Welcome to Summersweet Garden Nursery at Perennial Pleasures


Summersweet Garden Nursery at Perennial Pleasures is a retail and mail-order nursery located in East Hardwick, Vermont, a beautiful part of the state known as the North East Kingdom. The nursery, greenhouse and display gardens are sited on the sunny fields behind our family home, an 1840s brick house at the edge of the village. We grow over 900 varieties of flowers, herbs and shrubs, specializing in heirloom and medicinal plants, and have a special fondness for tall garden phlox. An eclectic gift shop, specializing in summer hats for both women and men, is located in the old wooden extension, and a seasonal tea-room serves English Cream Teas in the display garden or conservatory.

The nursery and gift shop are open from early May to mid-September, 10-5 Wednesday through Sunday. The Tea Garden is open from 11:00 to 4:00, roughly Memorial Day weekend to mid-September. We are closed on Mondays, and Tuesday, until further notice. For schedule and holidays, see Calendar & Events.

Rachel Kane