Where are the Beautiful Gardens?

[Henry]

Hello all,

I think it's a great idea to publicize some of the better gardens.

I've been thinking that a guide to local public gardens would be a good
thing to publish in our plant sale catalog. But a feature on incredible
private gardens would be nice too.

With that in mind can I add Minnesota and Wisconsin to the list? Public
or Private.

I get to order the plants for a huge fundraising plant sale. I
recommend that any of you with extra time consider volunteering for a
local plant sale.

Our sale has outgrown our schoolyard and we are moving to the biggest
building at the state fairgrounds. Rather exciting really. This year
our catalog is 44-page tabloid newspaper with gardening articles and
book reviews as well as a list of the 1700 plants we'll have on sale.
You can find our catalog at http://fsmn.org/events_plant.html or you
can request a paper copy from me.

We have a pretty nice offering of lilies and a few other bulbous
plants, but I'm most proud of the "rare plants" section.

There is a yellow clivia in the "indoor/outdoor" section.

--Henry Fieldseth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, zone 4


--- Kathy Guest <irisborer at AOL.COM> wrote:
> Hi Jim:
>
> Mike and I do tours of gardens in the Ohio/Michigan area (Ontario
> too), called the "Ring of Erie", since we more or less circle the
> Lake.  This year we are taking a dozen Dutch folks on the tour.  We
> key in on mainly hosta gardens - I think Van Wade's in Belleville,
> Ohio qualifies as a beautiful garden - even if it's primarily hostas.
>  Ensata Gardens in Galesburg, Michigan is a beautiful garden.  Those
> are two that come to mind.
>
> Kathy Guest Shadrack
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J.E. Shields <jshields104 at INSIGHTBB.COM>
> To: ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
> Sent: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:57:44 -0500
> Subject: Where are the Beautiful Gardens?
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was recently asked by a local garden writer to suggest some really
> beautiful private gardens that she could photograph and write about.
>
> I was amazed to find that the question nearly stumped me! I had
> simply never thought about it before.
>
> So if you can think of such, especially in the
> Indiana-Illinois-Michigan-Ohio area, please let me know. You can do
> it privately if you prefer, but please try to give me some contact
> information. I want to e-mail or telephone the garden owners for
> permission before I turn the names and addresses over to the garden
> writer. They could be one-season gardens and still be of interest
> here. Right now of course, spring gardens are in bloom.
>
> Don't be afraid to suggest your own. Mine is disqualified; it is more
> like a scientific collection, with metal markers everywhere, and
> often rather unkempt. Not much thought is given to aesthetics.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim Shields
> in central Indiana (USA)
>
> *************************************************
> Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd.
> P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/
> Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA
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>



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