Monday, May 2, 2011

Wilmington's "Garden Day" earns mention in The New York Times

The Times article in question talks about several garden tour events happening on the east coast around now, and Wilmington is one of them.  Garden Day is not something I was prepared to blog about, because it's one of those things that sounds cool, but nobody I know would be able to afford $35 to see some home gardens.  However, I'm impressed that the event made it into the NYT.  So, I'll let the blurb tell you about it:

"DELAWARE
Wilmington, May 7 Fourteen private gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Wilmington Garden Day, including the grounds surrounding a 215-year-old farm house, which has a Royal Paulownia “forest,” a reproduction 17th-century boxwood garden, and a plein-air living room built into the ruins of an old barn. Another site on the tour features a garden with a Benjamin Franklin tree, several hosta cultivars, a Satomi Japanese dogwood and four crepe myrtles, as well as a perennials collection of coneflowers, clematis, dahlias and deutzias. Tickets, $35 at Janssen’s Market, 3801 Kennett Pike (Buck Road) in Greenville. Advance tickets, $30, and information by email to cindy.dunn@comcast.net and wilmingtongardenday.org."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/garden/28tour-midatlantic.html

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