16 Gardens for a 16th Tour For its sixteenth Annual Garden Tour
June 12th and 13th

Randy Weaver’s City Garden on West Marion Street, Included on This Year’s Tour

The Demuth Foundation has engaged sixteen superb gardens to please art lovers and gardeners alike. Sites include hidden city gardens that create outdoor rooms in diminutive spaces; a two-century-old farm inhabited by the same family for nine generations; suburban gardens that cope practically as well as beautifully with the issues of shade and privacy; and an elegant and hospitable country estate. These and several other gardens reflect the influence of artists’ eyes and gardeners’ loving labor. As usual, the owners and gardeners will be present to share their enthusiasm and knowledge. Long considered the premiere garden tour in this area, the Demuth Tour deserves the accolade, for both the longevity and the variety and quality of the gardens included. The self-guided tour can begin at any point, and tickets (priced at $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the tour) are good for both days. Directions and a map will be provided with the tickets. Again this year, the tour weekend begins with a Gala Garden Party at Conestoga House on Friday, June 11th, that includes live music, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, punch, cash bar, a garden gear raffle, a plant sale, and original work by local artists available for purchase. (Attendance is limited to 200 people, by advance reservation, at $35 each). At the Foundation, where the Demuth gardens have been restored to approximate their appearance during the artist’s life, a selection of Charles Demuth’s work will be on display over the weekend. Tickets may be purchased in advance by telephoning the Foundation at 299-9940, or by sending in the reservation forms distributed by mail last month.