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In The Garden - July 2010
Published on Fri, Jun 25, 2010 by By Rhiannon Allen, Pat Birchall & Carol FuegiRead More In The Garden
The Point Roberts Garden Tour is back in a big way!
We are pleased to invite you to the 2010 Garden Tour XI, Sunday, July 18, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. A self-guided tour, this year features nine gardens, seven of them new to the tour. No two gardens are alike.
You will visit a delightful hillside acreage with a cutting garden, masses of perennials, and organic edibles; a rambling garden brimming with treasures, flowers, vegetables and chickens; neighboring gardens with perennials, funky garden art, vegetables and a wide fruit selection; a dramatic, low maintenance garden that will appeal to multiple senses; an exquisite hidden sanctuary with water features and lush plantings in pinks, lavenders and blues.
Other gardens include a family homestead property featuring a heritage cedar tree and a filbert orchard; a friendship garden with varied micro-climates and masses of hummingbirds; a garden that integrates Japanese and lush tropical elements and has a bocce court; and lastly, a large acreage encompassing an ancient cedar forest, wildflower gardens, native plants, and frequent wildlife visitors.
Afternoon Tea will be served in the Fellowship Hall and on the grounds of Trinity Lutheran Church between 1 – 4 p.m., accompanied by performances by the Point Roberts Winds and Friends. Our gracious and greatly missed friend, the late Bea Croisdale, donated another of her wonderful quilts to the garden club; this quilt will be displayed and raffled at the tea.
Your ticket (U.S./Can $15 including afternoon tea) can be purchased in advance at Nielson’s Building Center or the Blue Heron Gallery in Point Roberts and at either the Ladner or Tsawwassen locations of Harris Nursery.
Day of tour sales will take place at the parking lot in front of the water district office on Tyee Road. We look forward to seeing you on July 18.
For more information contact Rhiannon Allen, Garden Tour chair at 945-5075 or email info@pointrobertsgardenclub.org. Garden Club website: www.pointrobertsgardenclub.org
We are pleased to invite you to the 2010 Garden Tour XI, Sunday, July 18, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. A self-guided tour, this year features nine gardens, seven of them new to the tour. No two gardens are alike.
You will visit a delightful hillside acreage with a cutting garden, masses of perennials, and organic edibles; a rambling garden brimming with treasures, flowers, vegetables and chickens; neighboring gardens with perennials, funky garden art, vegetables and a wide fruit selection; a dramatic, low maintenance garden that will appeal to multiple senses; an exquisite hidden sanctuary with water features and lush plantings in pinks, lavenders and blues.
Other gardens include a family homestead property featuring a heritage cedar tree and a filbert orchard; a friendship garden with varied micro-climates and masses of hummingbirds; a garden that integrates Japanese and lush tropical elements and has a bocce court; and lastly, a large acreage encompassing an ancient cedar forest, wildflower gardens, native plants, and frequent wildlife visitors.
Afternoon Tea will be served in the Fellowship Hall and on the grounds of Trinity Lutheran Church between 1 – 4 p.m., accompanied by performances by the Point Roberts Winds and Friends. Our gracious and greatly missed friend, the late Bea Croisdale, donated another of her wonderful quilts to the garden club; this quilt will be displayed and raffled at the tea.
Your ticket (U.S./Can $15 including afternoon tea) can be purchased in advance at Nielson’s Building Center or the Blue Heron Gallery in Point Roberts and at either the Ladner or Tsawwassen locations of Harris Nursery.
Day of tour sales will take place at the parking lot in front of the water district office on Tyee Road. We look forward to seeing you on July 18.
For more information contact Rhiannon Allen, Garden Tour chair at 945-5075 or email info@pointrobertsgardenclub.org. Garden Club website: www.pointrobertsgardenclub.org
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