Great picture of Fusion. My Mary Alice Stokes always looked better in a picture than in reality last year; the color in the garden was rather muddy. Will see what it is like this year. I almost missed this post.

Greetings from the North American Japanese Garden Association! We are a non-profit that promotes the art, craft and heart of Japanese gardening in USA and Canada. We will be in Minnesota from August 7 to 8 for a two-day event to help gardeners elevate and maintain the quality of their Japanese gardens all-year round in a way that is also sensitive to regional requirements. Event facilitator John Powell is the first Westerner to be invited to train with the garden staff of the prestigious Adachi Museum of Art, widely acknowledged as having one of the world's best Japanese gardens. Just as importantly, he brings his region-specific knowledge as the Japanese garden consultant for two of the five Minnesota Japanese gardens that will host this event. For more information and to register, visit http://najga.org/2015-Minnesota-event or read our official press release.

Garden Club of Spring Lake Annual Seaside Garden Tour Wednesday, June 29, 2016 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Tickets $25 in advance / $30 day of tour Purchase tickets on Third Avenue in Spring Lake at: Kate&Co, Camel's Eye, J. McLaughlin, Frederick Galleries, Clayton Limousine Day of tour tickets available at the Spring Lake Train Station, Warren Ave. For advance tickets and information call: 917-579-6213 or visit our website at: gardenclubofspringlake.org.

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