Daydreaming about Gardens

While standing in the lineup at The Greenery on the weekend, you can’t help but eavesdrop on the conversations surrounding you. It’s always amazing at a garden store the variety of customers – some can quote the Latin name for the array of plants in their cart and others simply choose by color and/or sun requirements. And although our gardening expertise and skill may vary, we are all excited about the prospect of getting these plants into our gardens, onto our decks, or around the pool as a sure sign of summer and the flash of color our plant selection brings into our lives.

And while I sit on my deck with a few small plants for color and company, I can’t help dream about an English country garden with crafted topiaries, an ornamental pond and a row of perfectly edged perennial flower beds or my own version of Butchart Gardens, complete with the 50 year round gardeners in my imaginary backyard!

All dreamers and real gardeners will be excited with this year’s Flower Power Garden Tour on Saturday, June 15^th from 9:00 – 4:00 pm. This self-guided tour of beautiful, unique, private gardens include a modern country garden featuring architectural finds and beautiful outdoor living spaces, a garden in the heart of the city with both formal and eclectic elements, a serene oasis in a park-like backyard complete with babbling brook, a stunning xeriscape garden, and a farm-style garden and greenhouse overflowing with fresh produce.

There are also gardening experts on site to help answer our questions along with artists, demonstrations, and food and wine tastings.

There are nine gardens to visit on the tour and each is unique and special in its own way whether it’s spread out over acres or more postage stamp in size, and each will stimulate our garden imagination.

Tickets are on sale now for $30 until the end of the month and $35 after that and available at Art Knapp, Bylands, Dogwood Nursery, Green & Bear It, The Greenery, and Rick’s Garden World or you can order online. Visit www.flowerpowerylw.ca for more details.

Flower Power – Cool Digs & Groovy Gardens is sponsored by Chris Sorensen of National Bank Financial Wealth Management and all proceeds will help keep Ballet Kelowna on their toes.