Portsmouth Garden Club's Festival Of Trees Held This Weekend

PORTSMOUTH, NH — Looking for something festive to do this weekend on the Seacoast? The Portsmouth Garden Club and the New Hampshire Division of Forest and Land's Urban Forestry Center's Festival of Trees starts Friday and runs through Sunday night. This is the event's 23rd year.

The grounds of the Urban Forestry Center, according to Shelly Angers of the New Hampshire Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, "will be transformed into a holiday extravaganza, when local garden centers, garden clubs, historic homes, organizations, businesses and artisans show off their creativity by decorating approximately 100 trees, the Center’s historic Cape house, miniature trees, wreaths and more."

Tickets are $7. Children, 12 and under, are free. The festival is open from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The club uses the funds to award scholarships and grants, fund conservation education, maintain club activities, and support historic gardens on the Seacoast.

For more information, visit portsmouthnhgardenclub.com or call the Urban Forestry Center at 603-431-6774.

Part of the N.H. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the Division of Forests and Lands protects and promotes the value provided by trees, forests and natural communities.

For more information about the Division of Forests and Lands, visit nh.gov/nhdfl or call 603-271-2214.

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