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Milton Garden Tour showcases botanical beauty
Flourishing fauna adorns the entrance to the two-level garden at the home of Libby Zando and Robert Blayney at 210 Chandler St. RYAN MAVITY PHOTOS
September 19, 2024
A picture-perfect Sunday was the backdrop for one of Milton’s longest-running traditions: the Milton Garden Club’s annual Garden Tour.
Now in its 23rd year, the Sept. 15 tour featured eight homes and their gardens in and around Milton, with each house having an accompanying artist on site.
One of the homeowners taking part in the Milton Garden Tour was Debbie Carbone-Agresti, who owns 334 Union St. with her husband, John. One of the most popular features at her house is her rose bush, as well as her mature yew bush. The Agrestis home was built around 1830, and includes a carriage house and a garage with a covered patio. The Agrestis have owned the property since 2020.
Al Frantic performs in front of 205 Union St. along the Milton Garden Tour. Each of the eight houses on the tour had an artist on site.
Tour goers had a rare opportunity to check out the former Welch’s pharmacy at 205 Union St. The house with the downstairs pharmacy was built by John Brunner Welch in 1875 and remained in the family until 2011, when it was purchased by Roberta and Gordon Hagen.
Visitors walk through the garden at 205 Union St.
The garden of Jack Campbell and Ramsey Santiago Cuevas is at 412 Union St. The house was built in 1887, but was purchased by the current owners in 2022, who have since put in a colorful garden in the backyard.
The fence line gardens at Debbie Agresti’s home at 334 Union St.
The centerpiece of the lower-level garden at 210 Chandler St. is the swimming pool.
The top level garden at 210 Chandler St.
Ryan Mavity covers Milton and the court system. He is married to Rachel Swick Mavity and has two kids, Alex and Jane. Ryan started with the Cape Gazette all the way back in February 2007, previously covering the City of Rehoboth Beach. A native of Easton, Md. and graduate of Towson University, Ryan enjoys watching the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals and Baltimore Orioles in his spare time.
