We had our local "garden crawl" this weekend too. It was 5 gardens which were all "do it yourself" featuring anything from flower gardens to purely veggie gardens (and some of both). Most people had "non-elaborate" (it's all DIY) gardens but most are probably not something that people would consider "saleable" gardens. That's because most of us don't want to sell! We moved here to move here (most of the people on the tour chose their homes based on the exterior space, and were gardeners before they moved in, only one wasn't and she is just starting her garden but has an awesome yard for gardening!!!). NOTHING like your tour at all. However gardening isn't the only attraction. We also "crawl" from each house after fun beverage after beverage. By 4pm so many were daydrunk they went home before our dinner plans. I focused on water, and keeping hydrated and a wonderful time with good friends.

I think you use your rubberized edger very well to contain your mulch. I like the cranes, just perfect exposure of them, doesn't reveal everything. Your choice of conifers is neat, makes me think I'll have to try a few with mine, perhaps some dwarfs I can place hosta in pots beside them. But later on, have enough on my plate right now. I guess I'll have to make a trip to the beach after a storm, so I can drag home some driftwood. Sure like that look. Is that one asked about in 3d picture Earth Angel?

Thanks to all who came out for the tour today. We had a pretty good turnout with lots of friendly gardeners.

I know I haven't posted here in a long time, but I wanted to let this group know about our upcoming garden tour. Funds raised will help with our community service projects and help fund our Helen M. Logan Allen Garden Club scholarship for Allen High School seniors who plan on majoring in a horticulture related field in college. If you live in Collin County, this is going to be a spectacular garden tour! The 7th Allen Garden Club Tour showcases a variety of landscape options The Allen Garden Club will showcase beautiful and unique landscapes at local homes during its 7th garden tour on Saturday, June 4. The tour is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be held rain or shine. Each garden features something a little different—from shade gardening and vegetable gardening to a certified wildlife habitat with a beautiful selection of native and adapted plants, says club president Denise Webre. Also on the tour are the trial gardens at the Allen Public Library, which were created along with the Collin County Master Gardeners. “There are many environmental challenges in North Texas and trial gardens allow us to grow and evaluate a variety of plants to see how they hold up to the soil, sudden drops in temperatures, extreme heat of summer and varied rainfall.” Denise explains. Guests are invited to go at their own pace to visit the gardens, which are located in Allen and Parker. Each tour spot will feature free seeds and bottled water, as well as baskets filled with garden and gifts items that will be raffled off. Raffle tickets will be sold at each garden for $1 each or six for $5. Tour ticket booklets will be available throughout May and up until the day of the tour at Puckett's Nursery and Landscape, 811 East Main St. in Allen for a $10 donation to the garden club. A limited number of tour book tickets are available at the following Calloway's Nurseries: 2460 Hwy. 121, Plano; 1621 Custer Rd., Plano; and 4050 El Dorado Pkwy., McKinney. Funds raised from the tour will be used for community service projects and the Helen M. Logan Allen Garden Club scholarship for Allen High School seniors planning to get a degree in a horticulture-related field. The mission of the Allen Garden Club is to: educate the community about natural gardening practices and the benefits of gardening, encourage people to conserve natural resources, and participate in community service projects. The club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month (except January and July) at the Allen Heritage Center Train Depot, 100 E. Main Street in downtown Allen. For more information, visit www.allengardenclub.org or contact Denise Webre, AGC President at allengardenclub@yahoo.com. https://allen.bubblelife.com/community/allen_reporter/library/35662521/key/351941682