According to information from the Master Gardeners, this adventure is a self-guided tour of seven Gainesville gardens. One of the seven, the starting point for the Garden Walk, is a community garden. Gardens on Green is a collaboration between the Master Gardeners and the Board of Education. It is a collection of seven gardens, each with a theme. This ensemble of seven unique displays includes: Gold Medal winners, a conifer garden, native plantings, pollinators, a veggie garden that feeds the eye as much as the palate-this is the ultimate veggie garden, a deer resistant garden and a bulb garden.
The other six gardens on the 2013 Garden Walk belong to Master Gardener members. These exquisite gardens were chosen by a committee from among dozens of possibilities, using specific criteria.
"Each of the gardens is unique and reflects the interests and talents of its owner, but a common thread runs throughout. Each garden uses a borrowed view to frame and enhance its beauty. Terraced hillsides overlooking Lake Lanier, whimsical garden art in a woodland setting, broad expansive fields of green, all contribute to creating a serene and enjoyable garden experience," said Leslie Johnson, who, along with Irene Michaud, serves as Garden Walk Co-Chair.
While the event is a self-guided tour that visitors may enjoy at their own pace, there will be Master Gardener volunteers at each garden to assist answer questions. Visitors also will receive a plant to take home to add to their own gardens.
The Walk is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Tickets are $10 prior to May 18, available at the Hall County Extension Office, 770-535-8293 or The Potting Shed Nursery, 7081 Spout Springs Road in Flowery Branch, 770-967-9049. The day of the Walk, tickets will cost $15 and may be purchased at all seven gardens.
The Hall County Master Gardeners is a group of approximately 150 classroom trained gardeners, whose volunteers help the staff at the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Office of Hall County transfer research-based information about gardening, horticulture and best practices to the public. The volunteers gave 16,851 hours of their time in 2012 on a wide variety of projects, pursuing their theme of Beautification Through Education.
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