Master Gardeners planning Garden Tour
GOSHEN — The Michiana Master Gardeners Association is holding its 26th annual Garden Tour. The tour this year encompasses many diverse gardens in the southeast area of Elkhart County including New Paris and Millersburg.
These gardens will open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 29, rain or shine.
The Hospitality Center for the Garden Tour will be located at Clinton Christian School, 61763 C.R. 35, Goshen. The Hospitality Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests can visit educational displays and demonstrations. Locally crafted, unique gardening items will be offered for sale. A wide variety of garden and house plants also will be available for sale.
Master Gardeners will be available to answer gardening questions. Visitors can even bring samples of their sick plants to be looked at by the “Plant Doctor.” Cash, checks and major credit cards are accepted for the ticket books, plants and crafts.
No ticket is needed for the Hospitality Center. Tickets for the tour sell for $10 per person at a variety of locations. Ticket sales are limited. If ticket books are still available the day of the Garden Tour, they may be purchased with cash or a credit card for $15 the day of the Garden Tour at the Hospitality Center. Tickets are also available online at www.michianamastergardeners.com for $11 prior to the Garden Tour and will be available for pick up at the Hospitality Center on Saturday. No pets, only service animals, are allowed in the gardens.
Tickets can be purchased at the following locations through noon Friday.
Camille’s Floral Shop, Bristol
Linton’s Enchanted Gardens, Elkhart
Matzke Florist, Elkhart
Ron Martin Seed & Supply, Elkhart
Wellfield Botanic Garden, Elkhart
Stone Ridge Landscaping, Goshen
Turkey Creek Tree Farm, Middlebury
Varns & Hoover Hardware, Middlebury
Red Barn Gardens, Millersburg
McKinley Terrace Garden Center, Mishawaka
Baked by Vi, New Paris
Richmond Feed Service, Pet & Boutique, Wakarusa
The Michiana Master Gardeners Association holds this event in cooperation with the Purdue Extension Service of Elkhart County. Proceeds from ticket sales go toward beautification projects and educational opportunities in Elkhart County communities.