Piedmont Gardeners Annual Garden Tour
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 1000 - 1600
The 32nd Tour of Gardens, presented by The Piedmont Gardeners, is perfect for those who enjoy a special opportunity to visit a variety of private gardens in Athens. The tour, which will feature five gardens, will be held Saturday, April 19, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.
If you enjoy exploring wooded trails the Alhadeffs' hidden treasure, a five-acre property on the Middle Oconee River, will surprise and delight you. With terraced gardens from the house to the pool, pickleball court and a large sloping field toward the river, there is also a newly installed wooded walking trail down to the Brookland creek.
The Fontaine home boasts of having the "Tallest Crepe Myrtle in Georgia". The gardens have been restored by integrating a mixture of daylilies, hostas, other perennials and shrubs around well-established trees. There are walking trails throughout the property that take you over springs that feed the creek which runs to Memorial Park. Their daughter delights in checking the Maypop vines for caterpillars in anticipation of the forthcoming butterflies.
The Hayes have successfully integrated their Japanese-inspired home and gardens into the Five Points aesthetic style, with a pristine lawn. They carefully saved most of the existing trees and shrubs during the landscape renovations. In addition to the small Zen Garden, there is a kitchen garden with herbs and vegetables grown for use in the nearby kitchen. Dr. Hayes considers himself a "yardener" as he doesn't do traditional gardening.
Diversity best describes the Kuykendalls' garden. As a landscape architect, Helen spent a couple of years reconditioning the soil by planting cover crops such as Red Clover before serious planting began. The result includes a terraced front yard planted with a thriving mixture of perennials and shrubs designed to attract pollinators. The back yard has a variety of potted plants, perennials and pathways that lead down into the woods. A beehive is managed in the side yard, and there may be an opportunity to safely observe the bees' activity.
Durwood Pepper's whimsical garden displays many unique pots, and a variety of plants nestled among more traditional shrubs. The magic of this garden lies in the eye-catching items he has placed throughout his garden. Every time you look, you may see something different. Special attention should be paid to the Folk Art, including many pieces by R. A. Miller from Gainesville. There is a sentimental side to this : Durwood has planted a Lady Banks Rose at every house he has lived in from a cutting that a friend gave him years ago.
Proceeds fund the Piedmont Gardeners Scholarships for UGA Horticulture and Landscape Architecture students as well as Athens Technical College Horticulture students. Advance Tickets to the tour will be $20 from the vendors, $10 students with ID, or $25 online and at the gardens on tour day. Children may attend at no cost.
Tickets are available at Vendor partner locations:
Appointments@Five
Athens Interior Market
Athens Seed Lawn and Garden
Bird and Brass
Cofer's Home and Garden Showplace
Farm441@Thomas Orchards
The State Botanical Garden Gift Shop
Wildbirds Unlimited
online at www.piedmontgardeners.org
and at each garden on the day of the tour
URL:
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/2811021-2?pid=2874
Category: Community | Gardening / Horticultural
If you enjoy exploring wooded trails the Alhadeffs' hidden treasure, a five-acre property on the Middle Oconee River, will surprise and delight you. With terraced gardens from the house to the pool, pickleball court and a large sloping field toward the river, there is also a newly installed wooded walking trail down to the Brookland creek.
The Fontaine home boasts of having the "Tallest Crepe Myrtle in Georgia". The gardens have been restored by integrating a mixture of daylilies, hostas, other perennials and shrubs around well-established trees. There are walking trails throughout the property that take you over springs that feed the creek which runs to Memorial Park. Their daughter delights in checking the Maypop vines for caterpillars in anticipation of the forthcoming butterflies.
The Hayes have successfully integrated their Japanese-inspired home and gardens into the Five Points aesthetic style, with a pristine lawn. They carefully saved most of the existing trees and shrubs during the landscape renovations. In addition to the small Zen Garden, there is a kitchen garden with herbs and vegetables grown for use in the nearby kitchen. Dr. Hayes considers himself a "yardener" as he doesn't do traditional gardening.
Diversity best describes the Kuykendalls' garden. As a landscape architect, Helen spent a couple of years reconditioning the soil by planting cover crops such as Red Clover before serious planting began. The result includes a terraced front yard planted with a thriving mixture of perennials and shrubs designed to attract pollinators. The back yard has a variety of potted plants, perennials and pathways that lead down into the woods. A beehive is managed in the side yard, and there may be an opportunity to safely observe the bees' activity.
Durwood Pepper's whimsical garden displays many unique pots, and a variety of plants nestled among more traditional shrubs. The magic of this garden lies in the eye-catching items he has placed throughout his garden. Every time you look, you may see something different. Special attention should be paid to the Folk Art, including many pieces by R. A. Miller from Gainesville. There is a sentimental side to this : Durwood has planted a Lady Banks Rose at every house he has lived in from a cutting that a friend gave him years ago.
Proceeds fund the Piedmont Gardeners Scholarships for UGA Horticulture and Landscape Architecture students as well as Athens Technical College Horticulture students. Advance Tickets to the tour will be $20 from the vendors, $10 students with ID, or $25 online and at the gardens on tour day. Children may attend at no cost.
Tickets are available at Vendor partner locations:
Appointments@Five
Athens Interior Market
Athens Seed Lawn and Garden
Bird and Brass
Cofer's Home and Garden Showplace
Farm441@Thomas Orchards
The State Botanical Garden Gift Shop
Wildbirds Unlimited
online at www.piedmontgardeners.org
and at each garden on the day of the tour
URL:
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/2811021-2?pid=2874
Category: Community | Gardening / Horticultural
Starting Price Per Person
$ 25.00 USD
Other Information
Where
Appointments At Five
1730 South Lumpkin Street
Athens Georgia 30606
United States
( Retail Space - Shop - Mall )
1730 South Lumpkin Street
Athens Georgia 30606
United States
( Retail Space - Shop - Mall )
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