Garden Walk and Raffle

Name: Garden Walk and Raffle
Start: 2019-07-13T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-07-13T23:59:59+00:00

July 13, 2019

Join us For A Tour of Special Gardens

Saturday, July 13, 2019

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The St. Clair Garden Club invites you to join us by attending A Tour of Special Gardens. You will have the opportunity to visit and enjoy the beauty of local gardens as well as the scenic charm our of our public gardens along the St. Clair River.

The Garden Tour event will help fund community beautification projects in St. Clair. Your participation will help us continue to provide Spring, Summer and Fall displays in our Memorial Garden and maintenance and care of our Perennial Gardens in Palmer Park.

Tickets and booklets are $15 if purchased before July 13th. They will be available to purchase at Silk’s Flower Shop, Alice Moore Center for the Arts in the Plaza and Hers Boutique in the Plaza, or from any Garden Club member. They will also be available at The St. Clair Art Fair June 29th and 30th.

Tickets and booklets will be available to purchase for $20 July 13th at each of the homes on tour.

Please make checks payable to ST. CLAIR GARDEN CLUB

For additional information please contact:

Pat O’Connor (810) 334-1265 or e-mail: pcoconnor1@gmail.com
Heather Hyslop (810) 329-3315 or e-mail: hbomber7@gmail.com

In addition to our beautiful garden tours there will be an art display AND A raffle!

We have 5 raffle items which have been donated…

A hand painted watercolor print
A wheelbarrow, filled with gardening items, wine and lots more
A dinner for 6 prepared by Chef Salvatore
A tour of Detroit Parade Company’s Thanksgiving Floats
A Basket of Delight

LOOKING BACK . . . .

This past summer, 2019, we had our first Garden Walk, A Tour of Special Gardens. When the idea was first presented to our members, we asked them to keep in mind all the planting, fertilizing, and watering and extra cost that would be required to create a visually pleasing garden. Due to all of the tasks required by numerous committees it took nine months of planning and commitment. What fun it was to share our beautiful outdoor spaces with others!

As members became excited about this event they began to think about activities and how they could best participate. We looked at a website* (see below), which became our guiding light for this very successful fundraiser.

Another significant aspect of this successful fundraiser was coordinating a Raffle with five very desirable prizes. Offered as prizes were a wheelbarrow with a wide array of gardening tools, supplies books and oh yes we did not forget the selection of wines; a gourmet dinner for 6 by a well-known chef; an original painting by a local artist, this painting was featured on the front cover of the ticket/booklet; a basket full of surprises from a popular store named Weekends; and tickets for 12 to tour the Detroit Parade Company floats.

Projects which include all members in a Club are so beneficial to friendship building while at the same time we work toward a common goal. A major club project brings awareness to the community to recognize the Garden Club’s involvement in beautifying their city.

The gardens varied in size and interest: a farm; a country garden; an historical home along the beautiful St. Clair River; and five homes located in a variety of neighborhoods.

The success of our 2019 Tour was due to the participating members of the St. Clair Garden Club, and the very dedicated Steering Committee members, who are:

Co-chairs: Sandy Davis and Caroline Schultz

Booklet/ticket design and layout: Nancy Diebold

Underwriting: Sharon Mertz and Carolyn Groff

Publicity: Pat O’Connor and Kathy Cilluffo

Assistance in the Gardens and Refreshments:

Kathy Nemer-Kaiser, Claire Richardson, Carol Gavie, and Marilyn Schriner

Ticket Sales: Kathy Cameron and Heather Hysolp

Raffle: Kim Neale and Suzie Katakis, with assistance from Pat O’Connor

*http://www.gardentoursnewengland.com/organizegardentour.php