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The gates to the Bridge of Flowers closed on Monday, April 27, 2026 to allow work on soil replacement to get underway. This is a temporary closure.
With the soil replacement complete, gardeners are now returning some of the larger trees and bushes to the Bridge as a first step towards replanting the gardens. Although no date has yet been set for the Bridge to reopen to the public, an announcement is expected soon.
"We're going to have a kind of bare-bones opening, with just the trees and bushes in place," said committee co-chair Lynda Leitner. Once the gates open, she explained, "visitors will have an opportunity to observe the gardeners at work digging in thousands of perennials and annuals into the new soil. Meanwhile, visitors are welcome to enjoy some of the popular spring native plants now in bloom at the Shelburne entrance to the Bridge--ladyslippers, cobra lilies, Jack-in-the pulpit, among others."
Bridge closed temporarily beginning Monday, April 27
Carol DeLorenzo, Head Gardener, and Elliston Bingham, Assistant Gardener, among six local heroes honored at Franklin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast
We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved colleague Marion Taylor, who was devoted to the Bridge of Flowers. Marion served on the Bridge of Flowers Committee for many years, as Treasurer and as a representative on the Preservation Committee. One of the longest serving Committee members, she was widely regarded as a custodian of its archives. Her tireless energy also spearheaded fundraising efforts for the Bridge, including the popular cookie sale at Moonlight Magic, and she was a beloved fixture at the annual plant sale, pitching in as a cashier. "All who knew her," said Committee Chair Annette Szpila, "were inspired by her deep commitment to the community as well as to the Bridge of Flowers. She was always the first to volunteer and the last to shut out the lights, even in her advanced years. Marion Taylor is greatly missed and fondly remembered.”
How the entrance to the Bridge on Water Street currenty looks. Photo by Lynda Leitner.
T-Shirts for Sale!
Shirts are $20 each. 40% of the sale directly benefits the Bridge of Flowers. T-shirts are individually hand silkscreened by Worn at the Edges, a local Shelburne Falls serigrapher.
