Eleven garden enthusiasts showcased their horticultural havens at Saturday’s annual Master Gardeners Garden Tour. The tour raises funds for the Southeast Alaska Master Gardeners Association’s various educational events, including the annual conference.
This year, exhibits were located in Douglas, Lemon Creek, Thane and downtown Juneau. The gardeners and docents guided visitors, dispensing bits of the property’s history as well as gardening tips and information about each species.
“It’s really fun to go and see what other people grow country email list and get ideas and spark designs,” said Jaqueline Fowler, president of the SEAK Master Gardeners Association. “It’s for us to provide educational opportunities, and that’s what this is, and that’s why we have docents here, is because they’re dispensing information and gardening advice and promoting gardening.”
, especially in flowering plants, Fowler noted.
“We picked this date because I thought it would be the peak of the peonies and they’re late,” Fowler said.
Gardener Chris Urata managed to circumnavigate the peony problem. Her garden, across from Twin Lakes, featured two mature peony plants, both sporting vibrant blooms.
“She has been working so hard to get it to bloom, and it did,” said docent Nanci Spear.
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