Nature-lovers rejoice! The Garden Club of Shawnee’s annual garden tour returns this weekend after a multi-year pause due to COVID-19.
From fauna-focused gardens to those that emphasize an “oasis” feel, the tour showcases the best of the best local gardens in the Shawnee area.
The event begins at 9 a.m. and goes until 5 p.m. this Saturday, June 10. It will be held rain or shine, according to the club’s website.
Here are the five local gardens featured in the tour:
- The Rossbach’s Sun and Shade garden features “foliage and flowers” as well as vegetable and herb plants and native plant species.
- The Thowe’s Small Spaces, Big Impact garden showcases a big “outdoor living space” that includes a large dining table, a fire pit and raised bed plant gardens. It also has potted plants throughout and vines along the fence.
- The Geib’s Whimsy Waters garden has two ponds and a stream. Those features come alongside flowers, vegetable plants and other greenery to create a fantastical escape.
- The Hostetter’s Birds and Butterflies installment highlights green plants and a water garden that attracts winged creatures. Native flowers and grasses are also included, a relatively new addition to the landscape.
- The Caspari-Epperson Garden Oasis has several trees, a shaded area, greenery, flowers and herbs as well as potted plants and hybrid rose bushes. There’s also a waterfall feature, a new deck, fish ponds and a hammock.
Garden tour tickets cost $15
- Find tickets at the Johnson County locations of Family Tree Nursery or at the Shawnee Earl May Garden Center.
- Additionally, tickets are sold at the Shawnee and Olathe locations of Wild Birds Unlimited.
- Tickets can also be purchased online here.
Other tour highlights
- There will also be a raffle.
- A Facebook post from the club in May says all proceeds go to the club’s scholarship and grant funds.
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