Learn all about the glorious gardens right here at Waters Farm, along with the many loyal volunteers who maintain them.
This flagpole with a stone base and garden was envisioned by two long term Waters Farm volunteers, Bill Ela and Ken Ethier. With the efforts of Carol Messier to obtain the supplies and manage the project, the first flag raising ceremony was held during the Farm Days festival in 2024. The flower garden was recently updated by a gardener that the Minor family has generously endowed to take care of the Rose Minor Memorial Garden.
The Minor family recently donated two benches and has graciously funded the ongoing planting and maintenance of the rose garden. With all the rain we got this spring, and with the loving care of professional gardeners, the garden is looking great!
Perennials gracing the front of the circa 1757 Waters farm house are growing well this year! Be sure to stop by for a peaceful rest amongst nature and history.
Waters Farm volunteers care for the Memory Garden next to the farm house, including Waters family descendant Joyce Smith. Meanwhile, Mary Garrett and Pam Farnham re-homed perennials last year, and Ross Weaver restored the cedar benches and arbor.
The Kitchen Garden is near the summer kitchen, now the Peddler’s Shop, at the north end of the building. With thankful guidance from Christie Higginbottom, a Garden Research Historian at Old Sturbridge Village, the garden has been planted with herbs and vegetables that would typically be found in a kitchen garden in the mid-1800s. The Kitchen Garden is currently maintained by Mary Garrett with help from Heather and Emma, who finished the spring cleanup and planted more vegetables and herbs.
Read an article about our kitchen gardens, which includes gardening in the mid-1800s and the history of tomatoes in the United States.
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