Garden enthusiasts are invited to view five private gardens and two community gardens during the Burlington Garden Club’s 2017 Walk and Raffle.
The walk will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 9. The event will give the public an opportunity to visit gardens in the Burlington and surrounding areas. Gardens on the walk include an eclectic garden in the country with annuals and perennials intermingled with rustic buildings and rusty objects; high and low paths lined with lush plantings at a lake home; three city properties with gardens of multi-colored blooms, landscaping and a hidden infinity waterfall; a hardscape of boulders, stone benches and raked sand accenting a courtyard; and a garden that consists of statues, a birdbath and a bubbling water feature. In the gardens, artists from The Gathering will display their works.
Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 the day of the walk. Tickets can be purchased at Burlington Garden Center, Richter’s Marketplace, Breezy Hill Nursery, Gooseberries Fresh Food Market or Milaeger’s in Sturtevant. The day of the walk tickets will be sold for $10 at the gazebo at Wehmhoff Square on the corner of Pine and Washington Streets near the Burlington Public Library. The event will be held rain or shine.
The raffle this year will include $500 worth of gift cards in $50 increments, garden gift baskets and other prizes. The drawing will be at 3:30 p.m. July 9 at the Wehmhoff Square gazebo, and the winner need not be present to win.
Proceeds from the walk will allow the Garden Club to present grants to local service organizations and scholarships to students studying in horticulture related fields at either the technical college or university level.
For further information or to purchase tickets in advance, contact co-chairman Ruth DeLay at (262) 210-3176 or visit burlingtonareagardenclub.com.
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