Slideshow: Redlands Horticultural
and Improvement Society 96th Annual Flower Show, Garden
Tour and Uncommon Plant Sale
Celebrate gardening with the Redlands Horticultural and
Improvement Society's 96th Annual Flower Show, Garden Tour
and Uncommon Plants Sale on Saturday and Sunday in Redlands.
The society is one of the oldest garden clubs in California
and one of the largest in the West, said Joyce Dean, co-chairman
of the society.
The show, tour and sale have something for everyone interested
in horticulture, Dean said. "There's even a special
section just for kids."|
"Picture Perfect" will be this year's theme for
the flower show, which will be held at the ESRI Café.
Some of the highlights of the show will be "Orchids,"
a demonstration by the San Bernardino County Orchid Society;
"Flowers Through the Lens" by the Redlands Camera
Club; and Japanese-style bonsai, Dean said.|
Participants in the show include amateurs, experts and junior
gardeners from Redlands schools.
If you are looking for something beyond the norm, Dean said,
check out the Uncommon Plants Sale at the Plant Yard in
Prospect Park. There will be sun and shade plants, dish
gardens, vines, perennials, trees, gardening decorations
and more.
The garden tour will include six private residences and
McKinley Elementary School. More than 20 schools, both public
and private, have been participating in the Redlands Horticultural
and Improvement Society Dean Fund Project, which has provided
financial assistance and society member expertise for school
garden/horticultural projects.
The schools and the society have been working together on
this project for more than 10 years, Dean said. Each year,
another school is featured in the tour.
Linda Walsh is a society member and works with the schools
to prepare them for the tour.
At McKinley, cement rings around the campus trees were painted,
four new gardens were planted and an Indian mural was created,
Walsh said.
Each school has worked very hard to get ready for the annual
tour, she said. The last three schools were Lugonia Elementary,
Kingsbury Elementary and Mariposa Elementary.
A couple of things to look for at McKinley are the kindergarteners'
Peter Rabbit garden with lots of edible goodies and the
first-grade jungle garden, Walsh said.
There are edible gourds in the Mr. McGregor section of Peter
Rabbit's garden, she said. And, with a little time, the
jungle garden should someday become an overgrown tropical
space that kids can explore. |
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