GARDEN TOUR FOR CONNOISSEURS 2006
Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 3, 2006 9 AM to 4 PM. OHS has another delightful Garden Tour for Connoisseurs planned for that date.
Seven private gardens will be open for the tour. You will see gardens on acreages and gardens on smaller plots. Some outstanding features of the gardens this year are: The Satterlee garden with a cozy, intimate courtyard and a large collection of evergreen shrubs and trees; two gardens (Trachtenberg and McQueen) will intrigue golf players when they see the practice putting greens, both gardens also feature areas that are formal; the Birdwell garden with carved artwork on tree stumps and a pool area decorated with summer-long blooms of 'Nearly Wild' roses; The Rowland garden with a new potting shed and reworked landscaping designed to lessen the view and noise of nearby Western Avenue; The Campbell garden with an eclectic collection of plants that plantaholics will delight in viewing, including a tri-color beech tree; and the Bailey garden with a very natural-looking design that incorporates many decorative grasses and other easy-care shrubs planted in walled beds created with native red rocks. OHS is very appreciative of all the garden owners who are opening their lovely gardens to the public this year.
Ken Hutmacher has again helped sponsor the tour, and his continued support is very valued.
Tickets will be $10 regardless of where purchased. They will be available at the five nurseries listed below.
For puchasing at nurseries, it is advised that the tickets be bought before tour day to ensure availability. The tickets will be available at all garden locations on tour day.
As always, the tour goes on in rain or shine. Questions: call Sharon at 405.392.4727 or 405.990.6069; e-mail at gardener@pldi.net.
The proceeds from the tour are used for several OHS projects to promote horticulture and horticultural education in Oklahoma.
Tickets will be available at: Farmers Grain Company of Edmond, 102 W 2st St.
Horn Seed Company, 1409 NW Expressway, OKC
Precure Nursery and Garden Center, 4535 NW 63rd St, OKC
Satterlee Nursery, 6922 N. May Ave., OKC
TLC Florist and Greenhouse, 105 W. Memorial Rd. OKC
The following is a list of the garden owners and their locations:
David & Janis Bailey
7208 NE 104th
OKC
Doug and Debbie McQueen
15508 Fairview Farm Blvd.
Edmond
Larry & Mary Trachtenberg
2525 NW Grand Blvd.
OKC
Marc & Betsy Rowland
15000 Wilson Rd.
OKC
David & Amy Birdwell
15001 Wilson Rd.
OKC
Johnny Satterlee and Susan Cabiness
804 Gleneagles Drive
Edmond
Greg and Sheila Campbell
3532 Quail Creek Rd.
OKC