Garden Club Garden Visit

I am enjoying the diversity of the gardens we have seen this summer and hope you are also. There's more! We have invitations for August 20, August 27 and September 10

Plant sharing: Are the rains bringing you more abundance than you want? Are you relegating plants to the compost pile? Bring your 'extras' to any garden tour to share. And thank you!

Invitations needed: The success of our summer garden tours depends upon YOU. Invite us to visit your garden, or secure an invitation to visit another garden in August or September. email djhockman@npgcable.com with your invitation. Thank you.

When: Saturday, August 20, 10 a.m.
What: Visit the garden of Debi Stalvey
Where: 513 W Fir Avenue

Details: Debie writes: I formerly had a front lawn, but have gone to more natives. I am told it seems park like in the front.
Since I have dogs, the back is kind of a free for all, with lots of ivy, vinca and Virginia creeper. It is quite lush despite the challenges. My side yard features two vegetable gardens-mostly tomatoes, but includes pumpkins, potatoes, acorn squash, zucchini, peas and whatever seeds germinate from the compost. We usually have a few unknowns.
Driving Directions: Beaver street north past the hospital all the way to the very last street. Turn left (only way you can go). House is almost at the end on the left. It is a blue house. People should also check out several of my neighbors who have very nice yards.
Debi's phone number is 699-3504


When: August 27, 10 a.m.
What: Visit townhome gardens.
We will meet at the home of Martha Brady and Judy O'Dea and then go to the gardens of Debbie Shepard and Eunice Bromerg.
Where: Martha Brady and Judy O'Dea, 1148 Flowing Springs Trail
Debbie Shepard and Eunice Bromberg, 2340 and 2348 N. Earle Drive.

Details: Martha and Judy have been working on their duplex backyard for a few years. Martha writes; We have grown to know each rock personally and damaged our rotator cuffs as we tried to create something viable out of the rocky soil that is left in our shady backyard. Our efforts are beginning to work. We would love advice - or laudits.
Debbie writes: We are renovating our gardens which are in front of our townhouses and facing a golf course. Our renovations are catching on as other owners are also greening up. In the front, we have been removing junipers and dying Aspen and replacing them with more varieties of trees and shrubs. The golf course side is a perennial garden where we attract the birds with seeds, shelter, nectar flowers and bird baths.
Driving Directions to Martha and Judy's garden; From Route 66, go south over the Fourth Street Bridge, past Soliere. Turn right on Waterside and then left on Flowing Springs Trail.
Martha and Judy's phone number is: 928 821 0057.

Driving Directions to the gardens of Debbie and Eunice: From Solier Avenue turn onto Elk Run (near Butterfield Apartments. Turn left at the third street on your left which is Whispering Pine. (enter into Elk Run Townhouse Development. Watch speed bumps. At the stop sign, turn right, go down hill. The gardens are located opposite the island planting. Look for pop-up tent and park opposite the garages.
Debbie's phone number is: 928 607 0731

Note: Debbie Shepard is an artist member of OPEN STUDIOS of The Artists' Coalition of Flagstaff which runs August 27-28. We will visit as a group immediately following our visit to the garden of Martha and Judy. We are also invited to visit Debbie's garden at any time during the weekend.

Two additional artists have invited us to see their gardens during OPEN STUDIOS. They are Karen Myers at 213 S Dunnam Street, Studio #18 in the OPEN STUDIOS brochure, and Nancy Deblois at 3008 E Pine Drive, Studio # 24 in the brochure. Karen and Nancy have both incorporated their art into their gardens.

When: Saturday, September 10, 10 a.m.
What: Visit the garden of Gurdarshan and Haring Khalsa
Where: 2976 Pebble Beach Drive
Details: Gurdarshan writes: This garden has been an ongoing "project" for 25 years. It is never finished as all gardeners will understand. We have incorporated rock work in the landscape plan. My style is country rustic with a leaning toward the English garden. I grew up in Seattle and it has been difficult to leave the water loving plants behind. The focus is on flowers as our yard has become more shady over the years.
Driving Directions: I-40 to Country Club Road, Exit I-40 at Exit 201 onto Country Club Dr - head S, Continue S through the traffic light at Cortland Blvd - turn right onto Oakmont (no traffic light), Follow Oakmont as it winds around to Olympic - turn right (intersection is Y-shaped),Olympic ends at a 'T' - turn left onto Meadow Brook Turn right onto Pebble Beach Dr, Turn right into the very first cul-de-sac
East Butler, Follow Butler E past the traffic light at Fox Glenn
Turn left onto Continental Dr (no traffic light), Turn left onto Timberline Rd, Turn right onto Augusta Dr, Turn left onto Oakmont, Turn right onto Meadow Brook, Turn left onto Pebble Beach Dr, Turn right into the very first cul-de-sac.
Gurdarshan and Haring's phone number is 526 5831

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