Inside Austin Gardens Tour
Saturday, October 20, 2012,
9am-4pm
Join us for the 2012
Inside Austin Gardens tour, showcasing 7 gardens where vegetables and ornamentals
not only get along but elevate each other to new heights of design.
Presented by the Travis County Master Gardeners in cooperation with
the Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Travis County, the tour takes place
Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 9:00am until 4:00pm. Tour includes
gardens to explore, educational talks, and plant and book sales. Tour
information can be found at http://www.insideaustingardens.org.
With water-wise
gardening techniques in mind, seven gardens will showcase ways to incorporate
food and water for all the visitors to the garden: bees, hummingbirds,
butterflies, and birds - as well as people and pets. The gardens
feature herbs, vegetables, citrus and fruit trees, as well as heirloom roses mixed with
Texas-tough, drought-tolerant native and adapted plants. All gardens will
feature water conservation in a variety of methods including rainwater
collection systems, drip irrigation, mulches and soil composition.
As always, the tour
will include educational seminars and other fun activities at each
stop. Learn what vegetables to grow and why, let the children eat
rainbows, or hear the thought-provoking story of the American Indian medicine
wheel. Learn practical methods to add edibles to your landscape, how to
eat the fruits of your labors, and recipes to spice things up with herbs!
Books, plants and t-shirts will be available at each garden.
Purchase advance
tickets online at a discounted price, or at regular price at each garden on tour day. Further information –
including seminar topics and schedules, maps and ticket prices-- can be found
at http://www.insideaustingardens.org. So join us on the tour and help keep Austin
edible and blooming.
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