Garden Tour

Pre-Sale Ticket Order Form (PDF Format) Map of Tour Sites (PDF Format)

The Master Gardeners of Union County will host their 10th Annual Garden Tour on Sunday, July 9, 2006 in Green Pastures, a development known for it’s friendly front porches and curb appeal. The tour will be held rain or shine from 1 to 5 p.m.

Those that enjoy walking, may choose to stroll the neighborhood’s wide sidewalks to visit the 10 featured gardens or may opt to ride one of the UCATS Shuttle Buses. Master Gardeners will be at each site to answer your questions. Visitors will experience the “art of gardening” and take away artistic inspiration as they view a palette of annual and perennial color, small vegetable gardens, fruit trees, water features, scenic wooded spaces and a brilliant solution to a sloping ravine. Educational displays will be set up at Trinity Park.

After the tour, visitors are invited to “A Gathering on the Green” at the Lakeside Apartments in Green Pastures. The Cardinal Health Chamber Orchestra will kick off the festivities at 4:30 pm followed by a door prize “drawing” and live art auction of paintings created for the tour by high school art students. Food by Perk-a-Deli Restaurant and Jumbo Ice Tea will be available during the tour from Noon until 6 pm.

Pre-sale tickets, priced at $6, can be purchased by contacting the OSU Extension, 937/644-8117, 18000 State Route 4 Suite E, Marysville, Ohio, between June 1 and July 8.

Tickets will also be available at:

Connolly Construction Office	Scheiderer Farms Garden Center	Colonial Music	Back Roads Antiques
179 Emmaus Road	13436 State Route 38	North Main Street	Gifts and Garden Center
Green Pastures	Marysville	Marysville	3664 Bean Oller Road
Marysville			Delaware

or from any Union County Master Gardener. Those that purchase pre-sale tickets can begin the tour at any of the addresses listed on the ticket BUT.... they should pick up a program booklet at Aldersgate Park on Emmaus Road prior to starting the tour.

On the day of the tour, tickets can be purchased at 340 Damascus Road in Green Pastures for $8. Senior citizens and children’s tickets will be priced at $6 on tour day.

And After the Tour......

"A Gathering on the Green" will feature the Cardinal Health Orchestra. If you enjoy hearing live music (and who doesn't), you''ll want to stay!

Forty-five talented musicians who comprise the Cardinal Health Orchestra will perform their summer concert theme, Romance, Marches and the Silver Screen, after the tour. The all-volunteer group, who are techies, accountants, marketers, purchasers and the like, by day, have teamed up to bring concert hall-style music to central Ohio retirement homes, schools and community festivals for over 7 years. Cardinal employee, Ron Reich, co-founded the group. Fellow Cardinal employees and employees from other companies joined them, and now Cardinal management supports them, purchasing the group's supplies and music. "They are our ambassadors", said Debra Hadley, Cardinal's Director of Community Relations.

What a perfect way to conclude the day! The concert will run 1 hour and begins at 4:30 pm on "the green" at the Lakeside Apartments at Green Pastures. Look for the large white tent........ and don't forget to BRING A LAWN CHAIR!

and there's more .........

A "drawing" for door prizes, the announcement of the "Patio Garden Contest" winners and a live Art Auction will follow the concert.

A preview of the Gallery of Art "Click Here".

Refreshments and drinks will be avaliable for purchase

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Visions of the Past	A Palette of Perennial Bloom	Pretty as a Picture
Antique garden ornaments and urns adorn the fomer Hamilton Farm, which was later Camp Rad-a-Wood.	This Master Gardeners' design adapts to the natural land structure of her backyard.	An ever-blooming garden was designed to be enjoyed from inside windows that face the rear of the property.

Framing the Home	A Canvas of Color	Drawing Inspiration
The new owners of this property enjoy the well designed foundation plantings that frame their home.	These homeowners exhibit the instant satisfaction of annuals and container gardening.	Shared ideas and plants have resulted in a breathtaking "new" garden that continues to grow in size.

The Art of Gardening	A Visual Masterpiece	A Composition of Nature's Beauty
This expereinced gardener has mixed fruit trees, vegetables and a large variety of flowers and shrubs to create a garden that "changes daily".	With guidence from their landscaper, this couple's steep and shady lot has become a masterpiece of peace and tranquility.	Two combined lots provide this couple with a naturalized area in addition to a garden filled with decorative stonescaping and color.

	Brushstrokes
	Just a hint of color dots the landscape of this visually pleasing front yard with a fountain feature.