Garden enthusiasts once again will get the opportunity to see what others have done with flowers, trees and other plants Saturday.
The ninth annual Down the Garden Path garden walk is Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine.
Kosciusko County Master Gardeners, a division of Purdue Extension - Kosciusko County, is one of the sponsors of the Garden Walk. Other sponsors include Clayton's Garden Center, In Memory of Nancy Dalton, J Three Salon and Key Bank of Syracuse.The purpose of the Kosciusko County Master Gardeners Association is to promote good gardening practices in cooperation with the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Services.
This year, all the featured gardens are in Warsaw.
Stops along the walk are at the homes of Patricia Burkholder, 1304 Ranch Road; Rebecca Caudill, 751 E. Fort Wayne St.; Nate and Tina Winslow, 225 Hunters Ridge; John Lorenz, 240 Hunters Ridge; Bill and Lora Whitaker, 1810 E. Walnut St.; and Roger and Jeanette Fenton, 922 N. Timberline Circle.
Along the walk, there will be varieties of hosta and many colors of lilies at the Burkholder residence. Caudill has more than 100 types of vegetation, while the centerpiece of the Winslow garden is a 3,000-gallon Koi pond stocked with several different kinds of fish and various plant species. Favorites at the Lorenz home include conifers and Japanese maples, while the Whitakers have worked to attract a birds and butterflies. At the Fenton home are delphiniums, lupines, hydrangea, lilies and other colorful blooms.
Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and children. Tickets can be purchased until the day of the walk at the Extension Office, Clayton's Garden Center, Anderson Greenhouse, Open Air Garden Center & Greenhouses and Ace Hardware of Warsaw, Syracuse and North Webster.
The day of the walk, $10 tickets are available at the home of any of the gardens on the walk.
Proceeds from the garden walk are used to educate the community on "best practice" gardening techniques.
For more information, contact the Kosciusko County Extension Office at 574-372-2340.
