Events
Deja View Gardens - Part 1
Date: September 19, 2010
Time: 1:00 until 4:30 PM
Three of the original twelve gardens which were on display in May during this year’s Festival of Gardens tour will be open for viewing on Sunday, September 19th from 1 until 4:30 pm. Many of the spring annuals that were on display earlier have been supplemented with the vivid hues of late summer perennials that were still dormant in May. The homeowners will be on site to greet and talk with visitors and each will host a presentation by staff members from Woodley’s Garden Center on an aspect of fall gardening Admission to the event is free for Columbia Green members and $10 for non-members.
The patio home garden of Jane and Greg Evans at 120 Spring Valley Court remains a tour favorite. The Azalea Railroad still runs across the backyard terraces while the mini-landscape along the tracks has filled in and there are new additions. The summer months have only increased the charm and appeal of this garden since the colors of the flowers now match those of the fish in the pond. The front porch will showcase a number of cool season container designs and advice on how to plant them.
Susan Hamilton and Tom Gross have feasted all summer from their garden at 116 Southlake Road. Autumn is Tom’s favorite time of year as his densely-planted yard showcases its beautiful fall colors. After admiring the many pathways through the levels of this garden, you will have an opportunity to learn how to plan your own garden and incorporate many professional design tips.
Ann and Steve Holtschlag’s garden at 236 Spring Valley Road has a color scheme that bears little resemblance to the palette you saw in May. The perennial gardens are full of offerings that were still sleeping under the mulch then. On the patio will be demonstrations and lessons on splitting perennials. Bring your own monster clump of daylily, iris, or hosta if you like and we’ll show you how to apply the multiplication tables to it! The garden is gorgeous…the named pathways survived the nine grandchildren and are ready for another look….if you can spot them through the blossoming perennials.
Admission to each afternoon of Déjà View is free to Columbia Green members and $10 for non-members. Tickets and membership lists will be available at each garden location on September 19th and at the Woodley’s on Brickyard on October 17th. Pre-registration is not necessary.
