Dear Cameron, Very lovely - thank you so much for sharing photos. All are beautiful but I especially like the little "vignettes" he's created. I strive to create little pictures like that at my home and clients since many of them, including myself, have limited space. The picture of the pencil holly between the rhodos is especially nice.

What a beautiful setting--on a slope with a lake. Immaculately mowed. I think I would put a terrace of big rocks (not those whitish ones) near the top of the slope. (Maybe rocks are not so easy to get in that area.) I can see the Tar and Feather parentage in River Wind. Paris Overture has nice violet plum color; had never heard of that one.

The reported reason for the annual Masters Tour is usually expressed as filling a need for operating expenses for MG projects. But it is more than that. Every new class of budding master gardeners, contains 90% of "would be gardeners". They are called upon to work with the experienced MGs on the "chosen gardens", to put them in shape for public viewing. This experience at the very beginning of their MG life, sometimes while while still in class, is worth every hour spent. Al

Here is a link Here is a link that might be useful: master gardeners garden tour