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Home Garden Tour 2011The process of reviewing gardens for selection as part of the next Home Garden Tour is ongoing. Soon after the completion of the very successful 2010 tour, several gardens were reviewed for possible selection for the 2011 event. Stay tuned for more information. |
May 1, 2010
The Smith County Master Gardeners spring garden tour committee named six homes to feature in the 2010 MG Home Garden Tour, held on Saturday, May 1, 9 am– 4 pm. The promise of rain never happened and the crowds of people responded, making the 2010 tour one of the most successful yet. The Smith County Master Gardeners offer a sincere thanks to all who participated, particularly to those who allowed display of their gardens.
The six delightful homes–ranging from two cottage garden-style homes that feature native plants to a more formal tropical paradise and a rustic log cabin–spotlight a variety of landscaping styles and methods. Homeowners include Chuck and Boo Eubanks, Texanita Cole, Dr. Thomas and Cheryl Buzbee, Wayne and Vanette Boshears, Dr. T. H. and Elizabeth Holland, and Jim and Ann Powell.
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In the Chapel Hill area, the Eubanks home features chiefly native plants and is certified as a Texas Wildscape by Texas Parks & Wildlife. True native plant enthusiasts, the Eubanks have clearly marked specimens to help educate visitors.
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A second garden East of Tyler in a gated community is the Cole garden, designed and maintained by former Master Gardener Texie Cole. The eclectic garden features roses, daylilies, columbine, larkspur and an amazing array of other perennials and annuals.
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The Buzbee home can best be described as a tropical paradise. In addition to Japanese maples, azaleas and other flowering shrubs, the garden features myriad tropicals in containers, including more than a dozen colors of plumeria. Water features include two fountains and a koi pond.
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The Boshears home features large beds with shade-tolerant shrubs that greet visitors in the front. A raised area curbed by a cross-tie retaining wall along the driveway is home to passion vines, as well as night-blooming moonflower plants and fragrant four o’clocks that both reseed freely.
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The Holland garden greets visitors with a curving front walkway enclosed with an iron fence. The back garden features a large area that slopes away from a southern screened porch and a wooden deck with an arbor covered with Lady Banksia rose. Some twenty beds fill the spaces surrounding the many pine trees, and shade-loving shrubs and perennials offer floral color throughout the year.
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The Powell garden covers some three acres surrounding a log cabin.
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Tour tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of tour. Advance sales in Tyler are April 1–30 at Brookshires on Rice Road, Horaney’s, Potpourri House, Rubicon, and in Chandler at Blue Moon Gardens.To order tickets, make checks payable to SCMG and mail to 14608 Foxwood Circle, Tyler, TX 75703.
A printable brochure, complete with addresses is available below:
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