The June Boise Garden Tour is always a delight! And I'm not the only one that thinks so because it has been going for 28 years! This is a wonderful way to get out and see what is growing locally under the hand of home gardeners and professional designers. This is my final post detailing this …
Continue reading 2014 Boise Garden Tour – The Finale – See It Here!
The Boise Garden Tour happened a few days ago. It was a fun day seeing lots of different styles of gardening in our lovely, livable city. Click to see Garden #1 and Garden #2. Today's post features the third and fourth gardens on my route. Here is a look at Garden #3. I would describe this garden …
Continue reading 2014 Boise Garden Tour – See It Here! (Gardens 3 & 4)
As mentioned in my last post, the Boise Garden Tour was held just a few days ago. Six lovely gardens were open to the public for a one day tour. Here is a look at the second garden I visited. (This is #2 in terms of the route I took to visit the six gardens.) Garden …
Continue reading 2014 Boise Garden Tour – See It Here (Garden #2)
Last Sunday I enjoyed a close-up experience admiring six lovely gardens in the Boise area. It was a day filled with lots of oohs and aahs, a bee sting and honestly a good dose of garden envy! You know what I'm talking about….you visit someone else's garden and upon seeing their plant combinations, resting spaces, veggies plots, etc…you want to …
Good Day! It's early summer with lots of fun activities and opportunities awaiting, so of course, it is a good day, right? While I'm sorting through pictures of the Boise Garden Tour, I thought I would share some of the luscious blooms from my garden. One morning last week, several plants had 'popped.' I got their …
Ahhh…early summer, it's a great time of year. For me, the kids' school year has wrapped up and we (kids and parents) are somewhat used to the less structured, more laissez-faire summer days. It seems as if everyone in our family has some breathing room and a little time to be self-indulgent, enjoying something pleasurable …
For weeks now, I've enjoyed the most wonderful sweet scent both inside the house and outside in the garden. This decadent smell has come from the Oriental and Orienpet lilies growing in the garden. I have about four varieties growing now and they supply me with gorgeous, fragrant blooms from early July to early August. …
The Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) presents the Boise Garden Tour each June. It is a one day event where multiple private residential gardens are open to the public for touring. The garden keepers (homeowners) are present during the tour and you can visit with them about their garden and gardening experiences. It is a grand …
Continue reading Take A Look: Boise’s Fabulous Edens Continued…
Oh, la, la, what a fun day it was! The 27th annual Boise Garden Tour debuted 7 fabulous gardens this past weekend. This event presented by the Idaho Botanical Garden is composed of private residential gardens that open for a day of public touring. The gardenkeepers (homeowners) are present and you can visit with them about …
Continue reading Boise Garden Tour – Take a ‘Look’ at These Fabulous Edens (Part 1)
Sharon Johnson! Thank you to everyone that entered the drawing for two tickets to the 2013 Boise Garden Tour. Congratulations Sharon! You can pick up your two tickets at the Idaho Botanical Garden Will Call station before June 23rd. Have a great time and a great garden season. Keep us posted on your Verbascum …
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