Update: Maps are now available to download/print

The District 10 Garden Tour is a chance to share the gardens of local residents. The gardens are a variety of styles with many native plantings and natural landscaping. This is a chance to see what your neighbors have done and collect ideas for your own garden.

The Garden Tour is part of the Como Neighborhood Staycation, and the gardens will be open for viewing on Saturday, July 24 from 10 AM to noon.

An interactive map of garden locations is shown at the bottom of the page. A printable map of Garden Tour/Art Crawl location is available here.

Here are a few descriptions of some of the gardens, in the gardener's own words:

Val - 1416 Frankson Ave
I'm working to turn my property into a mini-refuge for birds and other wildlife. Most of the trees, shrubs, vines and perennials I plant provide food and/or shelter to birds, butterflies, bees and others. The emphasis is on native plants, since these help sustain the web of life.

Sharon - 1382 Albert St N
This front and back yard flower garden has been created over the past fifteen years. It includes bulbs, perennials and natives for blooms in all seasons.

Sue - 1398 Albert St N
This front lawn was converted to a garden of native plants just last year. Come see a work in progress and learn the benefits of native plants.

Pam - 1502 Huron St
The most prominent aspect of my yard is an expansive boulevard garden in which a walkway meanders through sun loving plants which begin blooming in the spring and don't stop until fall.  I also have a lush shade garden which extends the entire property and features plants grown mostly for their leaf textures and shapes. My philosophy is entirely organic and emphasizes building the soil, composting and natural fertilizers and pest control.

Jill & Dennis - 1491 Sheldon St
We think of ourselves more as landscape gardeners than pure gardeners.   We have aimed to to create a series of inviting spaces or rooms within our gardens that come together as whole.   Common materials we use among our 11 garden spaces are Minnesota yellow stone, cedar woodwork, wrought iron, and water features. We use a combination of perennials and annuals in our space that has grown more shady over the last 25 plus years.

Nan & Peter - 1420 Almond Ave
Front Yard Sun garden--a mix of perennials and annuals begun the year after the big tornado. Back Yard Shade gardens begun in 1995-- greatly influenced by the Japanese gardens.  Nan creates the gardens, Peter the stone and wood structures.

Molly - 1437 Frankson Ave
We’ve managed to pack a lot of plants into a small yard.  We hardly have to worry about weeds when practically every square inch of ground is covered by plants we love.

I believe that gardening and landscaping practices should be more sustainable. My garden includes natives and other low-maintenance plants that don't need lots of water.  I water new perennials the first year to get them established, but after then they’re on their own (except for the trees).  I don’t use chemical fertilizers or pesticides but feed the soil with organic matter like compost and mulch.

 

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Posted by JW