ROSCOMMON COUNY- Rain or shine, this year’s annual event is a self-guided tour of 8 gardens that will span from a home on the Ausable River in Roscommon, to locations near Higgins and Houghton Lakes. The event will be held Sat. July 22 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Each year, homeowners with beautiful, interesting, unique gardens are invited by the Kirtland Garden Club selection team to be showcased on the tour. The Tour includes a lot of variety to provide everyone with something to inspire and enjoy.
Homeowners spend countless hours, and presumably years, establishing their gardens. All hope their gardens will survive the challenges of the brief Northern Michigan growing season, sandy soil, and hungry wildlife. Every garden is a personal expression of creativity, and it is a privilege to be invited to walk the properties and speak with the gardeners themselves in many cases.
Proceeds from this tour go back to the community in the form of local scholarships and various garden and wildlife related projects. Learn more at www.kirtlandgardenclub.org.
Tickets will be available for $10 per person beginning July 1, at the following locations:
Clare: Clarabella Flowers
Grayling: Tip’n the Mitten, White Pine & Petals
Houghton Lake: Bart’s Fruit Market, R & J’s Best Choice Marketplace
Roscommon: Roscommon Floral/Growing up Greenhouse, White Pine & Petals, and the Roscommon Art Festival at the Kirtland Garden Club Tent on July 8.
