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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-05-09, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019. Belgrave Co-op 519-357-2711 1-800-267-2667 Spring Has Sprung At Huron Bay Co-op Our greenhouses are filled with gorgeous flowers, plants, rose bushes & shrubs Auburn Co-op 519-526-7262 Open all year ‘round on Saturdays until 4:00 pm Check out our selection of Poulan Pro front and rear tine Tillers For your gardening needs... • peat moss • fertilizer • organic fertilizer • soil • manure • grass seed • packaged/bulk seed • seed potatoes • onions Stop in and see our selection of mowers and riders today! Great Mother's Day ideas... We also carry a complete line of lawn mowers, riding mowers, tillers, trailers, dump carts, BBQs, lawn chairs, rain barrels, lawn ornaments and more Huron Perth garden tour offers stamp contest Tours upon tours The Discover the Gardens of Huron Perth program invites people to take both self- and owner- guided tours of 31 different gardens in the area through the annual pamphlet (see inset). Above is the Purple Rooster garden, located near Gorrie and owned by Ron and Linda Henhoeffer. (Photo submitted) For its seventh year in operation, the Discover the Gardens of Huron Perth garden tour committee is unveiling some new features and new gardens to keep the annual program fresh. The committee puts out a pamphlet every year, including a map of the two counties, highlighting dozens of gardens and garden-related businesses for “greenthumbs” and visitors to the area. The original idea, according to committee member Rhea Hamilton- Seeger, came from Bruce County which has run the program for a number of years. This year, the most notable addition to the program is the Garden Bucks that can be obtained by visitors. Dubbed the Garden Bucks Contest, the event instructs visitors to visit five different gardens, receive five stamps and mail the stamped pamphlet back to Hamilton-Seeger. “We thought it would be a good way to encourage people to keep visiting,” she said. Hamilton-Seeger isn’t just in charge of administering the program, but one of the three prizes is dinner for four at Applegarth Garden at her home. “We’ve done dinners like that before,” she said, adding that German food was often popular. “It’s fun and it’s a chance to spend more time in the garden.” The winner of that particular prize will be able to set up the dinner with Hamilton-Seeger. The other two prizes are two $100 “Garden Bucks” packages which can be spent at any garden on the tour that offers plant sales. The contest requires that entries be postmarked by Sept. 16 to be delivered to Hamilton-Seeger. The draw date is set Sept. 23. Another interesting addition to the pamphlet this year is a slightly wider base, Hamilton-Seeger said, which includes farmers’ markets. While the markets aren’t listed on the map, the reverse side of the pamphlet directs visitors to them. Hamilton-Seeger explained that farmers’ markets, depending on what people can find, can either be the starting point or the ending point for a lot of gardening projects. Significant amounts of produce that can be purchased at farmers’ markets come from smaller gardens, she said, and people can often find plants and seeds at those same markets. “It’s all part of the garden industry,” she said. Another addition this year is Birch Creek, a new greenhouse business By Denny Scott The Citizen Continued on page 14 Home and Garden 2019