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2008 Garden Tour
The 2008 GNPS Garden Tour was held on Saturday, April 19, 2008. An early rain swept through, but was finished in time to have a beautiful day for the tour.
In Atlanta, members toured The Mary Howard Gilbert Memorial Quarry Garden at The Atlanta History Center. The garden houses a collection of nearly 500 species of plants native to Georgia, growing in an abandoned three acre quarry. The garden is 25 feet below the surrounding terrain and contains a stream, pond, bog and waterfall.
Also in Atlanta, members toured Trudy Murphy's garden. This in-town garden is planted on a wooded hillside; it includes many native plants, particularly those suitable for a dry, uplands environment. The garden is lawn-free and seeks to promote a natural woodland setting.
In Cherokee County, members were able to tour two gardens in Woodstock. Murrel Creekmore's garden features native plants in a garden setting, including a large vegetable garden with native azaleas bordering it on 3 sides. A terraced area on the side and artful rock work throughout the garden showcase an amazing collection of native plants.
The Honeycutt garden demonstrates how native plants can be used as foundation plants and in garden arrangements, including a pool area landscaped with bigleaf magnolias. The back of the garden is a naturalistic approach and contains a variety of shade loving native plants along the path that leads toward an undeveloped acre of woods.