We’ve received rave reviews for our Gardens Getaways Travel Program offering well-planned exclusive and customized trips and tours, both in the U.S. and abroad. All tours benefit Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Please see below for offerings of international and domestic tours for which we are now accepting reservations.

March 8-11, 2012
Philadelphia International Flower Show

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is offering a new Gardens Getaway to the Philadelphia International Flower Show. You’ll have the opportunity to visit the historic city of Philadelphia, nearby Longwood Gardens, and the fantastic flower show produced by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. This year’s flower show theme is “Hawaii, Islands of Aloha,” so it will be the perfect Mud Season getaway!

The trip price of $560 per person* includes motor coach transportation and hotel accommodations; admission to the Flower Show; admission, a tour,  and a boxed lunch at Longwood Gardens; and free time to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of the city on your own. See the PDF for the full itinerary. Call (207) 633-4333, ext.110 for reservations. Payment in full is requested at booking. Limited seats are available; the deadline to sign up is February 15, 2012.

*An additional supplement of $225 is charged for single passengers requiring a private room. Room sharing with other single passengers can be done through Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens at booking but is not guaranteed and will be based on availability. 

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Day Trip to the Boston Flower & Garden Show

Just when cabin fever is at its peak, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will provide a dose of spring with a visit to the Boston Flower & Garden Show on Wednesday, March 14, the first – and freshest – day of the show. Those who wish, may also spend an hour or so shopping or sightseeing at Faneuil Hall from 1:00-3:30, while the remainder of the group continues to enjoy the show.

This year’s theme, “First Impressions,” will showcase ways to express one’s personality and style as well as add enjoyment and value to one’s property. The show will once again be at the Seaport World Trade Center. Because the 14th is the first day of this much-awaited event, the displays will be as fresh and new as can be and vendors’ booths will be fully stocked with appealing items for the home and garden.

As with the trip that proved so popular in past years, expert Gardens staff members will be among the participants. Transportation will be provided on a deluxe motor coach, with several departure points. The price of $65 for members and $75 for non-members  includes round-trip transportation and admission to the show, as well as the optional side trip to Faneuil Hall. Because space is limited, making reservations early is advised. To sign up now, call 207-633-4333, ext. 101, or click here.

The show will offer more than 25 garden displays by cutting-edge landscape professionals and area nurseries; lectures and demonstrations by top garden writers, industry professionals, and chefs; shopping from 200 vendors featuring thousands of plants and hundreds of the newest gardening products; and chances to take home exciting giveaways. It will be a memorable day!