General Note for Unavailable Tour Days in July & Aug 2025 Read More
July 2025
Wednesday, July 16th - Private 10am tour. All other times available.
August 2025
Thursday, Aug 7th - Private 11am tour. All other times available.
“It was called Candleberry by the early settlers in the seventeenth century who used it in candle making. Peter Henderson wrote in Handbook of Plants, 1890: ‘In New England, the wax which invests the berries is collected in considerable quantities. It is obtained by boiling the berries in water, when the wax melts and rises to the surface. Under the name of Bayberry tallow it is often used to make candles, either alone or mixed with tallow; it is also employed in soap making’ “