Eight local plant nurseries have banded together to share the bounty of July’s gardens. The third annual Country Garden Tea and Tour will be held Friday, July 8, through Monday, July 11. Participants will wander the display gardens at some of central Maine’s finest specialty plant nurseries, sample a variety of teas, shop for plants and enter daily door prize drawings. Tea and Tour hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.

Also part of the tour is Rise & Shine Bed & Breakfast in Monmouth, offering afternoon tea, discounted accommodations and gardens. Additionally, three private gardens will be open exclusively to Tea & Tour participants.

The nurseries sponsoring the Country Garden Tea and Tour are:

Donna’s Greenhouses, 216 Ricker Rd., New Gloucester, 926-3776.

Fernwood Nursery & Gardens, 58 North Ridge Rd., Montville, 589-4726

Fieldstone Gardens, 55 Quaker Lane, Vassalboro, 923-3836, www.FieldstoneGardens.com.

Gingerbread Farm Perennials, 383 Old Winthrop Rd., Wayne, 685-4050, www.GingerbreadFarmPerennials.com.

Hummingbird Farm, 202 Bean St., Turner, 224-8220, www.HummingbirdFarm.net.

Roundabout Farm Perennials, 452 North Hill Rd, Buckfield, 336-2086.

Shaky Barn Farm Gardens 504 Boothby Rd./Route 108 E., Livermore, 491-9797.

Sunnyside Gardens, 50 North Parish Rd., Turner, 225-3998, www.SunnysideGardens.com.

Passports may be purchased from any of the participating nurseries for $10; the first 70 purchasers will receive a sign-up gift. Get your passport stamped and sign up for the daily door prize at each nursery visited.

The grand prize of a fabulous Mantis Tiller will be drawn from the participants who have visited all eight nurseries and had their passports stamped during the tour. Passports must be turned in at the last nursery visited by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 11, to be eligible for the grand prize.

For directions, details and Tea and Tour hints, visit www.CountryGardenTeaAndTour.com.