Most guests don't know this garden is here until they walk past it. Suzanne's Garden is at 608 Commercial St, just a couple of minutes on foot from the Cottage and Barn, and it's open to anyone, not just people staying with us. It's personal for us, too: Jon Sinaiko, who owns Hideaway Hill, is the one who planted it, back in the 1970s, in memory of his mother.

Suzanne's Garden, a public perennial garden near Hideaway Hill in Provincetown, MA

Who planted Suzanne's Garden?

Jon first planted the garden in the 1970s in memory of his mother, Suzanne Sinaiko, who died in 1998 and was known around town for her own garden and arbor in the East End. The family eventually sold the land, and the Town of Provincetown bought it in 2009 for $250,000, funded in part by the Community Preservation Act and the Cape Cod Land Bank, which is the year on the sign at the entrance. It's been town-owned and open to the public ever since. A community-led restoration effort, headed by Rob Pilarski, has spent the past several years replanting and bringing the beds back, while the town handles mowing and yard waste. It was the first stop on the Provincetown Art Association and Museum's Secret Garden Tour a few summers back.

Entrance sign for Suzanne's Garden at 608 Commercial St, Provincetown

What grows in Suzanne's Garden?

It's a real perennial garden, not a token flower bed. Black-eyed Susans, daylilies, foxgloves, asters, roses, and clematis fill the beds around a gravel path, with a wisteria arbor at one end that's supposed to be spectacular in spring. Peak bloom runs roughly June through September, with different sections taking their turn through the summer.

Gravel path through Suzanne's Garden in Provincetown, MA

Worth knowing before you go

  • It's a public garden kept up by a mix of town crews and volunteers, so treat it the way you would any garden that isn't yours: stay on the path, leave the flowers where they are.
  • It's a short walk from the Cottage and Barn, no car needed.
  • There's no shade to speak of, so it's a better late-afternoon or early-evening stop in the height of summer.
  • It's quiet most of the year. Plenty of visitors walk right past it without noticing.

The Provincetown Independent has covered the garden's history and its ongoing restoration in more depth, if you want the full story. For us, it's a nice thing to be able to point guests toward something Jon planted with his own hands, decades before Hideaway Hill existed. See our Provincetown vacation rentals to plan your stay.