Be sure to mark April 17th on your calendars for this year’s Southlake SPIN Into SPRING Garden Tour. The tour is presented jointly by SPIN (Southlake Program for the Involvement of Neighborhoods), Keep Southlake Beautiful, and the Perennial Garden Society of Southlake.
For 2011, SPIN Into SPRING selected six beautiful gardens that showcase a variety of landscapes and gardening styles. During the tour you will discover outstanding examples of unique and inspirational garden designs at each of the six garden stops.
Advance tickets are $8 and will be available at Calloway’s Nursery locations in Southlake, Hurst, Arlington and Flower Mound. Tickets will also be available at Central Market in Southlake, and the Southlake Library starting March 25th. Tickets sold the day of the tour are $10 at any of the gardens and the locations mentioned above.
The Gardens
Demonstrations and Displays
In addition to an opportunity to view some of the premier gardens in Southlake, SPIN Into SPING traditionally strives to provide tour participants with information and understanding of responsible gardening related practices. To achieve this goal, Tarrant County Master Gardener’s will be in each garden to answer questions. Experts on related topics such as composting, water wells, and wildlife rehabilitation will be also be on hand. At 1:00 P.M. on the day of the tour, Dr. Ray Chancellor, chairman of the Southlake Ornithological Society will be in his garden to speak and answer questions on “Creating a Backyard Bird Habitat”.
For more information please visit www.keepsouthlakebeautiful.com/tours.html.
Sponsors
We are pleased to welcome back Calloway’s Nursery of Southlake as a returning corporate sponsor of the tour again this year. In addition to contributing to our homeowners and volunteers, they are providing store coupons to tour patrons. Spin Into Spring is excited to welcome Central Market as a new sponsor this year. Central Market will support our homeowners and volunteers with a private event held the day before the tour.