Garden Tours to benefit
Wood Memorial Library ~ June 8th 10am-4pm

Pathways and Blossoms-a South Windsor Garden Tour will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Down to Earth Garden Club and Wood Memorial Library, the tour will offer the opportunity to stroll through 8 local gardens, each reflecting its owner's style and personality. Plants from Club members' gardens will be on sale at one of the tour houses.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the tour. Children 10 and older are welcome with a ticket. Tickets are available from Garden Club members and at the following locations: Gilson Farm Greenhouses, Crandall and Daughter, Foster Family Farm and Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor; Garden Sales in Manchester; Juknis Farms in Broad Brook and Agway in Ellington. Tickets may also be purchased at the tour houses on the day of the tour.

During the garden tour you may also enjoy a box lunch prepared by Melody's Creative Catering.
The box lunches are $10, pre-paid by June 2, and
will be available at Wood Memorial Library on the day
of the tour from 11 a. m. to 1 p.m. The order form is available in the Garden Tour Ticket Book or at Wood Memorial Library.
Please click here for the boxlunch order form.

The Gallery at Wood Memorial Library will feature artwork by Catherine Elliott, noted for her flower and landscape paintings of Connecticut and Ireland. Catherine Elliott is a member of the Lyme Art Association, and her work is exhibited in the Petrini Gallery in Avon, the P.S. Gallery in Litchfield, Puffins Gallery in Watch Hill, RI, Brick Gallery in Essex, CT, as well as the Lyme Art Association's Gallery in Old Lyme, CT.

There will also be a same day raffle for numerous items generously donated by local businesses. Raffle tickets will be available at most of the tour houses and at the Library.
For more information, call (860) 289-1783.

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