BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:87e8a6ddb9aa59156e7ce29f83a529e62464 CATEGORIES:Annual Events & Programs SUMMARY:Pop-Up Event: Tour of Bob Gutowski’s Garden (Afternoon Tour) DESCRIPTION:
Imagine having the 167-acre Morris Arboretum as your home garden then moving to a house on a quarter acre with no garde ns at all. That’s exactly what Bob Gutowski and his wife Madelyn did six ye ars ago. That’s extreme retirement downsizing!
When Bob move d to his 1915 house in Erdenheim, the property was mostly turf, used by the prior resident dog, and some overgrown perimeter shrubs punctuated by aili ng poplars. There were some keepers, including a dogwood, hedges, and Rhodo dendron and other shrubs ready for renewal pruning. Soil renewal is ongoing .
Today the only remaining turf is in the paths – created for curious wandering and garden tending. Plant col lections include iris, hellebore, hosta, geranium, violets, peonies, daffod ils, and many other spring bulbs. Spring natives are followed by summer and fall blooming meadow plants. There is a notable shrubby meadow and emergin g woodland edge with room for a hardy banana. Terraced vegetable and herb g ardens take the sun in the back yard and provide yard-to-table produce. Dye plants provide yard-to-yarn spinning materials. While hardy perennials dom inate, self-sowing plants have an important role, most notably Aquilegias, dill, verbena, poppy, and chamomile. A lot goes on in a little space with s omething blooming in every season.
Beyond the beauty of the landscape, the diversity of the plantings makes t he whole garden an intentional creature-scape. Birds, butterflies and bees, toads and chipmunks - are all welcomed and provided for. Bunnies are accom modated - in some areas. And the grandchildren dig here! This is a curious gardener’s realm, full of the joy of gardening moments.
Open to members only.
This Event is Full. No rain dat e is scheduled; in the event of light rain bring an umbrella.
< p class="p3">Maximum number of attendees is 15.Address and parking directions
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