All proceeds from the tour benefit the ARF.

One of the longest running garden tours on Long Island, the ARF Garden Tour will feature six magnificent gardens in the historic Village of Southampton.

The private gardens included on the tour are: the garden of Katharina Otto-Bernstein and Nathan Bernstein, The Fairwind Garden, the garden of Anke and Juergen Friedrich, the garden of Ashley and Jeff McDermott, the garden of Irene and Bernard Schwartz, and the garden of Margaret and R. Peter Sullivan.

Free refreshments will be served at the Bernstein garden.

The tour is self-guided and ticket holders can view the gardens in any order.

A cocktail reception will follow at Blue Haven, the legendary home of Lisa and Donald Jackson in the Village of Southampton.

This year’s event is chaired by Barbara Slifka and Mark Fichandler.

Tickets for the tour are $85 each and can be purchased by calling 631-537-0400 x219, online at www.arfhamptons.org, the ARF Adoption Center in Wainscott, the ARF Thrift Shop in Sagaponack and the following garden centers: Lynch’s Garden Center and Mecox Gardens in Southampton and East Hampton, East Hampton Gardens, The Bayberry in Amagansett, the Sag Harbor Florist and Marders in Bridgehampton.

Tickets for the tour and cocktail reception are $175 and must be purchased in advance by phone, online or at ARF.

Photo: McDermott Garden courtesy of ARF