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2011 MHS Tour of Gardens  Keith Miller  George and Monica Morin  Koska  Laura Hanson The 2011 Summer Garden Tour takes off in a new direction on an old tradition. The Twin Cities metro region will be divided into four quadrants. HWY 35W will be the split the east from the west and Hwy 394/94 with the north from the south. Each of the four quadrants will showcase gardens in their respected area during one of four Wednesday late afternoon/evening in July.
The northeast metro will kick off the event July 6th followed by the southwest on July 13th, northwest July 20th, and wrapped up by the southeast July 27th. Weekly tours take place rain or shine.
The purpose is to ofer four to five member gardens which are open for the greater membership to enjoy (as well as the garden owner)
in a much more relaxed setting then the required months of preparation which traditionally precede when highlighted on a selected garden tour. This is an opportunity for you, the touree, to see gardens in various stages of development, from beginning to transitioning or even complete. Right! A garden is never complete! This garden tour style will also provide a way for garden owners to ease into having their garden on a selected tour as well as visit the gardens on the other tour dates.
With four dates selected for the 2011 gardening season, it will allow members the chance to visit just a few gardens or a great number of gardens, and whether to speed through or linger longer, the time you spend in a garden is up to you!
If you are interested in opening up your garden to fellow MHS members, submit your name and address to ross_jb_johnson@yahoo.com by May 1st. Open garden locations will be posted on this page and in the summer issue of The Hostaphile.
MHS members welcoming tourists to their gardens include:
Gregg & Amy Peterson
George & Monica Morin
Lynnda Ziebol
Keith Miller
Marv TenClay
Ross & Laura Johnson
Roger & Kak Koopman
Dennis & Arlene Savory
Rod Skudstad
Jay & Dori Venero
Larry Cipolla
Steve & Laura Hanson
Marguerite & Dean Rosenow
Elaine & Foster Cole
Rod & Jan Hillstrom
JoAnn Prigge
Dave Vollmar
Chuck Sutherland
Jim & Shelia Hartmann
Steve Rutz
Cindy Kopacek
Wayne & Bobbi Sachs (wknd of 07/23-24)
Don & Gail Dean
Mike & Daryle Hamlin
Kathy Haram
Ron & Margaret Anderson
Steve Shubick & Linda Boothe
Melissa Koska
David & Soni Forsman
Open hours will vary depending on the availability of each garden host. Details regarding garden locations and times will be mailed to members at their same Hostaphile mailing address in June.
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