Saturday, June 21, 2008
10:00am 4:00pm
Rain or shine Join us as we tour some very special gardens in
"Naturally Beautiful South County"
and see how these gardeners use native plants
to enhance the landscape. List of Gardens
CLICK HERETickets:
$15.00 Members, $20.00 Non-Members
(Join RIWPS anytime before the tour and get an immediate discount) Tickets are available now through Saturday, June 21st
at the following locations:
716 Mooresfield Road (Rt. 138), South Kingstown
Clark Farms Garden Center
711 Kingstown Rd., Wakefield
The Secret Garden Florist & Garden Center
12 Southwest Avenue, Jamestown
Wildwood Nursery
659 Frenchtown Road, East Greenwich
Tickets are also available on the day of the tour at
Garden #2 at 209 Tower Hill Road (US Rt.1), North Kingstown. All proceeds will go to the Rhode Island
Wild Plant Society's educational efforts. List of Gardens
Eleven spectacular gardens, each special in its own way, await your visit on Saturday, June 21st at the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society's 2008 Go WiLD! Garden Tour in
beautiful South County, a haven for passionate gardeners. The tour centers around three areas the North Kingstown area which features three gardens:
- A Plant Lover's Garden - Judy Ireland is a professional landscape architect who has created the RIWPS award winning display garden at the Rhode Island
Flower and Garden Show since it first began.
- Suzanne Lambert enjoys Gardening Naturally in a Wet Landscape in Wickford. Her garden is certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
- Stone Native Plants and A Pond Inspire Gardeners Marty and Steve Cavanaugh in their Saunderstown nature preserve-like landscape.
Three unique gardens are on display in Jamestown:
- Whimsey in The Garden best describes this contemporary and fun cottage garden created by Cornelia Mueller and Wayne Munns on a small lot, abundant
with numerous varieties of plants and other surprises.
- Pam King and Chris Pike have enjoyed Creating A Colorful Border For All Seasons that will be featured in the fall issue of Better Homes & Gardens Magazine.
- The Hobbit Lives On In A Jamestown Garden belonging to Steve Jorgensen and Dan LaLiberte, two exceptional gardeners who have amassed a large collection
of Rhode Island native plants that are right at home in this peaceful arboretum-like landscape overseen by Gandolf, the weathervane.
The South County area is home to five enthusiastic gardeners with specialty gardens:
- A Magnificent Garden Evolves with The Help of Friends of Kay and Bill Johnson when they were introduced to the American Rhododendron Society. Today they
have one of the most outstanding collections of Rhodies in Rhode Island which is being featured in an upcoming issue of the Rhode Island Monthly magazine. But
wait ... there are other carefully selected species of plants for you to enjoy on the tour.
- The theme of URI Professor Richard Casagrande's Kingston landscape is
Plants vs.Deer In Beautiful South County. Learn how he has managed to create and
maintain an outstanding garden of rhododendron, hydrangea from his own cuttings, specimen trees, perennials and veggie plants when you visit his garden.
- A Woodland Paradise welcomes you at this peaceful garden overlooking Barbers Pond, planned and created by Karen and Dr. Ira Asher who love native plants,
especially ferns. This West Kingston garden is an excellent example of introducing Rhode Island native plants and shrubs to the home landscape.
- Visiting The Herbalists' Garden is a step back in time. Sagewood Farm's stewards, Kate and Dan Rakosky, will be your tour guides, sharing plant beauty,
wisdom, legend and lore and answering questions about nearly 200 species of traditional healing herbs. For more information on Sagewood, please visit
www.sagewoodherbfarm.com.
Highlighting the RIWPS tour is the opportunity to visit the home garden of Louis Raymond, The Renaissance Gardener, who created the dramatic gardens at
Theater By the Sea and was the artistic designer for the New England Spring Flower Show from 1998 to 2003. On his Hopkinton historic property, Louis is
Creating A Garden For All Seasons. You will not want to miss this amazing work in progress. To view Louis's gardens and to learn more about this exciting landscape designer, please visit
www.rgardening.com.
SPONSORS
American Deer Proofing
Clark Farms
J & M Services
Morningstar Nurseries, Inc.
The Secret Garden Florist & Garden Center
Wal Mart Garden Center
Wildwood Nursery & Garden Center
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers PHOTOS
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King/Pike landscape
Jamestown |
Cavanagh pond
Saunderstown |
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Cavanagh rock garden
Saunderstown |
Mueller/Munns garden sculpture
Jamestown |
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Mueller/Munns garden whimsy
Jamestown |
Mueller/Munns teapot tree
Jamestown |
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King/Pike colorful perennial border
Jamestown |
Jorgensen/LaLiberte garden
Prickly Pear specimen |
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Jorgensen/LaLiberte garden
Viewing Bog Rhubarb (petasides)
Jamestown |
Casagrande garden
Kousa Dogwood lights up woodland
Kingston |
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Ireland garden - swamp azalea and shade plantings
North Kingstown |
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Whimsy gate in Rakosky
Sagewood Herb Farm
West Kingston |
Raymond Collection - plants from the
Louis Raymond collection of plants
Hopkinton |
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Jorgensen/LaLiberte garden - water feature, Pink Flycatcher plant
Jamestown |
Asher garden potting shed
West Kingston |
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Asher garden - Happy Birthday to Tour Co-Chair Karen Asher with birthday
cake creator Paula Morrissey on the Asher patio overlooking Barbers Pond
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