Celebrating over 50 years in Tutu, Tillett Gardens was designed by Jim and Rhoda Tillett to be an "old world retreat from the stresses of life, centered around arts and crafts." The property used to be a Danish cattle farm, but now you will find the old farm sheds converted to brightly colored semi-open buildings set among tropical plants and trees. The garden is an island within an island-a place to relax in the shade of the trees and an opportunity to experience the unique and colorful culture of the Caribbean while our artists create and the local business owners bustle about their days in Paradise.
Tillett Gardens is home to the Arts Alive Foundation, three restaurants (American-French Inspired, Dominica, Vegan), guest house/hostel, Pistarckle Theater-a live performance theater, a gift shop featuring a collection of locally crafted art, pottery, leather craftman shop, pastry bakery, caterer, cake designer, a salon and VI apparel shop, accounting office, chiropractor, candle/soap maker, vintage shop, art class studio, and a beagle that hunts iguanas...just to name a few.
For those of you who live on St. Thomas, Tillett Gardens is a one-stop shop for your practical and whimsical needs.Take a pottery class, an art class, enjoy a live theater show, or send your wife and kids to one of these classes while you enjoy a much deserved cocktail beside one of our soothing lily ponds. Have your hair styled, your spine realigned, taxes filed, and great food from one of our three restaurants. We're just down the street from the Big K-mart, across from Four Winds Plaza/Cash-N-Carry/Bravo Supermarket/Fire Station.
For travelers, spend a few nights in our 5-Star rated guesthouse and hostel, Rhoda's Guesthouse. Too sunburnt to go to the beach again? Come on over and relax under a guinep tree, watch the birds and the bees flirt with each other. Wander around for a few hours exploring in our artists' studios and enjoy excellent BBQ, from Off The Grid Restuarant, or some of the best local Dominica and Vegan food/smoothies on island from our other two restaurants. Plan ahead to see an Arts Alive or Pistarckle Show. Take an adult art class hosted by Amy Gibbs called Art Uncorked! You never know what you might find...you might even get sucked into the vortex...
