Interesting plants, garden art ranging from whimsical to totemic, all arranged in inspiring ways by members of ANLD (Association of Northwest Landscape Designers). The seven gardens on this tour will get your creative juices flowing. I was fortunate to be invited to the pre-tour for a sneak peek at what is in store, and part of that was a pair of tickets to give away. So here’s the deal: leave a comment at the end of this post and I will put your name in the pot. One lucky person will be awarded two tickets on June 20 for the event to take place June 22, 10 am – 4 pm. I took so many photos on this tour that it will take some time to sort through them, but here are a few to pique your interest:
Each of these gardens has a distinct personality. I fell in love with two of them, but there wasn’t a one that failed to spark an idea or two to take away and store in the old memory bank for future use. I’ll do expanded posts on each of these gardens at a later date, but for now I wanted to get something out and give you time to get in on this drawing. Tickets, at $20 each, will be available through the ANLD website right up to the day of the tour. Proceeds will benefit design student scholarships.
I’m looking forward to your posts about these great gardens! Please don’t put my name in the pot though as my partner in crime and I will be doing a different garden tour on that Saturday.
Peter~Guess you wouldn’t want to wear a rut in the road between Tacoma and Portland.
A great preview of what is yet to come! So many sources of inspiration there!
Angie~Now that would be a real attention-grabbing give-away.
Mark & Gaz~My head is still buzzing.
Those gardens look beautiful. And I am in need of some inspiration. (Please put my name in the pot!) Thanks.
I love that water feature — no doubt it would get used as a preschooler splash pool in my yard. Thanks for the pre-tour photos!
Laura~I just sent you a message on FB to tell you you won! Please contact me about getting your tickets. I will be happy to meet you somewhere so we don’t need to rely on USPS.
Julie~I put your blog in my reader and look forward to learning more about trees (my newest favorite subject). It was nice meeting you at JC.