19th
Annual Welcome to My Garden Tour
· Location: Marshall Area
· Hours: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Rain or Shine!)
· Date: Sat-Sun, July 11-12, 2009
· Fee: $8 advance; $10 day of tour; $2 children under 12
· Contact: For ticket information, call Lois at 269 781-5434 or the
Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce at 800 877-5163
Be
sure to flip your 2009 calendars and mark Saturday and Sunday July 11th and
12th! The Marshall Area Garden Club’s Welcome to My Garden Tour will be
held from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. that weekend. This is the 19th year of this
outstanding tour!
As in past years, six area gardens will be featured on the tour. Each garden’s
design, plant materials and accessories reflect the owners’ individual
preferences. One garden’s design was based on a garden featured in a magazine,
one is part of a working farm, another is strictly organic, and a beautiful
tree is the centerpiece of another. One thing is common in all six - a love of
plants - right from a tiny seed to a full grown tree!
A Garden Market will be held both days of the tour and is located behind the
B.E. Henry Building at 615 S Marshall Ave. Wares available for purchase at the
Market range from native plants to antique garden accessories, jewelry, wood
carvings and original pottery with a natural theme. In addition to the tour,
there will be a small standard flower show inside the
For general tour information please contact the Marshall Area Chamber of
Commerce at 800 877-5163 or 269 781-5163. Tickets will be available Saturday
and Sunday across from the Honolulu House at Monarch Bank.
2009 GARDENS ON TOUR
The
The Overhisers developed their newly landscaped beds
in 2005 as a home for Martin’s hundreds of self-hybridized hosta
specimens. The plot also features registered hosta
plants with colorful dahlias, cannas and annuals interspersed. Look for the
unique and practical outdoor shower and potting area by the garage.
The
You will be impressed with the abundance of wildflowers as you enter this
quaint city garden lined with bridal veil shrubs and tall grasses. Follow the
brick path to the back patio, a butterfly and hummingbird garden, a vegetable
plot and a water landscape enclosed by a canopy of pines and cedars.
Interesting bird baths and feeders are nestled throughout the flora to offer
hospitality to our feathered friends.
The
This “perennials only” landscape provides a drought and disease resistant
park-like setting for the Rector family. Note the full array of color and
texture offered by the many variety hydrangeas, the bottle brush shrub blooms,
ornamental trees and the native prairie flowers, that
are propagated for sharing.
The Winnie Garden
Just four years ago the Winnies began transforming their corner lot into a
serene landscape including an edible fruit garden, a rose garden and a fish
pond. Entering through an antique archway to the back you will find shade and
sun-loving perennials and annuals abiding with unique trees:
The
This cottage style garden is picture perfect as the cutting beds for many of
the Harvester’s flower creations. Perennials, annuals and greens surround this
Victorian retail shop leading your eye inside to view the unique floral
arrangements and gift displays throughout.
The
Inspired by Colonial Williamsburg gardens, the Riggs have spent nine years
turning this centennial family home into a lavish country landscape. Over 3000
reclaimed bricks make up the courtyard bordered by period perennial, herb and
annual beds. To complete the