Yearly garden tour set for Saturday

Friday, June 21, 2013

Flowers of various types will highlight various gardens on display during this year's home and garden tour.

The week of June 17-23 is National Pollinator week and on Saturday, June 22, the 17th Annual Garden Tour in Mountain Home will be held with the theme: "Beauty and the Bees."

Tickets, purchased in advance, are $8 and are on sale now at Stagecoach Espresso in the Mountain Home Public Library or at at Joanne's Creative Cakes, 230 N. 3rd East St. On tour day, tickets will be $10 and will be available at Lucky Perk, 390 American Legion Blvd. Tickets purchased in advance can be turned in at Lucky Perk the day of the tour to obtain a map to the featured gardens.

Sponsored by the Mountain Home Garden Club, the tour will showcase the gardens of Stan and Sue Lazarowski, Scott and Lori Urfer, Mary Morin and Bob Ebbs, Liberty Trausch, the People's Garden, Joyce and Roy Hurley and Penny Hadley and Terry Gleis.

Master Gardeners will be in each garden to help with any gardening questions.

The Peoples Garden (adjacent to the USDA office on South Haskett)will showcase new additions as well as feature various informative gardening tips including "Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden" a necessary trend in today's gardening.

* Also, on the tour is Liberty Trausch's garden with a bee hive in her yard and, following the recent craze of backyard chickens, Liberty has "Jerry " and " Elaine," who supply her family with fresh eggs. She also has several other innovative features.

* A collection of Sun Art attracts visitor's to Mary Morin and Bob Ebbs garden, giving warmth and charm to both the front and back yards. One can relax on the patio surrounded by a myriad of flowers, bushes and a waterfall, or stroll over a bridge to a themed hideaway garden.

* Scot and Lori Urfer, in a few short years, have transformed a rock-strewn vacant lot into a beautifully landscaped property. It includes five water features, including four solar fountains and a bi-level pond with a waterfall . A variety of trees, bushes, flowers and outdoor art complete an outdoor living room.

* A large pond with a variety of plantings and yard art was designed by Stan and Sue Lazarwaski, replacing a large vegetable garden that in years past helped feed their family. Through hard work and imagination, they have achieved a park-like garden in the back and a pleasing and colorful front garden.

* Roy and Joyce Hurley have a room in their home that, when one is inside, gives the feeling is of being outside. The three-sided glass enclosure has a panoramic view of the back yard. The various containers are filled with colorful flowers as well as vegetables. The fountains and barbeque area, along with the tidy landscaping make it an ideal get-away.

* Penny Hadley and Terry Geis have a variety of planting around the front and side of their home. The side yard has an example of an old tree that has split but has been bolted together and still is thriving. Enter the back yard and it is like stepping into a little "Garden of Eden," organizers note.