Sometimes the best opportunities we have for creating Eden are right in our
own back yards. This Sunday you can see how others on the Palouse have
done that.
Waterfalls, ponds stocked with exotic fish and babbling brooks are featured
in a fall garden tour to be presented by the Palouse-Clearwater
Environmental Institute on Sunday, September 21.
The self-guided tour includes six gardens, three in Moscow and three in
Pullman. All are private gardens that incorporate water into the overall
design and have been developed over time by their dedicated owners. These
miniature paradises on the Palouse range from Japanese-inspired designs to
Alpine and Northwest mini-forests. All use some method of re-circulating
the water to flow downstream into a pond or ponds and back.
The tour is open to all area residents, who can visit and explore the six
gardens at their leisure between noon and 5 p.m. on September 21.
Refreshments also will be served.
Moscow sites include:
The garden of James R. "Doc" Lucas, 4231 Highway 95 South, dominated by two
large ponds and many plantings that have transformed a gravel pit into a
pleasant oasis;
The garden of Alan Roberts, 616 Residence St., featuring a babbling brook
that meanders through a lush flower garden to a pond stocked with goldfish;
The Japanese garden of Tim and Romana Hillebrand, 857 Orchard Ave., filled
with low-lying Japanese plants, trees, ponds and meandering paths that
wander around the tranquil hillside.
Pullman sites include:
The garden of Don Heil, N.E. 505 Morton St., combining Japanese and native
American influences that have resulted in a mini-Northwest forest filled
with hundreds of varieties of trees and plants, waterfalls and ponds.
The garden of Carl and Judy Herdering, N.W. 1225 Haven Circle, featuring a
terraced wall and waterfall that tumbles into a pond dominated by a
basalt-covered fountain, wetland plants and other art objects collected by
the couple;
The garden of Dave and Chris Hoyt, N.W. 1835 Turner Drive, patterned after
the Alpine forests around Wenatchee, Wash., with a bubbling brook streaming
down a gently sloped rockery, and filled with trees and plants native to
the area.
All proceeds from the tour will be used to fund local PCEI projects. Ticket
prices are: $5 students, $10 individual, $17 family (two or more), and are
available in Pullman at the Pullman Chamber of Commerce,
Pullman Garden Center, Neill's Flowers, and in Moscow at the Moscow
Chamber of Commerce, Rosauers, Bookpeople, Garden Thyme, the Peppermill
andat the PCEI office. The Garden Tour is sponsored by the Pullman Garden
Center, Stookey's Feed and Garden, Garden Thyme, Rosauers, and Dissmore's
IGA.
Thomas C. Lamar, Executive Director
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Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
P O Box 8596; 112 West 4th St; Suite #1
Moscow ID 83843-1096
Phone (208)882-1444; Fax (208)882-8029
url: http://www.moscow.com/pcei
Please Note our individual staff email addresses below:
Thomas C. Lamar, Executive Director: lamar@pcei.org
Kathleen Lester, Office Manager: lester@pcei.org
Adam R. Thornbrough, Watersheds: thornbrough@pcei.org
Colette DePhelps, Community Food Systems: dephelps@pcei.org
Kathy Roos, Transportation Education: kroos@cyberhighway.net
Jennifer Bell, Environmental Education: bell1719@uidaho.edu
Amy Hill, Bookkeeper: hill9443@uidaho.edu
Celebrating eleven years of connecting people, place and community.
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