aauwGarden2014Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) announces the date of this year’s Garden Tour as Wednesday, July 16, 4-8 pm.

This will be the twenty-fifth year for the garden tour which began in 1989, and several gardens shown in the past years will be brought back as a way to celebrate the many people who have been hosts over the years.

She pointed out that over the years, there have been 85 different locations on the tour, and 12-15 gardens have been shown more than once.

She added, since the AAUW Garden Tours began, around $40,000 has been raised, with proceeds from the garden tour supporting the AAUW Educational Foundation, the AAUW

Legal Advocacy Fund and the AAUW Endowment Fund at the University of Jamestown.

Featured gardens this year include:

  • Dan & Francoise Buchanan, 216 15th Ave NE
  • Delmer & Gloria Davis, 1202 10th Ave SE
  • Tracy & Merrie Deutscher, 714 3rd Ave NE
  • Oren & Connie Krapp, 1001 8th Ave NW
  • Lyle & Evelyn Sjostrom, 707 7th Ave SW

GARDEN MAP ONLINE

Advance tickets are $8.00 and will be available to purchase by July 3rd at The Arts Center; Country Gardens Floral; Don’s House of Flowers at 7th Ave SE and also at the Buffalo Mall; Don’s Garden Shop on Business Loop East; Lloyds Toyota; The Garden Gate and all AAUW members. Tickets are $10 the day of the tour and after 3 PM on tour day, they will only be available at The Arts Center or at each tour site during tour hours.

Refreshments will be served at The Arts Center, 115 2nd St SW from 5:30 – 8 PM and there will be a power point presentation showing gardens from the past years, along with scrapbooks. Visitors are also encouraged to view the exhibits: mixed media by AAUW member Mary Craft and photographic prints by Kenneth Andersen. Everyone turning in their tour ticket here or at their last tour site, will be eligible for door prizes.

For more information and maps showing the host sites, visit the Jamestown AAUW website at Garden Tour Website Link  or call Kelly Krein, 252-4690 or 4107.

Kelly also reminds that the AAUW Used Book Sale is available at the Buffalo Mall on Thursdays, and selected Saturdays. If the store is closed, pick up a book mark with information and reminders of the store hours.