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Master Gardeners host 32n
Gardens at four private residences and two schools have been selected by Master Gardeners of Hamilton County to feature on their 32nd annual Spring Garden Tour.
The fundraiser takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16, in the Hixson/ Red Bank/North Chattanooga communities. Tickets may be purchased on either event day at any of the gardens on the tour (see accompanying list.) Proceeds from the tour benefit educational and scholarship programs sponsored by the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and Master Gardeners of Hamilton County.
“This year’s Spring Garden Tour features outstanding examples of homegrown horticulture in our community,” says Holly Colf, Spring Garden Tour chairwoman and a Master Gardener.
“Each garden represents a work of art, a passion for nature, as well as a display of individual creativity and expertise. These gardeners have created personal natural settings demonstrating how sculpture and artifacts, water features and stonework can be combined with a variety of plantings to create beautiful and relaxing landscapes filled with surprises.
“We hope visitors will enjoy these unique displays and come away with an appreciation of the work that went into them, as well as ideas to take home for their own backyards.”
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in Chattanooga, Master Gardeners of Hamilton County is a nonprofit, educational, volunteer organization. Master Gardeners sponsor the Master Your Garden Expo, Spring Garden Tour and a Hamilton County Fair exhibit every year.
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